- Nose: 22 Palate: 21 Finish: 21 Balance: 22 Total: 86
- Nose: Fresh-baked chocolate-chip cookies
- Palate: Light, hints of cocoa
- Finish: Short - strawberries
- Type: Blend
- Age: NAS
- ABV: 40%
- Distiller: Mars Shinshu
- Where made: Miyada, Nagano Prefecture JAPAN
- Region: Japan
- Approximate Price: $65
- Value: GOOD
Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 88 - Mars Japanese Whisky. This is a blend of malt and grain from the Mars Shinshu Distillery the Shinshu distillery (a gorgeous location in the Japanese Alps at 800m - the highest-elevation distillery in Japan); and it was matured in red wine casks from the Chateau Mars at Mars Yamanashi Winery.