Whisky 'Iwai' [BLUE LABEL]

• Blended Japanese whisky produced at Mars Komagatake (fka Mars Shinshu) in Nagano, Japan
• Blend of 70% corn and 30% malted barley
• Barley distilled twice in copper pot stills
• Aged between 2–5 years in ex-bourbon barrels; non-age statement
• Proofed with granite-filtered Alpine water from nearby Mt. Kiso-Komagatake
• Delicate nose of cinnamon and brûléed sugar; palate of Red Delicious apple skin and English breakfast tea with pleasant tannin on the finish
• 40% ABV

Mars Shinshu’s core blended whisky, named for Japanese whisky pioneer Kiichiro Iwai (pronounced E-Y), is inspired by the great whiskeys of America but retains a distinctly Japanese finesse. This whisky is perfect for classic Japanese highballs.