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[QUOTE="Chin Diesel, post: 5319403, member: 34"]
Recently returned from Japan for a work trip.  Wanted to visit the Yamazaki distillery in Osaka, but there is a lottery that gets pulled two months in advance for the tours.  I still visited the museum and picked up a few small bottles at the gift shop- The Single Malt Whisky and the Distillery Exclusive.  I'll be cracking them this weekend to share with friends.

The 12 Year Single Malt is a unicorn in Japan but I was able to find some at a local liquor in a small town.  It was behind a glass case and when I asked if they could open it I was told I needed a membership and store credit card to be eligible to buy it.  Stuff was priced great at about 65%-75% of what I've seen for prices in the US.

Fast forward to this morning and I was at my local Navy Exchange liquor store just checking out to see if there was anything new.  I was looking behind the counter where they keep their limited quantity and high value bottles and saw the Yamazaki 12 year.  Funny enough when I approached the cash register the lady had noticed me checking out what they had and defaulted to asking if I wanted any of the Eagle Rare.  I politely declined, got a price check on the Yamazaki and grabbed that bottle.
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