If anyone on this thread is planning to visit Tokyo, do yourself a favour and make a reservation at the Tokyo Whisky Library. With over 1300 bottles to choose from, this place is a whisky buff’s dream come true. The whisky menu alone is over 130 pages!
When you order your dram, they’ll climb the tall shelves to fetch your bottle, which is then placed on your table along with your drink. If you order your whisky neat, it’s served in a proper Glencairn glass.
My wife and I decided to sample single malts we had never tried before. Since we’re not big fans of Japanese whisky, we stuck to Islay, Speyside and Highland malts. Her favourite was the Kilchoman Loch Gorm Edition: delicious, super smooth and unusually non-peaty for an Islay. Unfortunately, this one is really hard to find in the wild. We ended up finishing the last few pegs that were left in their bottle!
My favourite was the Abelour A’Bunadh, a true ‘Sherry Bomb’ Speyside. It packs quite a punch as it’s a Cask Strength edition with an ABV of 60.8%. This one just explodes with flavour and has you begging for more! Fortunately, we managed to find a bottle in Tokyo duty free.
The food here is also pretty good, though the portions are pretty small. Just stick to a liquid diet and all will be well with the world.