Alcohol content: 58%
Production quantity: 7,300 copies
Discontinued
This was distilled at the Mars Shinshu Distillery in Yamanashi Prefecture in February 2000, and was distilled in Shinshu The bottle is a domestic brandy that has been aged for 16 years and uses Delaware wine from Yamanashi Prefecture produced by Mars Yamanashi Winery. Due to the source of its raw grapes, this brandy has a fruity and gorgeous aroma, and displays the rich depth and complexity of flavor unique to long-term aging. To showcase this character, Mars chooses cask strength when bottling without adding water. This is a limited-production, long-aged brandy, aged since 2000. The name "Hoken" comes from "Hokendake" in the Central Alps where Mars Shinshu Distillery is located.