"MARS MALT Le Papillon" is a series that captures the splendor of Japan's natural environment and its four distinct seasons—which shape our whisky's maturation—through the motif of butterflies native to Japan.
The fourth edition focuses on the "Tsumabenichou" (Great Orange Tip), a butterfly whose northernmost habitat is the southern tip of Kyushu.
Imagining the powerful flight of its large wings, which feature a beautiful tropical contrast of white and orange, we carefully selected a Super Heavily Peated malt whisky matured in an ex-Bourbon barrel.
Distilled in 2014 and matured in the Mars Yakushima Aging Cellar, this single cask single malt whisky was bottled at natural cask strength, non-chill filtered.

K. Hombo: "When I was in elementary school, the Tsumabenichou was an object of admiration for an insect-loving boy. During the first summer vacation of my university years, I visited Yakushima for the first time. The beauty of the butterfly as it sipped nectar from a hibiscus flower remains fresh in my memory (though that specific one was actually a male...). This cask was chosen with that image in mind. The tropical contrast of white and orange, combined with its powerful, agile flight, defines this nuance. It is a single malt whisky created from Super Heavily Peated malt whisky distilled in Shinshu in 2014, and matured in the unique environment of Yakushima, where sea breezes and mountain winds meet."
The label artwork is created by Kagoshima-based artist Tomoko Nakanoma.