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. [ja], 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] | ||||||