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Product Description
A limited edition from Mars's Shinshu distillery, which started producing whisky again in 2011. This whisky was distilled shortly after restarting and has been aged in ex-sherry and bourbon casks for three years before bottling at a punchy 57%. The high-strength gives a more concentrated flavour, giving a balance of cask influence and fruity spirit character.
Character
Character
Product Facts
Product Facts
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Age
Vintage
No of Bottles
5200
Country
Japan
Colouring
Yes
Mars Komagatake 2011 Sherry and American White Oak
70cl / 57%
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes by Billy A
Nose
White chocolate cookies with spicy cinnamon, tart apple sauce and a lemon twist. As it sits, more sherry influence appears, with sugary raisins, dried orange peel and sweet pastry up front, and a dark and brooding background of liquorice and stewed plums hiding behind.
Palate
Sweet and thick to start, with sugar syrup, vanilla sauce and sticky Eccles-cake raisins mixed with hot cinnamon and nutmeg. It calms down after the initial intensity, with gentle fruitiness balanced by toasted spiced fruit loaf.
Finish
Initially sweet, with stewed apples and runny honey, but turning to fresh herbal notes of mint and menthol as it fades.
Comment
Lighter and fresher than some of the notes above suggest, but still with a hefty sherry-cask influence sitting at the back. A great balance of intense spiciness and rich fruit, balanced by traditional white oak vanilla and fruit. Complex beyond its years.
Tasting Notes by Stuart P
Nose
Like cutting into rich chocolate cake, this is freshened up with lemon oil and aromatic peachiness. There’s an appealing nuttiness, too – almond cake decorated with peach and pineapple, with a touch of dark espresso richness.
Palate
Dark chocolate with toasty spice – cinnamon and nutmeg. Nice fruit-cake touches, too, with raisins, sultanas and toasted almonds. It’s not heavy, though; fresh pineapple and a clean streak keeps everything in check.
Finish
Rich, with the spice and chocolate lingering.
Comment
This packs a lot of flavour for such a young whisky, with both types of cask showing their influence. A fascinating dram.
