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A Japanese Whisky Primer cont.
To sample by the glass, hit San Francisco’s Nihon Whisky Lounge. Offering what is arguably the best bar selection in the United States, Nihon serves Yamazaki 12, 18, 1986 sherry wood, and vintage 1994; Nikka Gold; and Hibiki 12 and 17. In Denver, belly up to the Whiskey Bar for some Yamazaki 12; in Manhattan, hit the Brandy Library or d.b.a.
For those seeking a bottle, only Yamazaki 12 and 18 are widely available in US stores; other brands must be ordered online.
California:
BevMo!
Florida:
Total Wine & More
Illinois:
Binny’s Beverage Depot
Sam’s Club
Kentucky:
Cork ’N Bottle
Massachusetts:
Julio’s Liquors
Yankee Spirits
Nevada:
Lee’s Discount Liquor (702-870-6300)
New York:
Astor Wines & Spirits
Park Avenue Liquor Shop
Oregon:
11th Avenue Liquor (503-236-2076)
Texas:
Goody Goody Liquors
Sigel’s
Spec’s
For more variety, order online from these reputable UK sellers:
Royal Mile Whiskies
The Whisky Exchange
Whisky-Online.com
Whiskys.co.uk
Read more about Japanese whisky at:
Malt Maniacs
Nikka Whisky
Suntory
Whiskyfun.com
Ah. Fantastic.
FINALLY, Japanese whisky is getting it's due. Oh, wait. This is over two years old?
Well. At least it's SOMETHING.
The good news? In Seattle, there's Liberty, one of the few bars in America where they focus on not just fine whisk(e)y, but even Japanese whisky, where at any one time has no less than six very hard to find Japanese whiskies. And, it's hard to find because,...+READ
Ah. Fantastic.
FINALLY, Japanese whisky is getting it's due. Oh, wait. This is over two years old?
Well. At least it's SOMETHING.
The good news? In Seattle, there's Liberty, one of the few bars in America where they focus on not just fine whisk(e)y, but even Japanese whisky, where at any one time has no less than six very hard to find Japanese whiskies. And, it's hard to find because, well, only three kinds of Japanese whisky are sold in the US, so one must find...other...methods for getting these spirits into our bars and glasses.
But, they're worth trying for sure.-COLLAPSE
If you want to pick up Japanese whisky a good place is the airport. There's a chain called "DFS" and you can find them at most major airports and they usually stock a pretty good overall selection of Japanese whiskys.
Thank you very much for this article. I've learned quite a bit now. I've only had Yamazaki 12 and 18 but find them to be indispensable in my whisky collection. I prefer milder Scotches, and to me they both hit the mark. Y18 is heaven.
Based on personal experience, I don't know if I would consider Yamazaki to be "widely available" in the U.S. Maybe online, but at stores it was hit-and-miss that...+READ
Thank you very much for this article. I've learned quite a bit now. I've only had Yamazaki 12 and 18 but find them to be indispensable in my whisky collection. I prefer milder Scotches, and to me they both hit the mark. Y18 is heaven.
Based on personal experience, I don't know if I would consider Yamazaki to be "widely available" in the U.S. Maybe online, but at stores it was hit-and-miss that swung more towards "miss." Granted I live in Idaho were they usually have between 5-10 bottles of Y12 in the entire state. But I used to be a lifelong L.A. native, and I only ever saw Y12 in larger liquor stores and Japanese supermarkets. I never saw any at BevMo. Y18 is even rarer. I only saw it at Japanese markets for $100. I requested it at the beverage warehouse I always went to and got it for $80 (that's still their price). They sell the Y12 for $34, which is a good price now because the price seems to have jumped dramatically. I was paying around $30 in Idaho, but now it has jumped to $45 since about February. I'm torn whether to mention the warehouse since I don't want to sound like a shill, but I'll mention the place and their website if someone requests it. They do ship.-COLLAPSE