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The Mars Malt Le Papillon series expresses the beauty of Japan’s seasonal climate and natural environment, which forms the maturing environment for whisky, with a motif of butterflies that live in Japan.

This is the eleventh in the series, and the first in the series to use Malt raw materials distilled at Mars Tsunuki Distillery for the first time in the series. It is a double cask single malt whisky made from the raw materials of two different bourbon barrels.

All the whiskeys in the series are bottled in single cask or double cask, so the limited number of bottles is very small each time, making it a very rare whiskey.

The Bottle

Double cask single malt whisky.

The Mars Malt Le Papillon is a series of whiskeys that expresses the beauty of Japan’s seasonal climate and natural environment, which forms the maturing environment for whiskey, with a motif of butterflies that live in Japan.

The theme of this product is the “Monkiageha”, one of the largest butterflies in Japan and widely inhabited mainly in western Japan. Two barrels of raw whiskey matured in bourbon barrels were vatted together to create an image of the Monkiageha with its black wings and large yellowish-white spots. It is the first single malt whiskey in the series to be distilled at the Mars Tsunuki distillery and bottled at natural cask strength with a non-chill filter.

Our Take

This Papillon series is a single malt whisky that is bottled in single cask and double cask, so the number of bottles sold is very small.

It is characterized by a complex flavor with a hint of sweetness and a touch of saltiness. The aftertaste is short and elegant with a smooth finish, making it very easy to drink.

The longer it is poured into a glass, the more the sweetness comes to the fore. This is a whiskey that should be drunk straight or on the rocks to enjoy the aroma.

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