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Mars Komagatake Distillery(Hombo Shuzo)｜Detailed information about the distillery

Founded in 1872. Hombo Shuzo, a general liquor manufacturer including shochu and wine, revived the distillery in 2011 after it was closed in 1922 due to the whisky depression. Kiichiro Iwai, known as the man who sent Masataka Taketsuru, the father of Japanese whiskey, to Scotland, was once involved in the distillery as an advisor. It is also known for being the first distillery in Japan to exchange sake with other distilleries, something that had never been done before.
2024.09.10 2024.09.18
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New Release

[Lottery sales until 10:00 a.m. on May 26, 2023] Mars Maltage Cosmo Wine Cask Finish 2023 (Hombo Shuzo)

A blended malt whisky in which "Mars Maltage Cosmo", which expresses complexity and depth by vatting multiple malt wines, is additionally aged (finished) in empty casks used for red wine.
2023.05.23 2024.08.02
New Release
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[Review] MARS The Y.A. #02

Fruit aroma that evokes a warm climate, smoky flavor reminiscent of the mysterious scene when fog covers the forests of Yakushima, and aroma reminiscent of sea breezes.
2023.05.08 2024.02.08
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[Review] The Lucky Cat May & Luna

This blended whisky is characterized by its "aroma from the use of cherry casks" and the "peppery taste" that follows.
2023.04.05 2024.02.08
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[Review] Single Malt Komagatake 2022 Edition

Japanese Whisky, Komagadake 2022 Edition. This single malt whisky is made primarily from bourbon barrel-aged whisky, accented with sherry cask-aged whisky and port cask-aged whisky.
2022.09.26 2024.02.08
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Statistics

Statistics on export value of whisky (2021)

The momentum of whisky exports has not stopped, and the results have exceeded the same month-on-year rate of the previous year for the 19th consecutive month since June 2020.
2022.03.25 2024.02.08
Statistics

[Product Catalog] Hombo Mars Whisky

We will introduce whisky handled by Honbo Shuzo, such as Single Malt Komagatake at Mars Shinshu Distillery and Single Malt Tsunuki at Mars Tsunuki Distillery.
2022.03.09 2024.05.31
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[Review]TEAM MARS DOUBLE INDIVIDUALS

TEAM MARS DOUBLE INDIVIDUALS is a blended malt whisky based on the images of two female professional golfers under contract with the MARS brand, combining Scotch malt distilled in Scotland, which is said to be the birthplace of golf, and Japanese malt produced by the MARS Shinshu Distillery. This is a blended malt whisky.
2021.06.15 2024.02.08
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