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SMWS Code 159: Mars Shinshu

Distillery behind Society cask numbers 159.x

SMWS code 159 is Mars Shinshu, in Japan. It is an operating distillery, founded in 1985. Any Society bottling numbered 159.x (for example 159.1, 159.42) is a single cask from Mars Shinshu.

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles single casks under numeric codes rather than distillery names, so a label reading 159.403 means cask 403 from distillery 159. That distillery is Mars Shinshu, in Japan. More on Mars Shinshu at Wikipedia.

Mars Shinshu in past Outturns 1 bottle(s)

Zen and the art of tiramisu - SMWS 159.1Sold outJan 2026
159.1

Zen and the art of tiramisu

SMWS regionJapan
Age5 years
ABV56.4%
CaskRefill American oak hogshead
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 159
DistilleryMars Shinshu
RegionJapan

In short · Mars Shinshu (Japan), 5 years.

“Smoke from smouldering coconut shells wafted through the branches of oak trees, bringing light notes of tobacco and leather.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
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Other Japan distilleries: 116 Yoichi, 119 Yamazaki, 120 Hakushu, 124 Miyagikyo, 130 Chichibu, 131 Hanyu, 132 Karuizawa, 158 Yuza Distillery, 160 Mars Tsunuki, G11 Nikka Coffey Grain, G12 Nikka Coffey Malt, G13 Chita · all Japan codes

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Which distillery is SMWS code 159?
SMWS code 159 is Mars Shinshu, in Japan. It is an operating distillery, founded in 1985. Any Society bottling numbered 159.x (for example 159.1 or 159.42) is a single cask from Mars Shinshu.