Oct 18, 2019, 5:22 pm
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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Sep 29, 2019, 4:21 am
#1667
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 1
Spent a week in Tokyo and was chasing Y12 totally unsuccessful. Even got the guys from the reception desk in my hotel calling shops to check whether any bottle was left available. Eventually moved to Kyoto and there found one for 24800 yen - the very last one left in that liquor shop.
Now looking for Y18, the limited airport edition...Any idea whether I could get hold of one and would be the price?
Now looking for Y18, the limited airport edition...Any idea whether I could get hold of one and would be the price?
Sep 29, 2019, 8:23 am
#1668
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 278
Spent a week in Tokyo and was chasing Y12 totally unsuccessful. Even got the guys from the reception desk in my hotel calling shops to check whether any bottle was left available. Eventually moved to Kyoto and there found one for 24800 yen - the very last one left in that liquor shop.
Now looking for Y18, the limited airport edition...Any idea whether I could get hold of one and would be the price?
Now looking for Y18, the limited airport edition...Any idea whether I could get hold of one and would be the price?
If you're based in the US, try finding Y12 at home, it's easier here.
As for Y18, you may or may not find it at the airport for 50k yen. If you're willing to open your wallet, just go to Liquor Express in Ginza.
Sep 29, 2019, 2:13 pm
#1670
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 278
With Japanese whisky prices out of control, it can be hard for new buyers to understand whether the bottle they see in a store is a good deal. There's no substitute for intuition born from experience, but here are two tools to get you into the ballpark:
1. Kakaku. Price tracking and aggregator. https://kakaku.com/drink/whiskey/ite...7677&pdf_so=p2
2. Dekanta. Take the Dekanta price and halve it. For the common core expressions that should be close to a good deal price. https://dekanta.com/product-category...illeries-open/
1. Kakaku. Price tracking and aggregator. https://kakaku.com/drink/whiskey/ite...7677&pdf_so=p2
2. Dekanta. Take the Dekanta price and halve it. For the common core expressions that should be close to a good deal price. https://dekanta.com/product-category...illeries-open/
Sep 29, 2019, 3:00 pm
#1671
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: United Silver, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 988
Y12 is pretty easy to find IMO. Even the Whisky Shop in UK with its markups have it listed for only 135 GBP, still significantly less than 24800 JPY
Oct 1, 2019, 4:17 pm
#1673
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
Thank you! Checked state liquor website and restocked in Oregon as well. Staff at a local store coughed up a bottle after giving the initial brush off.
Oct 1, 2019, 4:41 pm
#1675
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TYO
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,744
395€ is the retail price for that set so the price is right. As for whether it is worth it.. entirely up to you and your tastes. Personally none of those Nikka expressions really blew me away.
Oct 1, 2019, 4:49 pm
#1677
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Plat, UA GS
Posts: 238
Just got back from NRT and all they had was NAS. Was able to pick up a few Nikka G&G though for 5,000 yen. It is a pretty cool display piece but don't know if I'll ever crack one open.
Last edited by esquesk; Oct 1, 2019 at 5:00 pm
Oct 1, 2019, 4:52 pm
#1678
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 3
To be honest the only reason is to score a collector edition. The NAS Nikkas for that price...
Oct 1, 2019, 5:40 pm
#1679
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
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