Oct 18, 2019, 5:22 pm
Last edit by: armagebedar
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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Dec 1, 2019, 9:22 pm
#1847
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 26
Good score on hibiki21 LE via airport👍. Congrats. Many bottles available there?
Dec 1, 2019, 10:59 pm
#1848
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: Amex Plat, CSR
Posts: 46
Thanks! Not too sure how many bottles were left but I arrived at 3PM and went straight to ANA duty free to ask the clerk if they had any age stated suntory whiskys left and was surprised when they came out with H21.
Dec 3, 2019, 5:47 pm
#1851
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: TYO
Programs: UA MM *G, NH Plat/SFC, HH Diamond, GE
Posts: 238
Anyone going to the Ginza duty free lottery today? Unfortunately I can't escape the office today, so will miss out...
Dec 4, 2019, 9:37 am
#1854
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TYO
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,744
My better half was able to grab a Yamazaki 25 at NRT T2 yesterday. Even though it was in a STEB, they tried to cut open the bottle with a pair of scissors during her connection in YVR 
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Dec 4, 2019, 9:57 am
#1855
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: United Silver, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 988
My better half was able to grab a Yamazaki 25 at NRT T2 yesterday. Even though it was in a STEB, they tried to cut open the bottle with a pair of scissors during her connection in YVR
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Dec 4, 2019, 2:32 pm
#1856
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 31
My better half was able to grab a Yamazaki 25 at NRT T2 yesterday. Even though it was in a STEB, they tried to cut open the bottle with a pair of scissors during her connection in YVR
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
you are loaded and in a totally different league than most of us trying to score something affordable
Dec 4, 2019, 7:12 pm
#1857
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 26
My better half was able to grab a Yamazaki 25 at NRT T2 yesterday. Even though it was in a STEB, they tried to cut open the bottle with a pair of scissors during her connection in YVR
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Dec 4, 2019, 8:25 pm
#1858
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
My better half was able to grab a Yamazaki 25 at NRT T2 yesterday. Even though it was in a STEB, they tried to cut open the bottle with a pair of scissors during her connection in YVR
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Thankfully she made a fuss and they let her exit the security line to put it in a check in bag. I would definitely not trust any expensive bottles in a STEB for connections in the future.
Dec 4, 2019, 9:46 pm
#1859
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TYO
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,744
CATSA. My understanding is it had to do with the size/shape of the packaging. Apparently they need to see the actual bottle, had it been a H21 Kacho or similar that wouldn't be a problem since they could just easily open the box but the Hakushu and Yamazaki 25s come wrapped in an extremely fragile washi paper that takes a good hour to remove if you don't want to completely destroy it.
Dec 4, 2019, 10:42 pm
#1860
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
CATSA. My understanding is it had to do with the size/shape of the packaging. Apparently they need to see the actual bottle, had it been a H21 Kacho or similar that wouldn't be a problem since they could just easily open the box but the Hakushu and Yamazaki 25s come wrapped in an extremely fragile washi paper that takes a good hour to remove if you don't want to completely destroy it.