We have just released a limited edition bottle to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the completion of the Mars Tsunuki Distillery in November 2022, and now we are releasing the “Single Malt Tsunuki 2023 Edition”. The Mars Tsunuki distillery is located in the basin, where the temperature difference and the …
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[Review] Single Malt Tsunuki 6th Anniversary
Limited edition bottle commemorating the 6th anniversary of the completion of the Hombo Shuzo and Mars Tsunuki Distillery. The “Tsunuki Distillery Festival,” which had been held every November, was cancelled in the “festival” format following last year due to the new coronavirus. This 6th anniversary commemorative bottle was sold as …
Read More »[Review] MARS The Y.A. #01
MARS The Y. A.” was born as a new whiskey brand specializing in “Yakushima-aged malt whiskey”. It is made from malt distilled at the Mars Shinshu Distillery and the Mars Tsunuki Distillery. This blended malt whiskey is matured in the Yakushima Aging Cellar, which was newly established in June …
Read More »[Review] Tsunuki Single Cask Sherry Hogshead for CLAUDE WHISKY
Mars Tsunuki Distillery will celebrate its 6th season in 2022. Bottled at Tsunuki Distillery as a private bottle of CLAUDE WHISKY. Mr. Tatsuro Kusano, who is in charge of distilling at the Tsunuki distillery, selects raw materials, mills, saccharifies, ferments, distills, and matures the sherry hogshead for about 5 years …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Tsunuki 2022 Edition
The Mars Tsunuki distillery will be in its sixth season in 2022. After the first release “Tsunuki THE FIRST” and the second release “Tsunuki Peated” , this will be the release of the “Single Malt Tsunuki 2022 Edition”. You can apply for the lottery sale at the official website …
Read More »[Review] Single cask TSUNUKI 2021 Sherry Hogshead & Bourbon barrel
It was released as a “Tsunuki Distillery 2021 Limited Edition Bottle”. Originally, this bottle was to be unveiled at the “Tsunuki Distillery Festival 2021” scheduled to be held in November 2021. This is the fifth limited edition bottle. This is the first single cask bottle that uses raw material distilled …
Read More »[Review] Mars Malt Le Papillon Monk Swallowtail
The Mars Malt Le Papillon series expresses the beauty of Japan’s seasonal climate and natural environment, which forms the maturing environment for whisky, with a motif of butterflies that live in Japan. This is the eleventh in the series, and the first in the series to use Malt raw materials …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Tsunuki THE FIRST
In November 2016, Mars Tsunuki Distillery, the southernmost whiskey distillery on the mainland, was born. The distillery is located on the east side of Mt. Kurata, and the whiskey is made from the high quality spring water of the mountain range, and is matured in an environment with a temperature …
Read More »[Review] Mars Whiskey Saigodon
In 2018, “Saigodon” was created by Hombo Shuzo to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration. For copyright reasons, it is read straight as “Saigodon” instead of “Segodon” . Kiichiro Iwai, the creator of Mars Whiskey, was born in the Meiji era and now has a distillery in Kagoshima …
Read More »[Review] Single Malt Tsunuki Peated
Single Malt Whisky from Mars Tsunuki Distillery Part 2 This is the “Single Malt Tsunuki Peated” that will be. Compared to the first release, “Tsunuki the First” which was released in April of last year, the peat used to dry the malt is more fragrant, giving it a smoky aroma …
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