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Shinshu Mars マルス駒ヶ岳蒸溜所
| Prefecture | Nagano |
|---|---|
| Municipality | Miyada |
| Distilling began | 2011 |
| Operator | Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd |
| Status | Operating |
| Coordinates | 35.74795° N, 137.90132° E |
| Official website | www.hombo.co.jp/company/kura/shinshu.html |
Visiting: distillery tours, shop hours and booking rules change frequently, and popular distilleries can book out within minutes of reservations opening. This guide does not state fixed tour details — check the current arrangements on the official website before planning a trip. Official website.
Shinshu Mars (マルス駒ヶ岳蒸溜所) is a whisky distillery in Miyada, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd. Whisky distilling here began in 2011.
This page brings together the verified public facts about the distillery — location, operator and history in brief — with a link to the official website. A fuller encyclopedia article is not yet available in English for this distillery; the page will be expanded as sources allow.
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.
The distillery is located at Miyada (宮田村, Miyada-mura), a village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At around 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level, it is Japan's highest whisky distillery.
Text adapted from the English Wikipedia article Shinshu Mars distillery by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Distillery list and basic facts from the English Wikipedia article Japanese whisky (CC BY-SA 4.0). Location and registry facts from Wikidata (CC0).
