{"product_id":"mars-the-y-a-yakushima-aging-04-blended-malt-japanese-whisky","title":"Mars The Y.A. \"Yakushima Aging\" #04 Blended Malt Japanese Whisky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mars Tsunuki Distillery \u0026amp; Mars Shinshu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e N\/A (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2017-2019）\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCask: \u003c\/strong\u003eex-bourbon barrel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 700 ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMARS The Y.A. #04 is the fourth release in Mars Whisky’s The Y.A. series, released in 2025. “Y.A.” refers to the Yakushima Aging Cellars, located on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima, Japan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe whisky combines malt whiskies from \u003cstrong\u003eMars’s Komagatake and Tsunuki distilleries\u003c\/strong\u003e, which were matured and blended at the Yakushima aging cellar. The “#04” expression is a vatting centred on malt whiskies matured in \u003cstrong\u003eex-bourbon barrels.\u003c\/strong\u003e It received a rating of\u003cstrong\u003e 85+ points \u003c\/strong\u003eon Whiskybase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Silver — San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Bronze — World Whiskies Awards (WWA) 2026, Blended Malt — No Age Statement category.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Silver — Tokyo Whisky \u0026amp; Spirits Competition (TWSC) 2026, Western Spirits category.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYakushima Aging Cellar\u003c\/strong\u003e was established in 2016. This unique expression showcases the complexity of the spirit by blending two different spirits from their 2 owned distilleries matured at a 3rd site.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hombo Shuzo \/ Mars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51071909101707,"sku":null,"price":1290.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0380\/8595\/1627\/files\/MarsTheY.A.YakushimaAging_04BlendedMaltJapaneseWhiskyatMizunaraTheshop.jpg?v=1793950799","url":"https:\/\/www.mizunaratheshop.com\/products\/mars-the-y-a-yakushima-aging-04-blended-malt-japanese-whisky","provider":"Mizunara: The Shop Hong Kong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}