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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
May 15, 2016, 4:04 pm
#395
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I went to a half dozen stores in the Ginza yesterday and couldn't even find Hibiki NAS.
Hibiki 17 runs $200 at Narita duty free.
May 15, 2016, 5:22 pm
#396
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Wow I'm surprised no NAS.... that stuff should be easy to find! I saw it in Isetan yesterday for 5600.
May 15, 2016, 5:34 pm
#397
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I was surprised too. I wound up bringing home a few bottles of Nikka From The Barrel for friends, which should at least have some novelty value since it isn't available in the US.
May 15, 2016, 6:07 pm
#398
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They were selling for 11,900 JPY + tax.
May 15, 2016, 10:37 pm
#399
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Found Hibiki 17... Hasegawa is charging 16,800
Edit: Meidi-Ya in Kyobashi has mini bottles of 17. Meidi-Ya in Roppongi has Yamizaki 12 for 8,500. No luck at the 4 Donkis I was able to hit up.
Edit: Meidi-Ya in Kyobashi has mini bottles of 17. Meidi-Ya in Roppongi has Yamizaki 12 for 8,500. No luck at the 4 Donkis I was able to hit up.
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May 20, 2016, 12:01 am
#400
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Buy Japanese whisky @ Kyoto/Osaka
Hihi.. Good day everyone. I m a new babe here ��
I m going to Kyoto via Osaka end next week for a short holiday with my girl friend. I m very keen to get a bottle or 2 Japanese whisky for my hubby who is a whisky lover. I wanna give it as a "surprise gift" to him. He loves Yamazaki & Hibiki as I know.
Can anyone share some view/info or advise me where can I get Yamazaki 12 or 18? Hibiki 12 or 17? Any other good Japanese whisky can be recommended can be bought @ Kyoto or Osaka ? From duty paid or duty free store?
Thank you in advance! ❤️����
Dee ��
I m going to Kyoto via Osaka end next week for a short holiday with my girl friend. I m very keen to get a bottle or 2 Japanese whisky for my hubby who is a whisky lover. I wanna give it as a "surprise gift" to him. He loves Yamazaki & Hibiki as I know.
Can anyone share some view/info or advise me where can I get Yamazaki 12 or 18? Hibiki 12 or 17? Any other good Japanese whisky can be recommended can be bought @ Kyoto or Osaka ? From duty paid or duty free store?
Thank you in advance! ❤️����
Dee ��
May 20, 2016, 7:02 am
#401
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Hihi.. Good day everyone. I m a new babe here ��
I m going to Kyoto via Osaka end next week for a short holiday with my girl friend. I m very keen to get a bottle or 2 Japanese whisky for my hubby who is a whisky lover. I wanna give it as a "surprise gift" to him. He loves Yamazaki & Hibiki as I know.
Can anyone share some view/info or advise me where can I get Yamazaki 12 or 18? Hibiki 12 or 17? Any other good Japanese whisky can be recommended can be bought @ Kyoto or Osaka ? From duty paid or duty free store?
Thank you in advance! ❤️����
Dee ��
I m going to Kyoto via Osaka end next week for a short holiday with my girl friend. I m very keen to get a bottle or 2 Japanese whisky for my hubby who is a whisky lover. I wanna give it as a "surprise gift" to him. He loves Yamazaki & Hibiki as I know.
Can anyone share some view/info or advise me where can I get Yamazaki 12 or 18? Hibiki 12 or 17? Any other good Japanese whisky can be recommended can be bought @ Kyoto or Osaka ? From duty paid or duty free store?
Thank you in advance! ❤️����
Dee ��
Jun 9, 2016, 1:16 am
#403
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Jun 9, 2016, 7:59 pm
#404
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Fukuoka Treasure Hunt!
Folks,
Just back from Fukuoka and happy to report I have the most fruitful trip ever from a whiskey hunting perspective.
I visited Daimaru and Mitshikoshi liquor section and nothing is available for aged bottles. I cant remember if they have NAS but i did not bothered to note it down.
Off I went to BIC Camera but I went to the wrong one and it does not have liquor section so I went to the one that is underneath the subway tracks.
Firstly I went to the open shelves and I saw a range of Yamazaki, Hibiki and Hakashu including 12 years series. That is nice!
Then I turn over to my side and noticed a locked glass cabinet and my jaw nearly dropped there and then.
In that glass cabinet, there is the hibiki 17 (Y11800), yamazaki limited 2016 (Y9980) (non-sherry version) and the yamazaki 18 (Y24800) !!
Without hesitation and fearing more buyers coming, i signal to the store clerk to take them all out and will pay in a jiffy LOL
Guess what ? I got them all at tax free prices!!!!!
This is pure 100% luck and I guess the yamazaki 18 was probably only sitting there for 1-2 hrs at most.
Then I went to Don Quijote and they have half a dozen of Yama 12 and Hibiki 17 on their shelves too.
Pics below
Don Quijote shelf
BIC Camera
Good Luck!
Just back from Fukuoka and happy to report I have the most fruitful trip ever from a whiskey hunting perspective.
I visited Daimaru and Mitshikoshi liquor section and nothing is available for aged bottles. I cant remember if they have NAS but i did not bothered to note it down.
Off I went to BIC Camera but I went to the wrong one and it does not have liquor section so I went to the one that is underneath the subway tracks.
Firstly I went to the open shelves and I saw a range of Yamazaki, Hibiki and Hakashu including 12 years series. That is nice!
Then I turn over to my side and noticed a locked glass cabinet and my jaw nearly dropped there and then.
In that glass cabinet, there is the hibiki 17 (Y11800), yamazaki limited 2016 (Y9980) (non-sherry version) and the yamazaki 18 (Y24800) !!
Without hesitation and fearing more buyers coming, i signal to the store clerk to take them all out and will pay in a jiffy LOL
Guess what ? I got them all at tax free prices!!!!!
This is pure 100% luck and I guess the yamazaki 18 was probably only sitting there for 1-2 hrs at most.
Then I went to Don Quijote and they have half a dozen of Yama 12 and Hibiki 17 on their shelves too.
Pics below
Don Quijote shelf
BIC Camera
Good Luck!