I finally found it.

[oneirophrenia]

Suntory Whiskey.

And I'm buying it here.

Ladies and gentlemen...for relaxing times--make it Suntory time.

EDIT (added later): Holy SHIT. 49 British pounds comes out to close to $91. Ain't no whiskey on earth worth $91.

But I am not deterred. I will have this fucking whiskey somehow, someday.

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[raincrystal.livejournal.com]

You crack me up. XP

I sort of wish I had a Scarlett Johansson LJ icon, but I only feel like her when I'm not saying anything. So it would never be the right time...

[shad0ws.livejournal.com]

"A glassful of drops, each drop is tomorrow's dream, drink your dreams by the drop"
- from a Suntory glass (in Japan)

... did a quick search to see if there were any other places to buy it. came up fruitless, but i thought you might get a kick out of that. :P

[beeporama.livejournal.com]

The exchange rate isn't very good right now.

There are a lot of whiskey conneisours out there who will easily pay that much for a good bottle; hell, even I have had some scotches that cost $90 for a bottle, and I'm hardly a conneisour. (The Macallan 18 year, and Johnnie Walker Blue Label) Go to the Macallan website, they have some limited bottlings that they are selling for up to 2000 pounds per bottle. (No, that's not a typo!) "Worth" is relative; this is a drink that is also a status symbol for the rich, who can throw around that kind of money. You can't buy good taste, but you can maybe buy the appearance of it.

If I were to spend that much on whiskey, I'd try to get something directly from Scotland. I know, I know, it's cool because it's Japanese-- I've got a bunch of little penguins I paid too much for myself. ^_^

[dorothymonkey.livejournal.com]

You can special order just about any commerciall available liquor straight from the PCLB. You can either call them (1-800-332-PLCB) or just ask the manager at your local liquor store.

[oneirophrenia.livejournal.com]

I've actually had Johnnie Walker Blue Label, and it's pretty damned good--and I'm not a whiskey connosieur by any means. But it's true: you definitely can taste the quality!

Hell, I just want Suntory 'cause it's Japanese and Bill Murray kinda-sorta did the ads for it. :)

[oneirophrenia.livejournal.com]

I sort of figured as much, but I wanted to check online first to see if I could perhaps get a better deal. I'll check 'em out this weekend and get the ball rolling on this!

[beeporama.livejournal.com]

If you do get some, I am most intrigued to taste a Japanese whiskey, and will happily break out my Johnnie Walker Blue for a comparative tasting!