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Japanese Whisky is going through a boom period at the moment. Top collectable Japanese
whiskies can, and often do, sell for more than top Scotches. I’m talking full bottles, not miniatures,
but the top Japanese Whisky minis are catching up fast.

Suntory Royal, a 1980’s 5cl bottle sold for £14. A high price I thought for a
relatively common blended Japanese whisky. Suntory Gold Blended
Whisky is a 5cl 1970’s bottle, and not a common one. Making it even more
uncommon it is a Russian import. £40 sounds right. The next two are both
from Nikka. The first is a blend of Maltbase Whisky and the second is
known as Tsuru. This was bottled in the 1990’s. Both are 5cl.The first sold
for £26 and the second for £45.
The Ocean Karuizawa distillery was closed a number of years ago but
stocks remained, quietly maturing in barrels. These are gradually being
released and are commanding huge sums. £160 for this straight malt
miniature was cheap – very cheap.

Five US Whiskies but only four Bourbons. The first bottle, as you can see,
is a Maryland Straight Rye 7yo, 1/10pt Whiskey. K&L was a brand of
Standard Distillers Products Inc., once a huge force in the US Whiskey

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