Whisky Review

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 …

This is a blended malt whisky made by exchanging raw materials from Shinshu Mars Distillery and Chichibu Distillery. This is the first initiative of its kind in the Japanese whisky industry. Honbo Shuzo has announced information on the release of the new product at the end of April 2021. Japanese …

“Iwai Tradition” is a commemorative blended whiskey released in 2010 to honor the achievements of Kiichiro Iwai, who supported Hombo Shuzo in its early days of whiskey making. More than half a century of Hombo Shuzo’s whiskey making techniques and experience have been poured into this whiskey. 1. Manufacturer Hombo …

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 …

Single Malt Komagatake Yakushima Aging is a single malt whisky distilled at the Mars Shinshu Distillery and aged in the Yakushima Aging Cellar, which was newly established in June 2016 on Yakushima Island, a World Natural Heritage Site and an island known as the Floating Alps on the Sea. It …

“Iwai Tradition” is a blended whisky made with respect and gratitude to Kiichiro Iwai, the creator of Mars. It is characterized by a complex and pleasant aroma, gentle and soft on the palate, but with a firm body and a sense of maturity. Iwai Tradition Sherry Cask Finish is a …

The Lucky Cat is a series of blended whiskies created using the blending techniques of Mars Whisky, with a motif of unique cats. The Lucky Cat series was launched six years ago in honor of the cat-loving president of Honbo Shuzo. The Lucky Cat Choco, the sixth in the series, …

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 …

Hombo Shuzo’s Mars Shinshu distillery stopped distilling in 1992 due to sluggish demand for whiskey. Later, as Japanese whisky began to be appreciated worldwide, the distillery decided to resume distilling in 2009, when demand for whisky was on a recovery trend, and restarted in February 2011. In September 2020, the …

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 …