Two whisky distilleries in Japan, three barrel storage amenities, one model: Mars produces all kinds of single and blended malts – and performs with the influences of three totally different local weather zones in Japan. The headquarters, Mars Shinshu distillery, is situated in Japan’s chilly and humid Alps.
Komagatake is the sequence for restricted editions from Mars Shinshu, and this Komagatake 2018 was chosen by Kirsch Import for Germany.
Mars Shinshu ‘Komagatake’ 3 yo 2018 (59%, OB for Kirsch Import 2021, American virgin oak cask #4047)
Nostril: hello there, that is the cask talking. The spirit is younger, so I counsel I do the speaking. Contemporary oak shavings, sweet floss, bananas, vanilla milkshake and syrup. Hints of varnish and glue. Inexperienced plums and oat muffins. After some time it begins exhibiting good floral notes. A couple of drops of water deliver out further hints of apricots.
Mouth: extra oak infusion. With out extreme dryness, thoughts you, however nonetheless. Candy popcorn notes, salted butter, white pepper and mentholated notes. Beneath is a somewhat grasping sweetness, with loads of caramel and fruit sweet. Hints of kiwi, lemon and plums. Almonds and polish, in addition to a refined trace of potpourri.
End: lengthy, with a citrusy word, grassy hints and flowery touches.
The virgin oak leaves a transparent footprint on this Komagatake, regardless that there are not any tough edges. It does exceed its age expectations, but it surely’s not precisely reasonably priced both. Round € 210 in a number of German retailers by way of Kirsch Import.
