Shinshu Mars distillery

Shinshu Mars distillery (Japanese: 信州マルス蒸留所, Hepburn: Shinshu Mars jōryūsho) is a Japanese whisky distillery. Founded in 1985, and mothballed from 1992 to 2011, it is owned by Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd., a Japanese "shōchū" maker based in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.[1][2]

Shinshu Mars
Region: Japan
LocationMiyatamura 4752-31, Kamiina, Nagano, 399-4301
Coordinates35°44′51.4″N 137°54′04.1″E
OwnerHombo Shuzo Co., Ltd.
Founded1985 (1985)
StatusActive
No. of stills2 pot stills
Mothballed1992–2011
WebsiteWebsite (in Japanese)

The distillery is located at Miyada (宮田村, Miyada-mura), a village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] At around 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level,[2] it is Japan’s highest whisky distillery.[3][4]

References

Notes

  1. WHISKY Magazine Japan 2012.
  2. WHISKY Magazine Japan 2013.
  3. "Mars Shinshu". Tokiwa Imports. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. "Mars Shinshu distillery". Skurnik. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

Bibliography

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.