Japanese Whisky Is Growing Scarce; Here Are New Brands to Stock Up On
Your favorite age-statement whiskies from Hibiki and friends are drying up because of demand, so here are some cult distillers you should jump on before the world discovers them
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At Union Square Wines & Spirits, one of the best stocked shops in New York, wine director Jesse Salazar has a problem: His customers want Japanese whisky—and he can’t get his hands on new bottles right now. In frustration, he even tweeted this photo of an invoice: “Item not available,” it reads, straight down the line.
“We tried to place an order for Japanese whisky,” he says, but it was impossible to get it filled. “Anything older than 12 years old has become something of a unicorn.”