Oct 18, 2019, 5:22 pm
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Consolidated "Buy Whiskey in Japan" thread (was: Haneda/Narita Duty Free Whiskey)
Feb 7, 2019, 6:16 pm
#1171
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My buddy scored 8 Yamazaki LEs yesterday. Amazing how quickly the stock changes, must really just come down to luck! No Chichibu unfortunately which is what I was hoping he'd find.
Feb 7, 2019, 6:58 pm
#1172
Join Date: Nov 2018
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Yup. It's pure luck. Was he able to buy multiple bottles by getting one at each different store? Wondering if I can do this next time. Also, I've noticed that the availability looks like (in order) 1) Yama 18, 2) Hibiki 21, 3) Hakushu 18 and the Hakushu appears very very limited these days
Feb 8, 2019, 12:23 am
#1173
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Yup. It's pure luck. Was he able to buy multiple bottles by getting one at each different store? Wondering if I can do this next time. Also, I've noticed that the availability looks like (in order) 1) Yama 18, 2) Hibiki 21, 3) Hakushu 18 and the Hakushu appears very very limited these days
Last edited by invalyd; Feb 8, 2019 at 1:07 am
Feb 9, 2019, 11:21 pm
#1175
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Blenders Choice: it’s weird because the last place I saw it was somewhere I least expected to see it: the Tokyu Department store in Shibuya. It may have been a one-off, and plus they were restricting sales to holders of their Tokyu credit card, but I was surprised to see it on sale there, after hearing that it was mainly distributed to bars and restaurants. And yes, the price then was the standard 10,800 yen.
Feb 10, 2019, 3:17 am
#1176
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 166
Really depends on your visa and employment status, which I would imagine is the same in any country about getting a credit card. Department stores usually have their own membership services and cards, and this is one way to offer promotions and discounts and right of first refusal to these customers. Hibiki Blenders Choice whilst not seen much on shelves, is available on Amazon at a small markup, or regional liquor stores online at the standard Y10,000.
Feb 11, 2019, 12:19 am
#1180
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Feb 11, 2019, 12:52 am
#1181
Join Date: Feb 2019
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yamaya, liquor mountain, donki.. any other retailers who may still have these things laying around? I’ve basically combed them all around Osaka. The moment I see tourists (like myself.. haha) gut feeling will just tell me to walk back out😆
Feb 11, 2019, 4:15 pm
#1182
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Feel free to check and let us know...
Feb 11, 2019, 11:52 pm
#1184
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given its less than what a double shot would cost outside i figure its still a reasonable deal (hk/london)