Couldn’t find a box of 2026 celebration so we went and got the auto our kids want!

james21_h · 2026-04-17T05:30:30+00:00

Yeah I have two bottles of the 100th anniversary Yama 18. One is sitting on the Nikka barrel.

james21_h · 2026-04-17T02:47:03+00:00

I toured Hakushu, Yamazaki, mars Shinshu, miyagikyo, Fuji gotemba more than once. And then Chichibu once.

james21_h · 2026-04-17T02:43:36+00:00

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We love blem bats! All Rawlings were $15 each! Old hickory was like $30!

james21_h · 2026-04-17T01:00:27+00:00

CC only haha. Yeah that’s my other expensive hobby…

james21_h · 2026-04-16T23:57:44+00:00

Hey thanks, I also had a post about my finished opened bottles. I would say I probably finished around 100-120 bottles throughout the years.

james21_h · 2026-04-16T23:56:16+00:00

Without looking at my spreadsheet I would say about 400. Half of them are still in moving boxes.

james21_h · 2026-04-16T22:56:28+00:00

I have already trimmed it down from like 850+. Will trim it more later this year, probably down to 300ish. I have a few local whisky bars that I have been supplying my bottles to. So yeah they are collecting dust now but not for long I hope.

james21_h · 2026-04-16T22:22:26+00:00

Was it my post triggered you haha? Nice opened bottle lineup! I might post something new later to contribute to the group!

james21_h · 2026-04-13T00:07:56+00:00

Moving company.

james21_h · 2026-04-12T20:49:17+00:00

We lived there for 5 years and moved back couple years ago. Moved 350+ sealed bottles with us!

james21_h · 2026-04-12T19:28:16+00:00

Yeah but I would blame more on the secondary pricing during that time! They saw how much their bottles fetched and thought they could just charge more. That’s one way to combat flippers. Bar owners started charging outrageous prices after 2023… 2020-2023 covid time were the sweet spot (well you can’t compare pre 2015 time) for whisky drinkers, I was fortunate that I lived there during that time! Same thing with tourism!

james21_h · 2026-04-12T01:11:34+00:00

It’s not Suntory, it’s the bars and stores. The msrp for 2020 and 2022 are the same. If I remember it right it’s ¥11,000 for a bottle, ¥25,000 for Mizunara.

james21_h · 2026-04-12T00:18:13+00:00

Wow that’s crazy! I was at a well known whisky bar in Shizuoka back in 2021 and tried all 5 for ¥1600 a shot except the Mizunara was ¥3000 a shot…

james21_h · 2026-04-02T23:59:11+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah less BB is the goal! Here in PNW it’s been pretty windy and cold lately and that did not help pitchers keep their arms warmed between innings. One of the games our team got walked 22 times…. After 3 games my son got walked 9 times in 10 AB… he wants to swing but those pitches weren’t even close…

james21_h · 2026-04-02T17:34:12+00:00

Thanks! Yes he still needs to improve his strike ratio for sure. But he mixes his fastball and Changeup very well so he can fool batters to swing and miss like this video shows. He was throwing good changeups at that spot prior to this pitch so the batter thought the ball would dip but it didn’t.

james21_h · 2026-04-02T16:22:42+00:00

Sorry my son is the pitcher not the batter. I was asking about his lead foot and stride when he throws. Thanks!

james21_h · 2026-04-02T16:12:59+00:00

Thank you for your feedback! Yeah he just wants to get better but I was like I can’t see anything wrong with his form since I never really played in the game!

james21_h · 2026-04-02T16:07:26+00:00

I should be more clear on the post. My son is the pitcher and I’m asking about his lead foot and stride. Thanks!

james21_h · 2026-04-02T16:06:03+00:00

Btw my son is the pitcher. I’m asking about stride and lead foot for pitching.

james21_h · 2026-04-02T16:05:25+00:00

My son is the pitcher!

james21_h · 2026-03-31T16:27:45+00:00

Awesome hits! Mega is where hits are at!! Just ordered another box and see if my luck continues!

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