Oct 18, 2019, 5:22 pm
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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Apr 5, 2018, 8:20 pm
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I was in HK after that and it's actually significantly easier to find Japanese whisky there, albeit more expensive. You can find Hibiki 12 - 21 pretty much anywhere (including major supermarkets like Sogo and City Super). Yamazaki is tougher (I think I only saw one place that had 18) and the pricing for the 12 is ridiculous - for $50 more you can get Hibiki 17. Nikka Taketsuru was actually the toughest to find and I did end up buying a bottle of 17.
Apr 8, 2018, 10:47 pm
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Apr 10, 2018, 11:43 pm
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On that note -- are there any good deals at all to be found in Japan at this stage? Any specific labels?
Apr 12, 2018, 3:27 pm
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Typically, Whisky was either an old man's drink in Japan or only for people who developed a palate for it. Once you convince Japanese people that Japanese Whisky is best! then they'll buy it in droves and they'll pay top dollar for it. I wouldn't be surprised to see Whisky imports to Japan increase considerably and prices to go up as Japan sucks up international Whisky stocks.
Apr 12, 2018, 8:40 pm
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Only my overseas friends still hunt for the Suntory/Nikka aged stuff and seldom find anything at a reasonable price anymore. Just yesterday, saw Yamazaki 25, 12 and LE at Donki Roppongi. The Yama 25 was probably the best deal!
Apr 16, 2018, 1:43 am
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UPDATE: Two days later and went back to Donki Roppongi with different visitors and the Yama 25 and all the 12's are gone. Only two bottles of the LE left. Crazy! Did someone here jump on it? They still have some Hakushu 12 left though.
Apr 17, 2018, 11:00 am
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Yes, that is remarkable that you could buy Yamazaki 12 at systembolaget of all places for less. it is rather astonishing really.
Apr 17, 2018, 5:24 pm
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It reminds me of my sister in law asking us to pick up a stroller off of Amazon.com (USA) to ship back to Hong Kong. The stroller was made in China, but apparently still hundreds of dollars more expensive to purchase in Hong Kong than the USA.