Mars Sherry & American White Oak 3 Years (700ml / 57%)

Shinshu Mars Sherry & American White Oak 3 Year Old Japanse Whisky (700ml / 57%)

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ONLY 1 AVAILABLE**FREE POST Australia Wide**700ml / 57% ABVDistilled in 2011 and aged 3 years, the latest addition to the Mars Whisky's range was bottled at 57% ABV, a strong alcohol content...

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ONLY 1 AVAILABLE

**FREE POST Australia Wide**

700ml / 57% ABV

Distilled in 2011 and aged 3 years, the latest addition to the Mars Whisky's range was bottled at 57% ABV, a strong alcohol content allowing a better preservation of aromas despite the young age.

Due to the small capacity of the Shinshu distillery, this whisky is a limited edition to 5200 bottles.

Tasting Notes (whiskiesrus.blogspot.com.au)

Nose: An abundance of sweet aromas projecting strawberries & cream (soft chewy flavoured jellies), toffee apple, pink marshmallows, coffee and vanilla essence, sultanas, guava, chocolate and toffee coated coffee beans (mainly on opening), and for good measure Cobbers lollies (chewy caramel coated in chocolate). This is lovely stuff, among the sweetness there is a cheeky tease of peat smoke – it is evidently there. A hint of sourness. With a dash of water mango puree, sweet buttered popcorn, and strawberry mouse become present. Brown creaming soda with time in the glass. Very busy for such a young whisky. 

Taste: Thick and mildly creamy. Nutty (beer nuts) with cinnamon banana slice, coffee beans, hints of port cigar leaf, and moderately spiced mocha. Ground allspice berries, and a sprinkle of pink pepper. Malty and woody. Water accentuates that  peat smoke, which in my opinion is much more evident on the palate. 

Finish: Long with spicy caramel popcorn, pepper and peat. This becomes a little dry and the nuttiness becomes evident when cut with water.

Comment: Cask combination works a treat on this 3yo. In my opinion another fine specimen of a very young Japanese whisky. I quite enjoyed this second release from the 'new era'.