With the 2013 release having been named World Whisky of the Year in Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2015, this is a hugely anticipated release of Sherried Japanese whisky. Just 5,000 of these sought-after bottles will be available worldwide.
This bottle was part of a private collection
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Our original allocation of this was split between a 3cl dram lottery [4 bottles' worth], a bottle lottery [1 bottle] and an auction (where everything over RRP went to charity) [1 bottle]. Why all the fuss? Read more on our blog.
Raisin, sun-dried tomato, clove, cocoa.
Deep, rich, sweet and sour, chocolate with hazelnuts.
Long, bittersweet, sour.
Deep richness, mellowness and complexity of flavours.
You forgot to mention the self righteous category that you obviously fall under! It seems there are some that feel they are in some way above all of this crazy hype over a drink that we clearly wouldn't even know about unless we heard of it through the Whisky Bible. Of course people are bitter! The process of getting this probably fantastic product fairly to the market place has been an absolute shambles. I fail to see how people voicing their concerns automatically places them in one of the three categories below. Having said that, this is coming from someone who has the time to check in on internet comments on a daily basis for his own personal amusement. I suggest finding a new hobby to avoid your even sadder existence that awaits you once this listing is over!
Question to all of you who thinks the bottles only should be sold to UK residents. I understand that you want to keep the bottles to yourself and thereby getting some kind off better odds of getting one. But what do you think about the countries that dont get any allocation at all? Should they be left outside? The last thing I read was that my country would not have any. I can guarantee that there is 3500 people in Japan (1500 bottles of 5000 to Japan) that thinks that "their" Whisky should not be sold outside of Japan.
I'll be sad when this gets listed - I've enjoyed visiting this page each day to catch up on the slew of hilarious posts. There's just such a perfect mix of the overprivileged, the bitter, and the deluded here that hilarity is pretty much guaranteed.
I think some people might be more annoyed at the returns they wont make more like. It's already at over £1K on an auction site which doesn't end until the weekend and most of these will just appear on these types of sites within a month. How about MOM break the seal for each bottle and then lottery it off. This will sort the genuine drinkers from the money makers. Either way - JUST GET ON WITH IT!
I don't have any issue with either the auction or the raffle. Admittedly I'm not rich enough to win the auction but as for the lottery I'd rather be in with a chance of winning a bottle than having no chance which is where I am currently! It's a tough situation for the retailers as there simply isn't enough to go round but that's true for lots of bottles so I don't see why there is such outrage when there is actually a chance some of the people complaining may actually win a bottle! If I don't win sure I'll be jealous but I'll take the £200 and buy another bottle. I think we should remember that this whole pastime is meant to be fun! And who doesn't get excited at a lottery!
