Mars Komagatake Nature of Shinshu Shinanotanpopo

A blend of 20 year old sherry cask whisky from before Shinshu distillery closed with 3-6 year make from reopening. This is such a good dram with notes of berries, figs, honey, caramel, floral notes, and whisps of peat on the finish. Nose: Blackberries, Milk Chocolate, Raspberries, Raisins, Blackcurrants, Plums, Cherries, Oranges, Nougat, Almonds, Salted Caramel, Ioidine, Dates Palate: Raisins, Milk Chocolate, Plums, Cherries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries, Iodine, Smoke, Salted Toffee, Mocha, Nutmeg, Cloves, Cinnamon Finish: Plums, Raisins, Dark Chocolate, Lavender, Oranges, Almonds, Walnuts, Nutmeg, Figs, Dates

I love the Komagatake series from Mars. The differences between each variant are clear and interesting, but they maintain a good cohesion between them that allow them to be indented as a set. Precision whiskey crafting, so much fun to taste and compare. (and a slightly higher rating fir this one as it's my favourite of the three)

Really nice but has a hard hitting alcohol burn. Half cube of ice needed.

elegant, smooth and very pleasant light peat at the end

You can taste the ex bourbon