Region: Japan | |
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Location | Miyatamura 4752-31, Kamiina, Nagano, 399-4301 |
Coordinates | 35°44′51.4″N 137°54′04.1″E / 35.747611°N 137.901139°E |
Owner | Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd. |
Founded | 1985 |
Status | Active |
No. of stills | 2 pot stills |
Mothballed | 1992–2011 |
Website | Website (in Japanese) |
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.[1][2]
The distillery is located at Miyada (宮田村, Miyada-mura), a village in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] At around 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level,[2] it is Japan's highest whisky distillery.[3][4]