Originally Posted by
invalyd
I guess it depends what you define as the good stuff. I prefer to try rare Chichibu bottles and Japan exclusives when I'm there rather than anything you can purchase back home.
There are still quite a few bars serving a wide variety of nice whiskies. Some are well known, others not so much.
Fortunately, unlike liquor shops, there is no shortage of bars in Japan
Correct, I'm talking about rare Chichibu, older single/owner casks and other Japan bar exclusives or limited collaborations. I was at a bar a couple weeks ago and they had the new Shinanoya Godzilla releases but weren't opening the bottles. They said they were for display only (which I assume means holding for secondary resale at some point). Oh well... actually, I find myself drinking a lot of vintage and dusty bourbon at the bars now, which is pretty interesting.... but I digress.