Komagatake 2016 Of. Shinshu Aging Cask n°3705 - bottled 2022 LMDW

  • 61% |
  • 0.70L

A single cask (#3705) of Mars Komagatake distilled in 2016, aged in a first-fill bourbon cask and bottled in 2022 for La Maison du Whisky. Located 800 above sea level in the Nagano prefecture, the Mars Shinshu distillery enjoys a cool climate that slows down the maturation of the single malt it has …More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Mars - Shinshu
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu - Nagano
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 Original box very slightly damaged

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Komagatake 2016 Of. Shinshu Aging Cask n°3705 - bottled 2022 LMDW

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  • €119
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  • 13/03/2026 €119

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Komagatake 2016 Of. Shinshu Aging Cask n°3705 - bottled 2022 LMDW

Cuvée presentation

A single cask (#3705) of Mars Komagatake distilled in 2016, aged in a first-fill bourbon cask and bottled in 2022 for La Maison du Whisky. Located 800 above sea level in the Nagano prefecture, the Mars Shinshu distillery enjoys a cool climate that slows down the maturation of the single malt it has been producing again since 2011. Distilled and aged on site, this displays remarkable minerality and a rare fullness of expression on the nose. On the palate, its refined texture, exotic fruitiness, herbaceous freshness and honeyed sweetness are the highlights of a tasting experience that reaches new heights of elegance. A limited edition of 193 bottles.

The distillery Mars - Shinshu

Japan, Nagano. Distillery operational. Owner: Hombo Shuzo Co. Ltd.

Founded in 1985, Mars-Shinshu had been a distillery in-the-making since 1918. Its history has something of the “back to the future” about it. In 1918, Kijiro Iwai, director of Settsu Shozu, sent Masataka Taketsuru to Scotland to learn the basics of distillation. On his return in 1920, he found his employer at the head of a company that had gone adrift. Settsu Shozu was unable to follow through on its plans for a new distillery and in the end it was Shinjiro Torii (Suntory) that benefited from Taketsuru's experience first, using it to found the Yamazaki distillery. In 1960, Kijiro Iwai's son-in-law, then director of the Hombo company, decided to take up the challenge. Drawing on the experience of his father-in-law and Taketsuru's notes, he began distilling a robust, smoky malt at one of his wine and brandy production units in Yamanashi. Quite unsuited to the tastes of Japanese consumers at the time who were accustomed to more subtle flavours, it was a commercial failure. In 1978, however, he made a second attempt at the Kagoshima site, before finally deciding to open Mars-Shinshu in 1985. Caught up in the upheaval of a crisis in whisky consumption in Japan, the distillery ceased production in 1992. In 2011, following major restoration work, Mars-Shinshu then opened once again, this time for the long run.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Mars - Shinshu
  • Vintage: 2016
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Japan , Honshu - Nagano
  • Alcohol percentage: 61 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 Original box very slightly damaged
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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