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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Jan 14, 2016, 8:25 am
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Jan 14, 2016, 10:17 am
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Jan 15, 2016, 5:29 am
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Is that legal? People sell hard to find wine at auction also. I have no issue since I auction stuff from my collection all the time. I've never auctioned any scotch. Guess my scotch preferences don't change like wine where I find myself selling stuff I used to think was what I would like.
Jan 15, 2016, 7:47 am
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Thanks! I poked around the (rather pathetic) duty-free offerings at Narita yesterday, and the only moderately sanely priced alternative was Hibiki 12 for Y10,000, which is still a hefty premium on the ~Y6000 it normally costs. So I took the gamble, bought nothing at NRT, and hoped JAL would have it on stock on board -- and they did! ^
Jan 15, 2016, 1:53 pm
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Not a fan of the 21 and especially not at the $289 price or the HND/NRT price.
I think the 17 is the best of the 3 with age statements. I save my 17 for special occasions and have a lower bar for the 21 which is disappointing.
Still regret buying a 21 and 17 last March before prices went up at NRT/HND instead of buying 2x 17s
I think the 17 is the best of the 3 with age statements. I save my 17 for special occasions and have a lower bar for the 21 which is disappointing.
Still regret buying a 21 and 17 last March before prices went up at NRT/HND instead of buying 2x 17s
Jan 15, 2016, 1:57 pm
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Not a fan of the 21 and especially not at the $289 price or the HND/NRT price.
I think the 17 is the best of the 3 with age statements. I save my 17 for special occasions and have a lower bar for the 21 which is disappointing.
Still regret buying a 21 and 17 last March before prices went up at NRT/HND instead of buying 2x 17s
I think the 17 is the best of the 3 with age statements. I save my 17 for special occasions and have a lower bar for the 21 which is disappointing.
Still regret buying a 21 and 17 last March before prices went up at NRT/HND instead of buying 2x 17s
and using this LOW end as the basis up on which the average price is too high is a little ridiculous.
Jan 15, 2016, 4:28 pm
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Is that legal? People sell hard to find wine at auction also. I have no issue since I auction stuff from my collection all the time. I've never auctioned any scotch. Guess my scotch preferences don't change like wine where I find myself selling stuff I used to think was what I would like.
Jan 15, 2016, 4:33 pm
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i am of the view there is always something on the horizon that will deplete my pocket...case in point, fussing about taking my entire allocation of Saxum ginen FX is killing just canucks....
and using this LOW end as the basis up on which the average price is too high is a little ridiculous.
and using this LOW end as the basis up on which the average price is too high is a little ridiculous.
Jan 15, 2016, 5:06 pm
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I think flipping is just something that you have to live with. I'll admit I've flipped some highly sought after SQN wines. Shhhhh. Don't hate me. But my child needs a good trust fund. Not for the reasons you may think.
Jan 17, 2016, 7:03 am
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Bic Camera Prices
As a datapoint, I just stopped by BIC Camera Yurakcho and found the following:
Hibiki 17 - 11800 yen (airplane bottles for 830 yen)
Nikka 21 - 14500 yen
Nikka 17 - 6580 yen
Nikka 12 - 5580 yen
Hibiki Harmony was on the shelf, but didnt have a price tag.
Hibiki 17 - 11800 yen (airplane bottles for 830 yen)
Nikka 21 - 14500 yen
Nikka 17 - 6580 yen
Nikka 12 - 5580 yen
Hibiki Harmony was on the shelf, but didnt have a price tag.