Oct 18, 2019, 5:22 pm
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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Sep 21, 2018, 8:08 pm
#888
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TYO
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I wish I had one. Tis one ultimately came down to pure luck. I found the shop online and called at the right time, they were nice enough to hold the bottles for me and ship them across the country.
That being said, any money I saved on these bottles I no doubt spent in time hunting down dozens of other fruitless leads
That being said, any money I saved on these bottles I no doubt spent in time hunting down dozens of other fruitless leads
Last edited by invalyd; Sep 22, 2018 at 1:30 pm
Sep 23, 2018, 5:29 am
#889
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 166
Yamazaki NAS for Yen 4,100 at Yamaya in Ginza (behind Sapporo Beer Hall/Ginza 6) - about the cheapest I've seen in months - 6 bottles or so, behind the counter. Also Nikka From The Cask - Yen 2,100, here also superb price - as Sake no Sokuhai has it for Yen 3,800.
Fuji Gotemba 18 years and Fuji Gotemba Wine cask also coming onto the market - Yen 24,000-29,000 - Has anyone tried the Wine cask?
Popped by Hasegawa Honten under Tokyo station - a good stock from Karuizawa (Yen 598,000!, last seen a year months ago in Sake no Sukuhai for 298,000), and Hibiki but quite steep prices - NAS (9K), 17Y (39k) 21Y (68k) and 30 year (498k)...
Fuji Gotemba 18 years and Fuji Gotemba Wine cask also coming onto the market - Yen 24,000-29,000 - Has anyone tried the Wine cask?
Popped by Hasegawa Honten under Tokyo station - a good stock from Karuizawa (Yen 598,000!, last seen a year months ago in Sake no Sukuhai for 298,000), and Hibiki but quite steep prices - NAS (9K), 17Y (39k) 21Y (68k) and 30 year (498k)...
Sep 23, 2018, 9:19 am
#890
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TYO
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Hasegawa has been a tourist trap for many years now with terrible prices.
Sep 25, 2018, 10:55 pm
#892
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 83
I'll be in Tokyo/Osaka for about 2 weeks and planning on picking up a bottle or two of Whisky to enjoy back in the US. I've been out of the Whisky game for so long and I want to get back into it since I'll be in Japan.
What should I pick up while I'm in Japan for under $200 USD?
I would love to be able to pick up a bottle of H12, H18, Y12, and Y18 but judging from what I've been reading, that's highly unlikely.
What should I pick up while I'm in Japan for under $200 USD?
I would love to be able to pick up a bottle of H12, H18, Y12, and Y18 but judging from what I've been reading, that's highly unlikely.
Thoughts on the Hibiki Master Select?
Sep 26, 2018, 3:42 pm
#893
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 166
The Fuji Sanroku Signature Blend (50d, non-chill) launched a few months ago would be a good buy at around Yen 5200, discounted to around Yen 4,800. A superb blend by the Kirin Gotenba distillery, and their master blender.
Sep 30, 2018, 6:49 am
#895
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 166
Shinanoya behind Ginza 6 in Ginza, had ten bottles of NAS behind the counter for less than Yen 5000. Any aged bottles are market prices as have been well documented above.
Sep 30, 2018, 4:23 pm
#896
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 78
How does buying alcohol outside of duty-free work? I have never done this before!
Sep 30, 2018, 7:24 pm
#897
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Canada
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https://goo.gl/maps/uUnnmsEAHd42
Oct 1, 2018, 3:23 am
#898
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Internet
Posts: 865
Tax free stores just give you duty free options if you qualify (take your passport), but you can still buy with duty is my understanding.Store: http://www.shinanoya.co.jp/shop/ginza.html
Last edited by Enigma; Oct 1, 2018 at 3:29 am
Oct 1, 2018, 4:46 am
#899
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 166
Sorry for double post, the link didn't paste for my message earlier. Was this the location you were talking about?
https://goo.gl/maps/uUnnmsEAHd42
https://goo.gl/maps/uUnnmsEAHd42
I meant Yamaya
https://www.google.ca/maps/@35.66857...7i13312!8i6656