Mars Shuzo 1984 20 Year Old Vintage Satsuma Triple Cask 1683, 1684 & 1691 Japanese Single Malt Whisky 72cl

One of the rarest Mars Whisky bottles around. Mars opened in 1985

Mars Maltage Triple Cask Malt Whisky Vintage Satsuma, 1984, 20 years, sherry casks no. 1683, 1684 & 1691 55% abv.

Bringing you Mars Maltage 20 Years Old Vintage Satsuma 1984, a remarkable whisky that captures the spirit of time and skillful workmanship. This magnificent spirit, which has been painstakingly created and matured for twenty years, provides a memorable flavor experience that both beginners and experts will treasure. Step into the world of 1984, a year that marked the birth of this rare gem. This whisky pays homage to its heritage, a time when dedication to detail and quality resulted in an exceptional whisky that stands the test of time. Owing to its extended maturing period in oak barrels, the whisky has a rich and varied flavor profile that includes hints of warm spices, mild sweetness, and a lingering, alluring smokiness.

This Hombo Mars bottling was distilled in 1984, making it a product of the old distillery "Kagoshima" (now called Tsunuki) before Mars moved east to form "Shinsu" Supposedly the casks used in this bottling (or similar bottlings) served as a foundation for "The Malt of Kagoshima". Some leftovers from that bottling were released several years later as "Lost Butterfly"

TASTING NOTES

Nose: sour apples and perfume, vegetative, quite fragrant, has a slight sharpness to it, extremely unbalanced as I could feel a pull between a sour fruity aroma against a more full bodied vegetative juice.

Palate: seems to be well bodied, dry, a little powdery on the tongue, initial palate is sour and vegetative, mid palate is black peppers and some hints of beef or pork, back palate is sour fruit and smoke with the smoke overtaking everything with more sips, unfortunately its not a good, tasty smoke that I'm used to in Islay malts. Overall its wooden grapes with lotus leaves.

Finish: dry, medium, slightly smokey, getting towards that old wet steamed lotus leaves aftertaste.

55% ABV

72cl