Tsunuki is the second Mars Group distillery, opened in 2016 in the Kagoshima district of southern Japan. For all stages of production, the distillery uses the purest water that descends from the Choya and Monte Kurata mountains, and enjoys an ideal climate for the maturation of whiskey, benefiting from hot, humid summers and harsh winters.

The style of distillation leads to a more full-bodied distillate than that of the older sister Shinshu. And so this 2022 edition, one of the first whiskeys ever produced by the distillery and aged in ex Bourbon barrels, has both notes of ripe fruit and impressive notes of baked sweets and inviting mineral and earthy hints.