Oct 18, 2019, 5:22 pm
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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Oct 24, 2019, 8:12 pm
#1741
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 49
Thanks 🙏
I just wanted to thank all of the contributors to this thread. I know a lot of people including myself hesitate to reveal their secret hunting spots! I live in Kyoto and visit the Yamazaki distillery occasionally. The only thing I’ve been able to find there are the distillery exclusive souvenir bottles,
which are limited to one per a person for about 1,400 yen. I’ve had the best luck at Liquor Mountain locations but even there, it’s been hit and miss recently.
Anyone else having better luck at the Yamazaki distillery gift shop recently?
which are limited to one per a person for about 1,400 yen. I’ve had the best luck at Liquor Mountain locations but even there, it’s been hit and miss recently.
Anyone else having better luck at the Yamazaki distillery gift shop recently?
Oct 24, 2019, 8:16 pm
#1742
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TYO
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,744
I just wanted to thank all of the contributors to this thread. I know a lot of people including myself hesitate to reveal their secret hunting spots! I live in Kyoto and visit the Yamazaki distillery occasionally. The only thing I’ve been able to find there are the distillery exclusive souvenir bottles,
which are limited to one per a person for about 1,400 yen. I’ve had the best luck at Liquor Mountain locations but even there, it’s been hit and miss recently.
Anyone else having better luck at the Yamazaki distillery gift shop recently?
which are limited to one per a person for about 1,400 yen. I’ve had the best luck at Liquor Mountain locations but even there, it’s been hit and miss recently.
Anyone else having better luck at the Yamazaki distillery gift shop recently?
Liqour Mountain has unfortunately joined the ranks of becomimg another tourist ripoff shop in the past few years.
Oct 24, 2019, 8:27 pm
#1743
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 5
Oct 26, 2019, 3:48 pm
#1744
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: LAX
Programs: JAL JGC Premier, UA Gold
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Saw the Nikka 25 Taketsuru for the first time in duty free at Narita and grabbed the only one they had yesterday. Great price at ¥69,000. Over the last year or so I've been able to get Hibiki, Yamazaki and Hakushu 18-25 yrs in the limited edition packaging in duty free but haven't seen any of those in months.
Oct 26, 2019, 3:51 pm
#1745
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Saw the Nikka 25 Taketsuru for the first time in duty free at Narita and grabbed the only one they had yesterday. Great price at ¥69,000. Over the last year or so I've been able to get Hibiki, Yamazaki and Hakushu 18-25 yrs in the limited edition packaging in duty free but haven't seen any of those in months.
Oct 26, 2019, 7:17 pm
#1747
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: LAX
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T2 in one of the shops across from gate 71, pretty sure it was the FaSoLa shop. I think there are 4 shops in a row there and three have alcohol, two of those with good whiskey but only this one ever has the really good stuff available. You'll see bottles with dusty sold out signs that have been there for months but always worth asking. I've gotten a few bottles of "sold out" whiskey that way. I'm back in a couple of weeks and will be looking for more
Oct 26, 2019, 7:21 pm
#1748
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 813
on a recent trip i found a pretty cool 190ml 2003 single yamazaki W store special cask - special type of sherry cask - as well as several limited edition 300ml hakushu and yamazaki special W store specials. i have little interest in more regular stuff.
Oct 26, 2019, 9:39 pm
#1750
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Kidding aside , you can sample before buying at Liqour Mountain 777 or Hasegawa. They don't have all bottles for sample though. Don't expect to try anything rare.
Oct 26, 2019, 11:16 pm
#1751
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vancouver Island
Posts: 318
Liquor Mountain looks good before I drop $200 on a bottle. We were going to go the the society but it looks like they only have 6 bottles of Japanese SMWS whisky, and quite pricy for a dram.
Is there anywhere you recommend that does flights were you can sample a little bit of many Japanese whiskies?
Is there anywhere you recommend that does flights were you can sample a little bit of many Japanese whiskies?
Oct 26, 2019, 11:53 pm
#1752
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Kanagawa
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Liquor Mountain looks good before I drop $200 on a bottle. We were going to go the the society but it looks like they only have 6 bottles of Japanese SMWS whisky, and quite pricy for a dram.
Is there anywhere you recommend that does flights were you can sample a little bit of many Japanese whiskies?
Is there anywhere you recommend that does flights were you can sample a little bit of many Japanese whiskies?
Oct 27, 2019, 12:58 am
#1753
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 278
Last edited by jashsu; Oct 27, 2019 at 1:39 am
Oct 27, 2019, 1:04 am
#1754
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 278
T2 in one of the shops across from gate 71, pretty sure it was the FaSoLa shop. I think there are 4 shops in a row there and three have alcohol, two of those with good whiskey but only this one ever has the really good stuff available. You'll see bottles with dusty sold out signs that have been there for months but always worth asking. I've gotten a few bottles of "sold out" whiskey that way. I'm back in a couple of weeks and will be looking for more
Last edited by jashsu; Oct 28, 2019 at 7:01 am
Oct 28, 2019, 2:55 pm
#1755
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 3
Hi,
I have a friend is current vacation in Japan and will come back to US on Oct 30th. What should i ask him to bring some back from the airport ? Any one has a status of what stock at the airport ? Thanks
I have a friend is current vacation in Japan and will come back to US on Oct 30th. What should i ask him to bring some back from the airport ? Any one has a status of what stock at the airport ? Thanks
Last edited by Kevin0413; Oct 28, 2019 at 4:14 pm