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Mars Iwai Tradition Blended Japanese Whisky 750ml Bottle

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Iwai Tradition Blended Japanese Whisky
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Iwai Tradition Blended Japanese Whisky 750ml
Named after Kiichiro Iwai, known as “The Silent Pioneer of Japan Whisky,” and the former mentor of Masataka Taketsuru, the founder of Nikka and Suntory Whisky, Iwai Tradition is a superb blended whisky, comprised of both single malts, grains, and blended whiskies. Produced from Japan’s most lofty distillery, Shinshu Mars, located 798 meters above sea level, this blended whisky is aged in a combination of ex-bourbon, ex-sherry, and ex-wine casks, creating a perfect harmony of flavors. The nose gives sweet honey, leading to a complex, peaty full-bodied palate that gives sweet peat, orange marmalade, maple, burnt sugar cane, cedar and cigar. Iwai Tradition earned a score of 92 points from the Beverage Testing Institute (2016) and the Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Beverage type:
Blended Japanese Whisky
Alcohol Level:
40%
Bottle size:
750ml bottle Single
Product Origin:
Japan
EAN code:
4976881520592
Tastes like:
Grapefruit
Honey
Sweet
Cherry
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Most shipments are dispatched the next business day. We use a network of trusted carriers to get your precious cargo to arrive safely and on time. All shipments are insured for damage or loss.
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Your payment details are secured with encryption and payments processed on highly secure servers.
Authenticity Guarantee
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We guarantee the provenance and authenticity of every product we sell. You can buy from us with the confidence that the item you are receiving is 100% authentic.
About the brand
The history of Mars Whisky dates back to 1949 when the Hombo family, owners of Mars Whisky, first took out a license to distil but it was not until 1960 that they started making whisky at a plant in Yamanashi. It was run by Kiichiro Iwai, who had been Masataka Taketsuru’s immediate superior who had sent Taketsuru to Scotland in 1919 to learn about whisky production. He used Taketsuru’s specifications to make his whisky which was too heavy and smoky for the Japanese palate. Iwai was also responsible for the design of the pot stills and is considered a pioneer in the history and development of pot still whisky in Japan. In 1984, production was switched to Mars Shinshu Distillery in the Japanese Alps, chosen for its altitude to encourage slow maturation and the availability of soft water. This brought a change of style to the whisky, being lighter and more approachable but the timing was wrong with the beginning of Japan’s whisky crash so Mars closed in 1992 and reopened in 2011. Mars Whisky consists of two distilleries, Mars Shinshu Distillery and Tsunuki Distillery, and three ageing sites at Shinshu, Tsunuki and Yakushima. Mars Shinshu Distillery is located high in the Japan Alps and is the highest distillery in Japan at over 800m above sea level. The distillery is surrounded by South Alps and Central Alps with 120m of underground water running through granite rocks which gives a soft water character with low in minerality at 26 ppm. Shinshu experiences four distinct seasons with a short but hot summer and long cold winter. Mars Tsunuki Distillery is the southernmost distillery, opened in Kagoshima in November 2016. It produces richer and heavy malts with a salty air influence.
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Ratings & Reviews (65)
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Suzanne Logan
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Smoky and sweet completion from sherry
Posted on Aug 10th, 2020
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Obdulia Langlois
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somewhat smoky
Posted on Aug 10th, 2020
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Tasting Notes
Nose
Grapes, Sherry, peat
Taste
Peppery, cherry, toffee, honey, ginger spice
Finish
Long, crisp, rounded
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