Mars Komagatake Distillery is located in Miyata Village, Nagano Prefecture. Every year in the latter half of September, many Asagimadara butterflies visit the "Asagimadara no Sato" aiming to see the blooming flowers of the Fujiwara plant.
The "single malt Komagatake Asagimadara no Sato" series adopts the work that won the grand prize at the "Asagimadara no Sato Photo Contest" held annually in Miyata Village as its package design.
This time, we have vatted and bottled two casks aged in bourbon and American white oak barrels, inspired by the elegant Asagimadara butterflies dancing in the sky.
Despite its elegant appearance, the Asagimadara butterfly migrates over 2,000km across the sea in spring and autumn. The reason for this migration is still unknown, but it is a mysterious butterfly that risks its life only once during its five-month lifespan, traveling from north to south.
The photograph used on the package is the work "Dancing on the Autumnal Equinox" by Mr. Yuusuke Ikeda, who won the grand prize at the "Asagimadara no Sato Photo Contest 2020".