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Japanese whiskey became trendy so the price went nuts. I blame Pewdiepie. There's also something weird about the standards regarding the definition of Japanese whiskey that I'm too lazy to look up.Had some of this Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style this weekend and I really enjoyed it.
I also had some Maker's 46 at the same gathering, and the Old Forester blew it away.
I've heard good things about Japanese whiskey, anyone know a good one that isn't $300?
I have two bottles of sake that I picked up from Costco that will find their way into somebody else's house eventually. I don't care for this particular stuff.
Edit: my laziness won. It was either sit and find out what it is that is problematic about Japanese whiskey or fold laundry and put it away.
The problem is that there aren't many rules about what can be called Japanese whiskey so you never know what you're getting. The top brands have been bled dry and it'll be a few more years before their stuff is plentiful enough for the price to normalize.
You might be able to find Akashi.
The original distiller of Japanese whiskey was told that they didn't like his stuff and he was told to make something that people would buy. He moved North and started his own distillery. He trained in Scotland so his stuff is a lot like scotch (I've herd)
It's expensive though. It's called Nikka Yoichi.
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