- Nose: 22 Palate: 22 Finish: 22 Balance: 22 Total: 88
- Nose: Strawberry candy
- Palate: Bananas, cherries, strawberries and cinnamon
- Finish: Medium
- Balance: A little hot
- Type: Blended Malt
- Age: NAS
- ABV: 43%
- Distiller: Mars Shinshu
- Where made: Miyada, Nagano Prefecture JAPAN
- Region: Japan
- Approximate Price: $120
- Value: GOOD
Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 88 - Mars Japanese Whisky. This is a blend of malt from the Shinshu distillery (a gorgeous location in the Japanese Alps at 800m - the highest-elevation distillery in Japan) and peated malt from Scotland.