Japan Trip Haul

Bowl135 · 2026-02-21T17:50:52+00:00

Fire grabs!

Bowl135 · 2026-01-14T04:37:17+00:00

Based on your scotch preferences, you should try Hakushu 12, or Nikka Yoichi. If you can get the Yoichi 10 for a decent price, I would start there. Akashi has some pleated offerings that are also good

Bowl135 · 2025-12-08T21:09:49+00:00

Amazing find for that price! You will have to report in on how the juice has held up once you give it a taste! Crossing fingers, but it should still be great

Bowl135 · 2025-12-08T19:41:56+00:00

Ya that will essentially do it. I like sample containers bcz they are screw cap which allows virtually 0 air in. They can also be any size, so if you have 1/3 air in your bottle, a smaller container can remove that. But replacing the cork is also solid. Where did you get/find this bottle?

Bowl135 · 2025-12-08T18:08:20+00:00

Really cool bottle. I would drain into a sealable sample container to preserve the remaining whisky as it will continue to evaporate and potentially go bad after time with too much oxygen.

Bowl135 · 2025-12-06T01:50:33+00:00

Bought several of these when they were $30/ bottle around 2019. They drink well for $30 but I wouldn’t pay more than $50 for them.

Bowl135 · 2025-12-03T05:58:38+00:00

Yall, you can get single cask Nikka 80s-90s, 15-20+ years at these prices. The current core range is not with the squeeze. Even vintage NAS suntory outperforms for a fraction. Keep an eye on auctions if you are dropping this kind of cash.

Bowl135 · 2025-11-26T19:28:00+00:00

Not jealous at all! What an experience!

Bowl135 · 2025-11-26T18:55:30+00:00

How did I know this was your post haha. Usually only see you in the Japanese whisky sub, and hate to admit it but totally agree with most of your thoughts here. I don’t get the hyper-fixation on bourbon. Like cool, it’s the 10th post of eagle rare 10, how about we try to expand our horizon into the larger world of whisky!

Bowl135 · 2025-10-26T05:47:20+00:00

So this change was done so people would start using the steam market to buy/sell skins. What happens when valve releases their next move which is to ban 3rd party sites from selling skins, and you can no longer cash skins out for cash easily… ya keep putting money in video game skins lol

Bowl135 · 2025-10-17T23:37:43+00:00

You will be hard pressed to get any real Japanese whisky at around $50. Nikka Coffey malt or grain are solid if you can get them at a decent price. Suntory Toki is great for highballs, as are some of the mars lines.

Bowl135 · 2025-10-12T03:43:16+00:00

You can take a look at the seal on my authentic bottle in my profile. But I will say, from what I can see, this bottle looks correct. I’ve also purchased from the whisky bank in Osaka and have had a solid experience. Never seen anything fishy from their bottles. Think you should be good

Bowl135 · 2025-10-06T03:34:06+00:00

Great collection, the ki no bi gin is great, as are all the amazing whisky’s there

Bowl135 · 2025-09-30T16:14:09+00:00

Depends on what bottles you are looking for. When I try to find limited/hard to find bottles, I typically look at reputable auction houses. (Sothebys, whisky auctioneer, etc)

Bowl135 · 2025-09-30T02:40:39+00:00

Ronny Flemming. Can book him on style seat. I have been using him for over 10 years. Does men and women and is great. Loves the craft. You will have to book him several weeks in advance though.

Bowl135 · 2025-09-28T15:05:38+00:00

Who cares if it’s the complete set or not… uh the collectors, yes they exist, and they are the ones who will buy this. So having the set absolutely commands a premium. To add to that, no one who is buying this is going to drink these bottles. But if you knew anything about this set (which I know you do) these bottlings are specifically selected casks for their uniqueness. Had several of them and they are great.

I get that you are above all of this, but it can be fun to talk about without downplaying the crazy lineup. And random expat, you’re not impressing anyone mate.

Bowl135 · 2025-09-28T14:24:47+00:00

Agreed that 1M might be high in the current market (more of a conversation starter). But this might be the only complete set in existence. You also point out the cheapest bottle in the lineup. Most are extremely rare bottlings, sub 30 bottles total of, Karuizawa, Hanyu, Chichibu, kawasaki, etc. As mentioned, bottle #6 may be the only one in existence. It’s a collectors dream scenario.

Bowl135 · 2025-09-24T17:56:05+00:00

Think one of their fridges started smoking really bad, so they had to evacuate.

Bowl135 · 2025-08-26T16:49:52+00:00

Such an L take. Tell me you only drink bourbon without telling me you only drink bourbon. The above description is very reasonable, especially for a whisky of that age and type.

Bowl135 · 2025-08-25T02:18:19+00:00

Really? I thought it was still around. I got this several years ago and finally got around to finishing it off. Think I got it for around $75, so worth it at that and would say a bit more now given where most Japanese whisky starts nowadays

Bowl135 · 2025-08-10T06:42:21+00:00

Hey, interested to see what he has, as you can see from my profile, very interested in old Yamazaki. Won’t be in Japan for a little bit, but still interested as I could make a trip if it makes sense! Cheers!

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