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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) each day tastings. Santé! |
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July 30, 2021
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Olympic Japanese trios, Day 4/8 |
| Mars’s younger peated Tsunuki was actually somewhat one thing, so possibly would we go on with a little bit extra whisky from the Tsunuki ageing warehouse… |
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Mars Komagate ‘Tsunuki Ageing 2018’ (57%, OB, Japan, 1462 bottles) 
This was distilled in altitude at Shinshu and matured at Tsunuki ageing cellar down within the south, in bourbon, sherry and umeshu casks. I consider they do annual releases. The popularity (and the worth) is excessive. Color: gold. Nostril: a little bit sizzling and spirity, maybe, with fairly some varnish and even glue, then a big bag of cider apples and the greenest pears, plus certainly inexperienced plums, damsons that are not too ripe, uncooked quinces… Surprisingly austere and exhibiting self-restraint this far. With water: bready notes popping out, raisin rolls, pilsner, chalk, maybe a contact of very younger brandy… Mouth (neat): very fats mouth really feel, nearly thick, on actually loads of limoncello and uncooked wooden. Luggage of fruit peelings too, inexperienced tea, peppermint… A little bit bubblegum too but it surely stays somewhat austere when undiluted. With water: no huge modifications, it stays fairly minimal. Japanese aesthetics somewhat than Scotch whisky taste-alike? End: medium, nonetheless minimalistic. Chalk, gras, vanilla, beer. Feedback: wait, somewhat Bauhaus whisky? Actually glorious however I would say it is missing complexity to make it to the highest of the 80s (not to mention the 90s).
SGP:451 – 85 factors. |
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Mars Komagate ‘Tsunuki Ageing 2019’ (56%, OB, Japan)
Identical set-up besides that apparently, that is solely ex-bourbon and sherry. Adios umeshu, sob… Color: gold. Nostril: extraordinarily shut, solely a wee tad rounder, with a little bit extra vanilla and rather less glue. Maybe a contact of sulphur. Apart from that, now we have an analogous growth on inexperienced apples and pears, plus three or 4 raisins (in the entire vat). With water: somewhat rubber than sulphur. Not precisely disagreeable. Mouth (neat): tenser, brighter, zestier than the 2018, extra vertical and rather more on lemons and granny smith, plus some chalk and inexperienced walnuts. We name these blade-y malts in that case that might be a katana I suppose. With water: superior if a tad unidimensional. A contact of pineapple maybe, IPA, bread, chalk, blood oranges, paraffin. Heather honey, mead, a number of sultanas once more. End: medium, somewhat tender. Real hazelnut paste (not that model) and lemon marmalade. Feedback: a notch extra to my liking. Excellent, really, simply not very broad, which can in all probability occur when the whisky’s older.
SGP:551 – 86 factors. |
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By the best way, the primary within the collection, the 2013, scored 86 in my guide as nicely. However let’s strive a single cask if you happen to please…
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Mars Tsunuki 2017/2020 (61%, OB, Japan, for Kirsch Import, 2nd fill barrel, cask #5108)
Maintain on, this isn’t solely from the Tsunuki warehouses, it was distilled on the subtropical Tsunuki Distillery as nicely. It is also to be famous that Kirsch Import have had a number of fairly sensible and ‘off the overwhelmed tracks’ bottlings within the current months/years. Might I humbly say ‘bravo’? Color: white wine. Nostril: oh nicely, I would not say there are huge variations right here, that is simply as austere, minimalistic, grassy and spirity. However then once more, 61%, child. With water: some chalk, moss, roots and branches. A contact of mint, one among eucalyptus. I suppose we may do inhalations with this and treatment any chilly. Mouth (neat): undecided I ought to. Nicely, it is a high-voltage candy eau-de-vie de barley with some vanilled sugar coating and a sense of contemporary mirabelle eau-de-vie. Roughly. With water: sugar up. Little easter eggs, marshmallows… End: similar. Moderately lengthy however very candy. Bonbons, jellybeans… Feedback: one other one which’s super-excellent however maybe nonetheless a tad… minimalistic?
SGP:641 – 85 factors. |
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Mars Komagate ‘Tsunuki Ageing 2019’ (56%, OB, Japan) |
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Mars Tsunuki 2017/2020 (61%, OB, Japan, for Kirsch Import, 2nd fill barrel, cask #5108)
Mars Komagate ‘Tsunuki Ageing 2018’ (57%, OB, Japan, 1462 bottles) |
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