Cosmo Manzanilla Cask Finish was released in 2019 under the same name, and the product description and alcohol content on the official website are exactly the same. Manzanilla is a dry white wine made from Palomino grapes, and Manzanilla is the lightest and driest of all sherry wines. It can be …
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[Review]TEAM MARS DOUBLE INDIVIDUALS
This is a whisky named after the powerful playing style of two female professional golfers under the Mars brand contract, Sayuri Takashima and Rino Kotake, and Scotland, which is said to be the birthplace of golf. It seems to be a blended malt whisky made by blending “malt distilled in …
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] Mars Whisky Malt Duo Komagatake x Chichibu 2021
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 …
Read More »ICHIRO’S MALT(Venture Whisky) and Hombo Shuzo announce the launch of BLENDED MALTS USING SWAPPED STOCKS
Honbo Shuzo and Ichirose Malt (Venture Whisky) have announced that they will be releasing a blended malts whisky using swapped stocks as a jointly planned whisky in late April. Last month, on the 30th of March, the launch of a new product from the Saburomaru Distillery x Nagahama Distillery by …
Read More »[Review] IWAI TRADITION
“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 …
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] Single Malt Komagatake Yakushima Aging 2021
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 …
Read More »[Review] Iwai Tradition Sherry Cask Finish
“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 …
Read More »【Limited release on March 26, 2021】 IWAI Tradition Sherry Cask Finish (Honbo Shuzo)
A new product was released by Honbo Shuzo on March 26, 2021. Information about the product was posted on the official website on March 26. This product seems to be wholesaled only to a few sake retailers, and is not available at the Honbo Shuzo online store. It is expected …
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