Mars 3 Year Old 2014 Single Bourbon Barrel #2004 Yakushima Aged Phoenix & The Sun Whisky Talk Fukuoka Exclusive Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2017) 70cl

1 of 229 bottles produced for Whisky Talk Fukuoka in 2017 from a single bourbon barrel

This was aged in Yakushima at the Tsunuki aging site which means this will act 4 times its age that is stated due to the hyper aging. If you have not yet experienced the magic that is the Mars aging process and the outcomes, you are in for a eye opening experience.

About Mars

Japan's highest distillery, Shinshu was built by the whisky division of the Hombo Shuzo Co, known as Mars, in 1985. It is located in Miyada, a village in the Nagano Prefecture, and operated for seven years before being mothballed in 1992. Despite being relatively successful in their native market, Mars had not had the success of its competitors Nikka and Suntory on the global stage, and the struggling Japanese whisky market at the time forced the company's hand. In the subsequent years however, things began to improve, and Shinshu distillery was eventually re-opened in 2011. Mars bottles its single malt under the Komagatake brand, and have also opened a sister distillery called Tsunuki to provide for its popular blends.

This whisky has been aged in the stone warehouse of Mars Tsunuki distillery in Kagoshima. It is a vatting of ex-Bourbon cask aged spirit.

In 1985, Hombo Breweries opened the Mars Shinshu distillery in Miyata village at the foot of the Komagatake Alps in Japan’s Nagano prefecture. Whisky production there takes place only during winter, with the rest of the year spent brewing beer and distilling other spirits. However, with the popularity of whisky enjoying a resurgence in Japan, “winter” now lasts for about six months at the distillery.

60% ABV

70cl