You guys are gonna kill my budget some day when I can actually afford any of these high priced whiskies T_T
I still have a shot of Hibiki 17 I got in HK from a friend, I'm saving it for when I graduate or something because I can't afford anything that expensive right now.
You guys are gonna kill my budget some day when I can actually afford any of these high priced whiskies T_T
I still have a shot of Hibiki 17 I got in HK from a friend, I'm saving it for when I graduate or something because I can't afford anything that expensive right now.
The Hibiki 12 is a special case in that it's now severely overpriced due to the Japanese whiskey boom. I can no longer find any under $200, and that's way to much to be paying for a 17 year tbh, different if you were in Japan itself tho, then it'd be best to grab a few bottles for an occasion.
Everything else on deadly's list is around £50-80, which is pretty nicely priced for a casual drink so it's not too expensive.
As for if you're looking for a great whiskey to have regularly without breaking your wallet, try Wild Turkey 101 Rye or Bourbon. You should be able to get the for around $25-30, and they are good value for the price
Don't you mean Hibiki 17, not 12? I thought they discontinued the 12 because of demand or something like that? Looks like Hibikek 17 can be had here for about $175 around my part of the woods. In the state down that fixes liquor prices but doesn't add tax, it's sub-$150! Maybe that can be a graduation gift or something
And that's not bad, if I had an extra two week's worth of food budget to throw around lmao, but until I get a job lined up I am being quite frugal with my money for the most part (save for the Chromecast and Philips Hue I just bought this week.....)
Yeah, I can't wait to go back to Japan and just load up on all the liquor I can since they apparently don't give a carp about any imports other than me supposedly needing to pay tax on more than 1L, but I didn't get that checked soooo who cares!
Oh yeah, I'll have to try that out!
Tbh right now though, I have so many half open bottles that I need to finish up first that I'll save that one for another day.
I still haven't opened up my Japanese whisky I got for fear of liking it too much and being stuck paying way too much for another bottle of it :S So my go-to whisky has been Crown Royal if you've ever heard of that. I also recently got Kraken which is a spiced rum that's bloody good too. Plus some sake and a bunch of bottom-shelf stuff that I keep around in case I need some cheap party alcohol lol
Don't you mean Hibiki 17, not 12? I thought they discontinued the 12 because of demand or something like that? Looks like Hibikek 17 can be had here for about $175 around my part of the woods. In the state down that fixes liquor prices but doesn't add tax, it's sub-$150! Maybe that can be a graduation gift or something
And that's not bad, if I had an extra two week's worth of food budget to throw around lmao, but until I get a job lined up I am being quite frugal with my money for the most part (save for the Chromecast and Philips Hue I just bought this week.....)
Yeah, I can't wait to go back to Japan and just load up on all the liquor I can since they apparently don't give a carp about any imports other than me supposedly needing to pay tax on more than 1L, but I didn't get that checked soooo who cares!
Oh yeah, I'll have to try that out!
Tbh right now though, I have so many half open bottles that I need to finish up first that I'll save that one for another day.
I still haven't opened up my Japanese whisky I got for fear of liking it too much and being stuck paying way too much for another bottle of it :S So my go-to whisky has been Crown Royal if you've ever heard of that. I also recently got Kraken which is a spiced rum that's bloody good too. Plus some sake and a bunch of bottom-shelf stuff that I keep around in case I need some cheap party alcohol lol
Yeah, I meant the 17. But basically all the popular ones, Hibiki 12, Hakushu 12, and especially Yamazaki 12 are just so overpriced now that it's ridiculous, no way am I paying over $120+ for a bottle of the Yamazaki 12. For under $150 tho, that's a pretty good bargain on the 17!
I tend to keep open bottles to a maximum of 3 or less since it's just me drinking usually. I try to get a dram semi-often, but it's kinda hard to get through three 70cl bottles in a timely manner before they all go flat and you basically waste good whiskey.I have heard of the Crown Royal line, but as of now, have never seen it on shelves or online over here.
I know what you mean. I still have a bottle of Taketsuru 17 I'm keeping for whatever reason, and I still pine for a nice bottle of Yamazaki 18 I can savor occasionally, but the asian in me is not willing to overpay, thus my search for cheaper alternatives!If not for whiskey, I've recently been enjoying G&T these days, Hendrick's topped up with schweppes tonic water is pretty good on the rocks, it's also less intense on the senses, so much more soothing when I'm trying to relax.
