Komagatake's IPA cask makes a triumphant return! This single malt is a vatted with 3-4 yer old peated and non peated whisky and finished in ex-IPA casks from Ogna brewery for six months. Whisky Head, put on your thinking caps, this one is a slow sipper. Salty, floral, vegetal hops, a little smoke on the nose with a lil sumthin' hanging out in the back. The palate is salted ruby red grapefruit, crisp beer, and oddly enough grape soda.

Mt. Kiso-Komagatake stands high in the central alps of Nagano, over which Mars Shinshu distillery presides. Famous for their blended whiskys (think Iwai Tradition, Iwai, and Iwai 45), Mars Shinshu will occasionally craft a single malt whisky; these special and less common releases are bottled under the name "Komagatake". 

Mars Shinshu Distillery has the highest altitude of all the distilleries in Japan. Situated in Nagano (the Japanese Alps, where the newest season of Terrace House is filmed) at an elevation of over 2600 feet, the temperature drops to 5°F. With fresh, ample snowfall, Mars Shinshu Distillery is situated in an ideal place for whisky production.

Features

• Distilled in Nagano, Japan by Mars Hombo Shuzo
• Distilled from malted barley
• ABV 52%
  
• Barrels: Ex-bourbon, IPA cask
• Age: More than 3 years
• 23 fl oz (700ml)