Mars Malt Le Papillon” is a series of products that expresses the splendor of Japan’s seasonal climate and its natural environment, which forms the environment in which whisky is matured, using butterflies that live in Japan as a motif.
This product, themed on the small and rare butterfly “Loomis Shijimi,” is a triple cask single malt whisky with an image of exotic blue wings shining in a dimly lit evergreen forest, distilled at the Mars Tsunuki distillery, and vatted from three barrels matured in bourbon barrels.
＜Loomis’s Blue Whale” ”The Loomis’s Blue Whale is one of the most rare butterflies representing Japan. The name derives from the American who discovered it, Mr. Loomis, and I have admired the butterfly since I was a boy. My first encounter with the butterfly was at the end of August of my second year of high school. I was exploring a dry stream in the shiny-leaved forest zone in Minami-Boso where it was dark even in the daytime. It was hard to walk at the bottom of the valley, and my eyes were soaked with sweat from the sauna bath I was taking that my vision was often blurry. I looked down at my feet and saw several mountain lions crawling up my trousers. I will never forget the moment when I finally saw the butterfly of my dreams while enduring the horror of the scene. This triple cask single malt whisky was distilled at the Mars Tsunuki distillery and vatted with three barrels of malt distilled at the Mars Tsunuki distillery and aged in bourbon barrels to evoke the image of exotic blue wings shining in a dimly-lit shady forest.” Label photo and text by Shuichi Ogino.
At “BAR SHINKAI,” a glass of 45 ml: 4,620 yen, 30 ml: 3,080 yen, 15 ml: 1,540 yen, etc. are available in small quantities.
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