Whisky, 'The Lucky Cat, May & Hana'

• Limited edition blended Japanese whisky produced by Mars Komagatake Distillery (fka Mars Shinshu) in Nagano, Japan
• 10th edition of the Mars “Lucky Cat” series dedicated to the distillery cats of Mars Komagatake
• Blend of malt and grain whiskies lightly peated
• Double distilled in copper pot stills
• Aged in ex-Pedro Ximenez sherry barrels and ex-port casks; non-age statement
• Aromas of vanilla, caramel, and raisin lead to a palate of stewed apricot, bittersweet chocolate, and ripe red berries
• No added coloring
• Non-chill filtered; 43% ABV

Our favorite felines are back in the next iteration of Mars’s charming and popular Lucky Cat series. Honoring two cats we’ve previously seen grace a label (but never together), this “Double Individuals” blend features May, a twenty-year-old cat represented by rich sherry maturity, and Hana, nearly half May’s age, whose gregariousness is represented by elegant port wine influence. The two energies combine to create a lavish whisky evocative of cats napping peacefully in their favorite sun-splashed room.