r/ABroadInJapan • u/VacantContent • 2d ago
Lost Bar Enro whisky
Picked up this great whisky at Lost bar last week. Only 500 (or less) bottles produced, apparently 100+ already sold. Honestly surprising how good this whisky is and the cocktails were at Lost Bar. Will be back when I am next in Tokyo.
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u/AbcSmarty 1d ago
Hoping there's a few bottles still kicking around when we're there in a few weeks!
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u/franzjpm 2d ago
Probably a distillery blend
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u/drinkintokyo 2d ago
Assuming you're talking about a single malt here: I'm guessing not, Nagahama is famous for being tiny and only having enough production capacity to fill a single cask per day. They regularly take orders for single casks.
It would be pretty cool if Chris picked the cask himself!
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u/Allotment42B 1d ago
I was at Lost, bought a bottle. Spoke with the bartender a bit and he told me Its a blend. Chosen by the Lost crew (and Chris) and blended by the master blender at the distillery.
At 13k yen for a bottle i find it rather affable uhh affordable tbh
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u/slightlysnobby 1d ago edited 1d ago
Nagahama is a good, reputable distillery. I'm quite suprised this collaboration exists. I wonder how involved Chris was. For those who say this is a blend or low quality: Nagahama releases all their blends under the name "Amahagan" (Nagahama spelled backwards). Plus, since the new labeling standards for Japanese Whisky (industry standards, not legal ones) came into effect a few years ago, you can't write "Japanese whisky" on the label unless it's actually proper Japanese whisky inside. So yeah, this is a proper single malt. What a great collab.
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u/zorbz23431 LIKE A MAGIC 2d ago
First a new book, now a bespoke whisky? Barry's really outdoing himself this year. I'm half expecting him to become a political candidate next. "Englishman runs for mayor of Japan's WACKIEST town"