MY MOST EXPENSIVE DRAM EVER! Worth it?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
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I venture to a Japanese Theme Park, Moegi no Mura in Kiyosato, discover a hidden whisky bar, and try the most expensive dram of whisky I have ever had. Was it worth it? Find out in this video which is one year in the making!
How was it created? What's the story behind the bottle? What's inside it? How does it taste? All these questions and more are answered in the trademark Kanpai Planet style.
Edited by Danielle Kelly, New Media Eye www.newmediaeye.com
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Mac, you are one of the few reviewers that could do justice to such a special dram. The high quality of your productions provide a proper setting for such a moment. This gives me motivation to seek out such an experience. Kanpai my friend.
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The most expensive whisky I've seen in a bar recently was Macallan 25 for US$450 for a 60ml pour. I didn't order it - I had Austrian white wine instead. For this much money, I could buy multiple bottles of very good whisky. The only situation in which I would spend this much money for a single pour would be exactly the situation presented in this video, an opportunity to try something truly rare and special. I don't think Macallan 25 rises to that level; it may be expensive, but it isn't exactly rare. It's in demand because it is a luxury status symbol. It might even be good, but I'm not terribly impressed with the 12-year, so it won't be high on my priority list the next time I want to blow $450 on booze. Unless I encounter something truly exceptional, my limit for a single pour is around $100, and I don't do that very often.
If I ever happen to visit Japan, I'll have to budget some money and visit this bar. This is the sort of place where it would be worth spending $500 on a single pour of exceptional booze, and I'm sure there will be more than one whisky that I want to try.
Heather - you are spot on! We share exactly the same philosophy about what would make us part with our hard-earned cash! Hope to make it to Bar Perch.
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I'd be nervous handling a 50000yen bottle of whisky too. I was nervous just carrying a 150$ bottle of porto years ago. Can't imagine how nervous I would be with something more than 3 times the price.
And not just a ¥50000 bottle... a ¥50000 dram!
This is absolutely insane mate, sounds lovely too! The place looks genuinely so interesting, and that collection back there too... christ. Cracking video man. Slainte! 🥃
Thanks a lot sir! Glad you enjoyed it. Need to go back and drink more of those delicious delicious bottles!
I will definitely check this place out when visiting Suntory Hakushu. Not even just for the whisky bar, but the park itself sounds like it would be fun to walk around.
Good call! Moegi no Mura is a fun place to visit!
. . . looks like a 'proper' malt-moment 😊
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Thanks for sharing the malt moment. High quality video as always, I would have loved to taste this dram. I see it is not even listed on Whiskybase, no surprise with such a limited number of bottles. 50,000 Yen is a lot of money, but it is more about the journey which led to this dram, and that should be worth every penny. -Slainte
The journey is the fun part, the destination validates the effort!
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Oh wow what a dram and what a story to go with it!
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What a great episode. All the nerves and emotions heightened made this vid extra interesting. So glad you tried it and that they didn't make it out of this world price (even though it's still very expensive). They didn't make it only the super rich's playground. Experiences like these are like highlights of a movie you actually remember. For some reason, great whiskies play with our minds. Like they touch specific 'taste memories' of our minds. Mostly pleasant ones our minds choose to store subconsciously until something wakes it. An example was an aged chardonnay that was so good and complex one of our friends referred a hint of nippa palm fruit. Incredible. Thank you.
Couldn't agree more. That dram is indelibly stuck in my mind, and other drams I try now remind me of it when they express certain notes in a similar way.
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That little theme part reminded me of Huis ten Bosch in Nagasaki! But enough about the park, the Bar and the WHISKEY!!
It sounds like all those years in the barrel really gave a lot of flavour to the spirit, and rounded off all the ethanol.
We're already planning our next trip to Japan, I might see if I can swing by Moegi no Mura (and especially Bar Perch!)
I also got HtB vibes there! I highly recommend a visit to Bar Perch, but start saving now!
Awesome video, man. Great to see you captured the spirit and history of place, not just the drink. Looked like one hell of a tipple!
It truly was Van! A fantastic dram. Glad you enjoyed my take on it. Kanpai!
oh man...I've yet to visit there. Something for the list for next time, Kampai!
Well worth it! Kanpai! 🥃🥃🥃
Didn't fancy giving that glass a good old wack? Brilliant review and tale around the dram and location. Cheers!
There are some bottles I'm far too scared to slap! 🥃
Kubota-san was nervous pouring the dram, you were nervous trying the whisky, I was nervous while you were giving the nosing notes, afraid you would spill some of that precious liquid, or worse, your left hand would hit the glass. I'm so glad none of that happened. Thank you, Mac, for sharing this wonderful, unique experience with us!
Just out of curiosity, what was that Springbank at 16:40?
I did not try the Springbank and so do not know! Was very focused on the Kiyosato whiskies that night, and not spilling anything as you have rightly pointed out!
Absolutely brilliant. The whisky didn't seem half bad either 😉🥃. Endulging taken to whole new level. I salute you Mac! Kanpai
Thanks Menno. I thought a man of your refined taste, and fellow like-minded thoughts about whisky as part of the journey through life, would enjoy this one. Kanpai! 🥃🥃🥃
Mac, throughly enjoyed this. Great editing and inclusions of the surroundings and buildings and the ballet. We lived down the road in the mid 80s in Fujiyoshida and went up to Kofu for our Going Away dinner at a co-worker's family restaurant. We tried some Japanese wines but while good, the great memories are about sharing with friends. Kampai!!
So glad you enjoyed the video, and that we share the same philosphy that everything is connected and is about connection! Kanpai!
Mac, what a delightful video.
I can see that you really enjoyed yourself.
Just to put this into context. This 30 Year Old Hakushu at $500 for 25ml means that it's about $80 a sip and every tiny drop is about $10. That means that when the bartender forced those few last drops into your glass, he was giving you an extra $30-40 worth.
I agree. It was worth it!
As we say in Israel LeChayim! - TO LIFE!!!
Keep well my friend and may you experience many more wonderful moments.
Hi Reb! It was truly fantastic.
A shot in Japan is 30 ml, so yes, Kubota-san was making sure I for value by ensuring I got every last drop!
TO LIFE indeed!
@@KanpaiPlanet My mistake. I assumed he was using a standard size double sided (60/30 ml) Jigger measuring cup. It looked like at 8:47 that he only poured about 3/4 of the measure which I estimated to be about 25ml.
If you say it was the full 30ml then I won't squabble over that $100 or so. (Ha Ha!)
I hope it was the full 30ml！ 🤓
@@KanpaiPlanet I don't mean to bore you but I think the bartender was justified in not filling it up to the 30 ml maximum. He would have ended up spilling $50 worth of whisky.
It reminds me of the Mishna (Jewish Legal work) which defines the technical details of the commandment to drink a glass of wine to sanctify the Sabbath every Friday night and the commandment to drink 4 glasses of wine on the first night of the festival of Pesach.
In order to fulfil the commandment we first need to know what the minimum acceptable volume of a glass of wine is. By calculating thumb units and the volume of the average cheek, the Rabbis came to a volume that roughly approximates to 86 cc.
However, when it came to manufacturing the actual glasses, the Rabbis demanded that the minimum size be 90 cc. Why? Because if someone takes a glass of exactly the minimum required to fulfil the commandment and manages to spill even one drop, then he now has less than the minimum. Therefore the Rabbis demanded slightly more than the minimum to allow for spillage.
Incidentally, based on this Mishna, the Tosfos on the Talmud (compiled during the Roman invasion of Israel, around 2,000 years ago), calculated the definition of a glass of Mashkeh (Distilled spirit) and came to a volume which approximates 29 CC.
I love the insight! Oversized glasses for the win! Thanks for sharing this story Reb.
Love the content Mac. Learned about a unique whisky and a unique place. Did you also try that pear shaped Springbank on the bar at the end of the video?
I did not try the Springbank. Was very focused on the Kiyosato whiskies that night. Clearly I need to go back!
Interesting and amazing.
Thanks for sharing, Mac.
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Brilliant video and thanks for sharing this amazing experience
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Amazing video & experience, Mac ! The oldest Hakushu I tried is the 25 yo official release, back to 2011 in a Belgian festival in which I was a B.A. for an Australian brand (thanks to Misako Udo !). In fact it was sampled & I tried it only back in Paris (I still have the empty sample with her writing, mind you). And the oldest Japanese whisky I tried is a 41 yo Karuizawa...But what strikes me here is the great cask choice (all Bourbon if I understood well) because I have the impression that first fill Sherry casks do not always serve at best the distillery's house style in my opinion & the abv, which is perfect for long time aged whiskies & other spirits (as often I believe that 43 % abv doesn't always serve enough the distillate, as it is often a complex blend of casks...). The notes you give show a perfect balance, richness & complexity I don't always find in all Hakushu's OB/IB releases I have to say (even if it is a distillery I like a lot), so I can only imagine this is a winner, well done, Mac ! 👍 Indeed, I love too the "forestness" of Hakushu, but I also have to say, that, several times on cam appeared a certain legendary "S" bottle I haven't tried yet, so yeah a place to visit for sure ! Thanks for sharing this precious memory with us, Mac ! 🙏
Thank YOU for watching, commenting and your insight @gregswhiskyguide. I really believe that you absolutely would have loved not just this dram but this moment in time. Hopefully you get to come to Japan soon and experience similar. All the best from Tokyo. Mac.
@@KanpaiPlanet Do Itashimashte, Mac-San ! I think so, hopefully some day, Warm Greetings from Paris !
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Good job Mac ! Cheers !
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Extremely interesting my friend.
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I can't believe I didn't watch this sooner and waited till now. I miss your reviews Mac! This was wonderful and the emotion of it all I think translated really well, at least for me.
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I was thinking Mac don’t spill it!!! 😂
I was surprised the older owner didn’t drink!!!!! ? 😮
I was very nervous swilling it around!
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Nice Mac! Do you know what the other whiskies on his Top-5 are? I guess you sat on this video for while considering the weather from the b-shoots? 面白いビデオMacさん
Hi Martin. Joji mentioned Yamazaki 50 and Yamazaki 55. Not sure what his other two would be. At a guess, the infamous Age Unknown release, and then one more mystery Suntory!
Wow... wow... wow... out of curiosity, does the bar sell all their other whiskies at cost price? Or close to? Might have to find a way to go there next time in Japan!
I cannot speak for the entire menu, but from what I have seen I feel pricing it fair.
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Old and fabulous old Yamazaki and Hakushu is simply amazing. Having said that, he's influenced by the people around him. It definitely has an influence.
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Great job Mac. Don’t they have doubles? 😂😂
If you are buying my friend, then yes! 🥃🥃🤓
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So cool!!!!
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Love Hakushu
It is indeed a tremendous place producing on the whole tremendous liquid!
Whats the name of the glass? 😊
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High end Japanese whisky is overrated and overpriced imo. Sure some are very nice, but you have to be aware you are buying so much hype it's ridiculous.
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What is japanese for 'Blow the budget"? Google suggests 予算を吹き飛ばす Yosan o fukitobasu. Kanpai
予算超過 or 予算オーバー are better, but yes, BLOW THE BUDGET I did!
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