89

Score

Mars Tsunuki 2023 Edition, 50%

Price: 150 Issue: Winter 2023 Reviewer: Jonny McCormick Category: Japanese Single Malt

This is fruity and fragrantly spicy, with cherry, goji berry, red pear, and honey, then some underlying savory notes of mushroom broth and treacle-baked ham. A silky palate of sweet fruit syrups, vanilla, baked peach, hawthorn, and dried goji berries, then it begins to brim with savory spices, adding flavors of marron glacé, spiced meats, and sour fruits, with a lengthy finish of pepper and clove.