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Tag Archives: Shinshu Mars
Maltstock 2015 – Saturday
I was going to say that Maltstock days begin with the most awesome breakfast ever. However, this one started with a massive headache. Not overly surprising, but most unwelcome for sure. Rehydration starts. Then came breakfast. For a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in - Festival
Tagged Billy Abbott, HIghland Park, Maltstock, Mars Komagatake, Shinshu Mars, The Whisky Exchange, William Grant and Sons
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Heelslaying, or bottle ends in March
When the year started I announced how much smaller my collection had to be by the end of the year. Then, as more people were planning such escapades there was a twitter hashtag with updates on emptied bottles. I posted … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, Blair Athol, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, FEW, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Linkwood, Undisclosed
Tagged Aberfeldy, Arran, Blair Athol, Blended Whisky, Bottoms Up, Bowmore, Cadenhead, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Convalmore, Corsica, Dutch Courage, Evanston, FEW, Gin, GlenDronach, Glenlochy, Glenugie, Hibiki, Inverleven, Japan, Japanese Whisky, Mars Komagatake, Old Tom Gin, Private Cask, Prometheus, Retro Labels, Rye Whiskey, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Shinshu Mars, SMWS, Suntory, The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Show, USA, Wemyss, Whisky Site, Whiskybase, Zuidam
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Mars Komagatake, The Revival 2011, 58%
With a name and age like this you would be inclined to think this is some joke from Glenglassaugh. Or maybe GlenDronach, but then it would have to be older. Five times older to be precise. This sample was a … Continue reading
Posted in - Japanese Whisky, Mars Komagatake, Shinshu Mars
Tagged Bottle Share, Free Sample, Japan, Komagatake, Mars, Revival, Shinshu Mars
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Shinshu Mars, 1992-2004, 43%, cask #1124
That’s a nice way to be introduced to a distillery you haven’t tried before. Trade a sample, and have it turn out to be a single cask as well! A split cask, by the looks of it on Whiskybase, since … Continue reading
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