Mars Tsunuki Minami-Satsuma Art Collection #3 Distillery Exclusive Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2025) 70cl

Mars Tsunuki Minami-Satsuma Art Collection #3 Distillery Exclusive Japanese Single Malt Whisky (2025) 70cl

A single malt from Mars Tsunuki Distillery, this is the Minami-satsuma Art Collection #2. The release celebrates the artwork of Tsunuki native, Nishi Kenkichi.  

This is a limited edition whiskey that can only be purchased from Takatsune, the former residence of the Hombo family adjacent to the Tsunuki Distillery in Kagoshima, or by making a donation of 40,000 yen or more through the Hometown Tax Donation Program.

About Mars

Japan's highest distillery, Shinshu was built by the whisky division of the Hombo Shuzo Co, known as Mars, in 1985. It is located in Miyada, a village in the Nagano Prefecture, and operated for seven years before being mothballed in 1992. Despite being relatively succesful in their native market, Mars had not had the success of its competitors Nikka and Suntory on the global stage, and the struggling Japanese whisky market at the time forced the company's hand. In the subsequent years however, things began to improve, and Shinshu distillery was eventually re-opened in 2011. Mars bottles its single malt under the Komagatake brand, and have also opened a sister distillery called Tsunuki to provide for its popular blends.

This whisky has been aged in the stone warehouse of Mars Tsunuki distillery in Kagoshima. It is a vatting of ex-Bourbon cask aged spirit.

51% ABV

70cl