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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Dec 22, 2014, 12:47 pm
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I am at Narita right now, and all of the stores carrying Yamazaki whisky are completely sold out. I spoke with a salesperson and she said they are frequently sold out. I did see it in many stores in Tokyo, so if you really want this, you might not want to count on finding it at the airport.
Jan 25, 2015, 8:56 am
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Hibiki starts from 12 years, where whisky has sit in a barrel for 12 years so number of bottles of 12 years Hibiki available was determined 12 years ago. Suntory whisky has become popular lately but there is no way to increase number of bottles available in market just because it has become popular.
Shortage of Hibiki at liquor stores will continue for next few years long as popularity of Hibiki continues. This is nothing liquor stores or Suntory can do about it…
Shortage of Hibiki at liquor stores will continue for next few years long as popularity of Hibiki continues. This is nothing liquor stores or Suntory can do about it…
Jan 25, 2015, 6:01 pm
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Hibiki starts from 12 years, where whisky has sit in a barrel for 12 years so number of bottles of 12 years Hibiki available was determined 12 years ago. Suntory whisky has become popular lately but there is no way to increase number of bottles available in market just because it has become popular.
Shortage of Hibiki at liquor stores will continue for next few years long as popularity of Hibiki continues. This is nothing liquor stores or Suntory can do about it…
Shortage of Hibiki at liquor stores will continue for next few years long as popularity of Hibiki continues. This is nothing liquor stores or Suntory can do about it…
However I'm getting low on the Hibiki 17 I grabbed last year (on the what now seems ridiculously cheap 8000 yen) and really hopping to be able to grab 2 bottles when I'm in Japan in 5 weeks from either local department store / liquor store or the NRT / HND duty free (will be in both though NRT only to connect JL International to JL Domestic)
Feb 12, 2015, 9:51 am
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If we are arriving Narita, are we able to visit here or is this only for departures?
Feb 12, 2015, 4:43 pm
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Not quite at HND/NRT or duty-free, but when researching places to buy in Tokyo for my dad, I kept stumbling across recommendations for this place in Tokyo Station:
www.liquors-hasegawa.com
Easy enough to stop in if you're taking the N'EX to NRT.
www.liquors-hasegawa.com
Easy enough to stop in if you're taking the N'EX to NRT.
Feb 13, 2015, 1:41 pm
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Not quite at HND/NRT or duty-free, but when researching places to buy in Tokyo for my dad, I kept stumbling across recommendations for this place in Tokyo Station:
www.liquors-hasegawa.com
Easy enough to stop in if you're taking the N'EX to NRT.
www.liquors-hasegawa.com
Easy enough to stop in if you're taking the N'EX to NRT.
cash only. but there is a 7-11 around the corner that takes foreign cards.
price was not as good for the Nikka 17 i bought versus the airport but not horrible.
they did have the 18 year old Kirin that i had not seen before that i grabbed...
http://www.scotchblog.ca/scotch_blog...ld-whisky.html
Feb 13, 2015, 3:51 pm
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this place is great!! now if i was posting TR's, i'd post a picture of some of the stuff and you can try it too...NOTE - they do not take credit cards!! don't get me started about why i don't post TR's.
cash only. but there is a 7-11 around the corner that takes foreign cards.
cash only. but there is a 7-11 around the corner that takes foreign cards.
price was not as good for the Nikka 17 i bought versus the airport but not horrible.
they did have the 18 year old Kirin that i had not seen before that i grabbed...
http://www.scotchblog.ca/scotch_blog...ld-whisky.html
they did have the 18 year old Kirin that i had not seen before that i grabbed...
http://www.scotchblog.ca/scotch_blog...ld-whisky.html
Feb 14, 2015, 8:59 am
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Sorrry, I said Nikka but I meant hibiki 17. I recall it was 8800 at the airport and about 9500 at the Daimaru in Tokyo station. And 10000 at hasegawa.
Feb 21, 2015, 7:40 pm
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A little late but I wanted to thank you for this great synopsis. I'm watching Massan sporadically but I'm always amazed at the lead actress who speaks Japanese in the dorama by memorizing her lines phonetically.
Feb 22, 2015, 6:01 am
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I knew I should have picked up the Yamazaki 18 last time I was at NRT; they were sold out this time through. I did pick up some Hibiki 17 (8000 yen), and a Nikka Taketsuru 17 for a bargain at 3500 yen. I'd bought a couple of the other (younger) Taketsurus in the US for double that previously, and have seen them as much as quadruple that.
