Hasn't been this cheap for over a year
Best whisk(e)y bar far IMHO
Elsewhere selling for $350+, and even Uncle Dans has it @ $365 ("members price")
CamelCamelCamel.
I used to get it for $60 as a cheap souvenir for the in law
I bought a friend a bottle of the Hibiki 21 Fuji Limited edition for $600~ or so from Narita duty free 10 years ago, wait till you see what that one goes for now.
they're back down to 75000 yen now!
$300 whiskey… so at this point is it just a flex?
I'm guessing that was a pricematch of thewhiskylist. New user has a 10% discount, so could be potentially cheaper there
Bit cheaper at costco if you have one near you. $289.
Suntory share holders laughing all the way to the bank.
Maybe if $240..
In Japan at the moment - I can buy this for less than $70 a bottle.
Proof?
that isnt the 12 yo version for sure, but yeh we also brought like 5 bottles back (Nikka Yoichi Single Malt is around ~50 a bottle in Osaka)
No you can't. You can get the non aged for that price. I just bought it at the Yamazaki distillery.
Edit: after double checking, the website I was looking at was a lottery. My apologies - https://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/first19782012/4001223.htm…
Remember buying these for $90 for Dans a few years ago. Japanese whisky is just atrocious value these days.
Yep gone are the days of great priced Japanese whisky.
How much do they sell these in Japan?
It's VERY hard - ie near impossible to find them in Japan. Anything with Age is hard to find. Couldn't even buy it from the distillery.
Popular Suntory stuff is basically whatever local prices are here. The Ao is a newer release and widely available for 50-60 AUD, but the existing stuff isn't worth looking into. Same goes for most of Nikka and to a lesser extent, Mars. You'll find more lesser known brands for reasonable prices.
I ended up buying the 18 when I was in Japan earlier this year. I couldn't help it - I really like the taste, and that taste was back in 2014 in London at a gentlemans bar. I remember everything…
I still have the photo of the Yamazaki 18 (Lidcombe) at Costco with the price tag of $750 back in 2017.. bloody hell
Gentleman's bar - sure you remembered everything ;)
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It is still overpriced for a 12yr old whisky, it is just demand and supply keeping it this price. It was a wonderful drop to drink when I was buying it for under $100 10 years ago. There is a lot better whisky available at the $300 mark