Never had Japanese whisky but I have a buddy that's headed over there for a wedding at the end of the month. He asked if he could pick me up a bottle but I don't know shit from Shinola when it comes to whiskey over there. What should I get?

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Yamazaki 18 or any of the age stated Hibiki’s.

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Yamazaki 18 is just as impossible to find in Japan as it is here. They weren’t even selling it at the distillery when I went.

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Yamazaki 18

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P1 - 😭 - I heard they are tougher to find in Japan than in the States.

I haven’t had a lot but I like the Nikka Coffee Whiskey. Then again, that’s fairly available in the states around $80/bottle.

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Heard they have good/special blantons over there - as a bourbon guy that’s what id get

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Skip red/black/green. They’re garbage. You want SFTB and Gold

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Search for Japanese in this bowl - there was a great thread just a week or so ago

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Ah, thank you didn't think of this.

Nikka coffey malt
Kaiyo

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Adding it to the list for sure, thanks D2.

Unfortunately it’s often harder to find bottles of Japanese Single Malts in Japan than it is in the US. The US gets allocated a s*** ton more than any other country as these companies are trying to grow their global brand awareness (I used to work for Beam Suntory which owns Yamazaki). However there are some Japan exclusive releases that might be worth keeping an eye out for

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Yamazaki still does Limited Edition releases but man good luck getting hold of those

whatever he can get his hands on that tastes good

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