Description
The nose introduces clove and wildflower honey with just a hint of peat before transitioning to nougat and milk chocolate on the palate; cinnamon gracefully joins this restrained chocolate note on the finish. This malt-driven spirit, which incorporates a small amount of peat, offers an accessible and compelling entry point to the world of Mars Shinshu and Japanese Whisky at large. Enjoy neat or with a touch of water.
Whisky Advocate
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This new, higher proof Iwai (pronounced EE-why) was designed for cocktails; however, its supple and more than capable as a neat sipper too, with pleasing aromas of honey, ripening pear, barley, exotic woods, and citrus. The palate of honey sweetness, sugar cubes, vanilla, pear, apricot, and spice bows out with honey, breakfast cereal, nougat, and white chocolate. Its a delicious and unusual whisky from Japan, less aligned with the countrys scotch-like tradition of malts and blends and more similar to bourbon, being made mostly from corn. Number 19 in the 2020 Top 20
Jonny McCormick
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