A thread popped up on 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyo G (general live-discussion) board where whisky lovers gathered to swap recommendations. As names ranged from beginner-friendly blends to pricey single malts, one comment stood out: a great-value whisky in the ¥1,000 range had suddenly stopped getting mentioned right after its ingredient label changed — a jab that got a big laugh out of the thread.
Anyone here actually drinking whisky?
Drinking Chivas Regal Mizunara 12 Year today.
>>2
🥸 Highballs are great with this one.
🥸 Highballs are great with this one.
>>2
I can't really pick up the mizunara (Japanese oak) character… what am I doing wrong?
I can't really pick up the mizunara (Japanese oak) character… what am I doing wrong?
Tell me the best value-for-money pick…
>>3
Blended's fine, right?
For smoky, go with Teacher's.
For fruity, grab a Chivas 12 at Don Quijote.
Blended's fine, right?
For smoky, go with Teacher's.
For fruity, grab a Chivas 12 at Don Quijote.
>>3
Glen Grant Arboralis.
Glen Grant Arboralis.
I'm a beginner —
Cutty Sark, Jameson, The Busker, and Chivas Regal —
which one's best?
Cutty Sark, Jameson, The Busker, and Chivas Regal —
which one's best?
>>4
Drink them all and find your own preference.
Your tastebuds aren't anyone else's, so don't just take their word for it.
Drink them all and find your own preference.
Your tastebuds aren't anyone else's, so don't just take their word for it.
>>4
🥸 My pick is Chivas 12.
🥸 My pick is Chivas 12.
>>4
Cutty Sark's easy to drink, I like it.
For this price range, that's probably the one.
Cutty Sark's easy to drink, I like it.
For this price range, that's probably the one.
Lately I've just been drinking canned Kavalan highballs.
When I make my own highball at home, I hate wasting what's left in the 500ml soda bottle, so I end up overdoing it.
When I make my own highball at home, I hate wasting what's left in the 500ml soda bottle, so I end up overdoing it.
>>13
The yellow can's a better deal than buying the bottle.
The yellow can's a better deal than buying the bottle.
>>13
I feel that.
One bottle of soda gets you about 4 glasses,
so I only crack it open when I'm really in the mood to drink.
I feel that.
One bottle of soda gets you about 4 glasses,
so I only crack it open when I'm really in the mood to drink.
I don't know much about whisky, but I splurged on an Oban 14 to look cool.
Apparently it's great, but honestly I couldn't tell the difference from any other scotch.
Apparently it's great, but honestly I couldn't tell the difference from any other scotch.
>>17
🥸 Oban 14 is fruity and delicious.
🥸 Oban 14 is fruity and delicious.
>>15
The red-label one's pricey too, but it's good.
The red-label one's pricey too, but it's good.
>>20
The sherry one just didn't work for me.
The sherry one just didn't work for me.
>>22
What about the purple one?
The dry one.
I actually like that better than the yellow.
What about the purple one?
The dry one.
I actually like that better than the yellow.
At the end of the day, I'm a Glenfarclas 105 guy.
>>24
🥸 The price went up, but it's still good value.
Insanely heavy sherry-cask character.
🥸 The price went up, but it's still good value.
Insanely heavy sherry-cask character.
>>18
I don't really get what 'fruity' is even supposed to mean here.
I don't really get what 'fruity' is even supposed to mean here.
>>28
🥸 Kind of like green apple, I guess.
🥸 Kind of like green apple, I guess.
I love Teacher's.
Torys (Suntory's budget blend) is good too.
Torys (Suntory's budget blend) is good too.
>>29
🥸 If I'm buying Torys, I'd rather just spend a few hundred yen more and get a scotch.
🥸 If I'm buying Torys, I'd rather just spend a few hundred yen more and get a scotch.
The expensive stuff gets absurdly expensive, but you're all basically drinking ¥2,000-3,000 bottles most of the time, right?
>>51
🥸 I do own pricier bottles, but I only crack them open now and then.
🥸 I do own pricier bottles, but I only crack them open now and then.
>>51
Start the night with the expensive one, then switch to something affordable.
Start the night with the expensive one, then switch to something affordable.
I also grabbed Nikka Frontier — cheap and pretty tasty. Is there anything similar but a step up?
>>73
🥸 Get From the Barrel.
🥸 Get From the Barrel.
>>73
Nikka Coffey Malt.
Nikka Coffey Malt.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmyqiTnVAAEU7rY.jpg
If you're in the ¥1,000 range, this is the one.
If you're in the ¥1,000 range, this is the one.
>>86
This one's genuinely good.
It used to get recommended everywhere, but the second the ingredient label changed, everyone who'd been pushing it just went totally silent — I had to laugh.
Makes you wonder if you guys were actually drinking the whisky, or just drinking the hype.
This one's genuinely good.
It used to get recommended everywhere, but the second the ingredient label changed, everyone who'd been pushing it just went totally silent — I had to laugh.
Makes you wonder if you guys were actually drinking the whisky, or just drinking the hype.
>>86
As long as it's not cut with added spirits, it's worth it.
As long as it's not cut with added spirits, it's worth it.
>>95
A bluish label in the ¥1,000 range — I can't think of anything except >>86.
A bluish label in the ¥1,000 range — I can't think of anything except >>86.
I'm curious about Kavalan too, but I'm hesitant in case the sweetness turns out to be the artificial-sweetener kind.
>>88
🥸 For Kavalan, the yellow canned highball is great value — that's my recommendation.
🥸 For Kavalan, the yellow canned highball is great value — that's my recommendation.
>>88
I keep a bottle of Kavalan around — it's got a refined sweetness, kind of like Macallan.
It's not an artificial-sweetener kind of sweet.
Mix it 1:1 with water over ice (a 'half rock') and it's seriously good.
I keep a bottle of Kavalan around — it's got a refined sweetness, kind of like Macallan.
It's not an artificial-sweetener kind of sweet.
Mix it 1:1 with water over ice (a 'half rock') and it's seriously good.
I bought a whisky for about ¥1,000 at Yamaya or Big (Japanese liquor store chains) and it was amazing, but I can't remember the name. Anyone know? I think the label was kind of blue.
>>95
🥸 That's way too little info to work with.
🥸 That's way too little info to work with.
I post this in whisky threads every so often — anyone want to buy it off me for like ¥100,000?
(Not actually selling, though.)
(Not actually selling, though.)
That was it.
*This article was compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “I’m a Whisky Doctor 🥸.”
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