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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Nov 28, 2015, 9:07 pm
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I love the Coffey Grain. It's not typical of Japanese whisky, though, tending more toward bourbons than Scotches IMHO; it's definitely sweet from the corn in the mash.
I had their 12-year aged Coffey Grain at a bar in Tokyo earlier this year and wish I could track it down somewhere; the age took the edge off the corn and made it a wonderfully balanced spirit. Of course, I thought that was great stuff until I tried the '92 Yamazaki Owner's Cask the bar also had... wow. That was the best stuff I think I've ever had, on any continent.
I had their 12-year aged Coffey Grain at a bar in Tokyo earlier this year and wish I could track it down somewhere; the age took the edge off the corn and made it a wonderfully balanced spirit. Of course, I thought that was great stuff until I tried the '92 Yamazaki Owner's Cask the bar also had... wow. That was the best stuff I think I've ever had, on any continent.
Dec 4, 2015, 9:31 am
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I was at Haneda last Friday and spotted a couple bottles of Hibiki 17 in the special Japanese cranes design bottle. It was going for 20,000yen at the duty free store. Since my time in Japan was limited and hearing how hard it is to find the 17s, I bit the bullet and picked one up. are people able to regularly find the hibiki 17s now or are they still rare and I should consider myself lucky?
Dec 4, 2015, 4:13 pm
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I don't know if duty free actually has the 6000JPY bottle.. I am just referencing what previous posters have mentioned. In fact, I'm sitting at the lounge in Terminal 2 and no sign of any kind of Nikka 21 for 6k. It was available for 13.5k but only one DF store. As others have mentioned, there is plenty of overpriced Hibiki and others.. Hibiki 12 for 10k in DF.. but almost half price at BIC.
Dec 4, 2015, 4:17 pm
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I was at Haneda last Friday and spotted a couple bottles of Hibiki 17 in the special Japanese cranes design bottle. It was going for 20,000yen at the duty free store. Since my time in Japan was limited and hearing how hard it is to find the 17s, I bit the bullet and picked one up. are people able to regularly find the hibiki 17s now or are they still rare and I should consider myself lucky?
Dec 14, 2015, 11:04 am
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Dec 14, 2015, 11:35 am
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It pains me that exactly a year ago, 2014 thanksgiving, I bought a Hibiki 17 for 6000 yen, and at the time, I thought that the Nikka Yoichi 20yr single malt at 15,000 yen was getting too rich for my tastes. If I had a crystal ball, I would have brought a case back with me! I didn't even see the Yoichi at all in any of the stores this time.
Dec 14, 2015, 7:37 pm
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Yamazaki 2015 limited edition
Anyone interested in buying a gift wrapped bottle of Yamazaki 2015 limited edition? I will sell for reasonable price (JPY12,500 or USD100) . Received as a gift but I don't drink whiskey, I live near Roppongi Hills and can deliver at Roppongi Hills or anywhere near Roppongi.
cheers,
Charles
cheers,
Charles
Dec 15, 2015, 2:22 am
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Anyone interested in buying a gift wrapped bottle of Yamazaki 2015 limited edition? I will sell for reasonable price (JPY12,500 or USD100) . Received as a gift but I don't drink whiskey, I live near Roppongi Hills and can deliver at Roppongi Hills or anywhere near Roppongi.
cheers,
Charles
cheers,
Charles
Dec 20, 2015, 10:01 pm
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Hi all,
I'm in Tokyo tomorrow and have a day for souvenir shopping.
Is it worth waiting to Duty Free at Narita to try and find some Yamazaki or Hakushu aged single malt?
Or there somewhere in Tokyo that isn't extortionate that I can try?
Thanks in advance
J
I'm in Tokyo tomorrow and have a day for souvenir shopping.
Is it worth waiting to Duty Free at Narita to try and find some Yamazaki or Hakushu aged single malt?
Or there somewhere in Tokyo that isn't extortionate that I can try?
Thanks in advance
J