Originally Posted by
Duke787
Have to go to Singapore next week. Managed to add a quick overnight in Tokyo on the way home staying at the HR Shinjuku to snag some of my favorite things including Hibiki 17. Will basically have next Friday night / Saturday morning to find (ideally) some Hibiki 17 to replenish my stock and anything else interesting (but Hibiki 17 is the big prize)
What's the best area to focus my search on this time around?
Honestly, you're not likely to find anything at reasonable prices in Tokyo. If it's for your own consumption, try to get a few minis -- the loft in Shibuya usually has (and did have last week) Hibiki 17 and Yamazaki 12. You can swing by Liquor Mountain in Shinjuku, on the off chance that they have a regular sized bottle of Hakushu 12, or (more likely), Nikka 12. Japan has become a horrible place to buy Japanese whiskey; there just isn't much availability, and what little there is is horribly overpriced. In fact, prices have become so eye-watering that you can occasionally find better deals in hotel minibars that haven't had price lists updated recently -- I spotted a bottle of Hibiki 12 (!) at 980 yen last week.