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Mars 8 year old Asagi Madara (2020 Release), 48%
Price: ● Issue: Spring 2021 ● Reviewer: Jonny McCormick ● Category: Japanese Whisky
Bottled to celebrate the refurbishment of Mars Shinshu Distillery, it's named after the area's native chestnut tiger butterfly. The nose is beautiful but delicate: cotton candy, spring blossoms, powders and lotions, rose-scented Turkish delight, fresh linen, and cherry sherbet. The palate offers ripe orchard fruit, vanilla custard, clove, and honey. Its smooth mouthfeel makes graceful transitions between flavors, showing glimpses of cherry and strawberry. (1,122 bottles for U.S.)
