***This deal is expired***
[Prices Updated 8/28/2017]

Exclusive Japanese whisky sets now available at our liquor store in Kyoto. All sets can be purchased duty-free with a passport. Enjoy fantastic savings on these incredible Japanese whiskies, gin, and sake!

These items can be delivered to major hotels in Kyoto free of charge for your convenience! Please ask the staff if delivery is possible for your hotel. Enjoy your day in Kyoto without the burden of carrying these heavy bottles back with you! This free delivery offer applies to all sales at Liquor Burn Gion over ¥50,000 (before tax). Remember, you can shop duty-free with your passport. **Please note that a copy of your passport can NOT be accepted. Your physical passport is required.
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Delivery Time
Delivery will be made to your hotel within 6 hours of purchase. Please understand that unexpected delays may be possible. Thank you for your understanding.

Now, let's talk about these exclusive Japanese whisky sets!

Gold Set
Yamazaki 18 Year Old Single Malt 
Hibiki 21 Years Old Premium Blend
Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin - crafted by Japan's first dedicated artisan gin distillery!
Price: ¥98,000 (+tax)

Silver Set
Yamazaki 18 Year Old Single Malt OR Hibiki 21 Years Old Premium Blend
The Nikka 12 Years Old
Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin
Premium Japanese Sake "Eikun" Junmai Dai Ginjo (highest category of sake)
Price: ¥60,000 (+tax)

Bronze Set
Yamazaki 18 Year Old Single Malt  OR Hibiki 21 Years Old Premium Blend
Hibiki Japanese Harmony (nonvintage)
Ki No Bi Kyoto Dry Gin
Premium Japanese Sake "Shinsei" Junmai Dai Ginjo (highest category of sake)
Price: ¥53,000 (+tax)

More Specials on Japanese Whisky
Both the Yamazaki 18 Year Old Single Malt and Hibiki 21 Years Old Premium Blend can be purchased separately for ¥48,000 each. This is a special discount price on these hard-to-find Japanese whiskies!

These exclusive deals only last while stock is available! 

See you soon,
Liquor Burn Gion

 Attention Japanese Whisky Lovers,

​Demand for Japanese whisky has been off the charts since the Fall of 2014. It has been especially difficult to keep Suntory's whiskies in stock such as Yamazaki and Hibiki. As always we're doing our best to keep as many bottles in stock as possible. While we can not guarantee that a particle bottle or vintage of Suntory whisky will be in stock we can give a reasonable guarantee that three great bottles from Nikka Distillery will be available: 

1. Rare Old Super Nikka (read about it here)
2. Nikka 12 Years Old Premium Blend (read about it here)
3. Taketsuru Pure Malt NV

We wish you the best of luck with whisky hunting in Kyoto and hope to see you soon!

Liquor Burn Gion

Attention Japanese Whisky Lovers,

Many visitors coming to Kyoto are familiar with the incredible whiskies from Suntory such as the Yamazaki, Hakushu, and Hibiki. We've been happy to provide these amazing Japanese whiskies and we're doing our best to keep them on the shelf (a big challenge!). However Suntory is not the only Japanese distiller crafting delicious Japanese whisky. Nikka Whisky has many fantastic bottles and today we will talk about The Nikka 12 Years Old Premium Blended Whisky.

The Nikka 12 years old is quite simply a superbly well-balanced blend. It's good enough to sip and be enjoyed neat. This is a high quality whisky. The blend is the product of single malt whiskies from Nikka's Yoichi and Miyagikyo distillers as well as their renowned Coffey grain whisky. The asymmetric bottle design was inspired by the neck of the Japanese kimono. Buy this bottle while you're in Japan because it's still waiting on its international debut! This whisky is currently only available in Japan.

Here are the tasting notes from thewhiskyexchange.com:

• Nose: Punchy and spicy, with green peppercorns battling it out with red fruits, butterscotch and nutmeg. Precise and poised.
• Palate: Rich, clean fruit – greengages and Granny Smith apples. Vibrant fruit-cake notes with a hint of toffee and sweet spice to smooth things out.
• Finish: Very fresh despite the richness, this is a class act. Refreshing and moreish.
• Comment: Beautifully balanced between tempting sweetness and refreshing fruit. Lovely stuff.

Our liquor store is a duty-free shop and we have an excellent price on this fine bottle. We also carry the popular Nikka from the Barrel.

Readers: Have you tasted The Nikka 12 Years Old? What did you think? Feel free to give us your opinion and tasting notes in the comment section below!

See you soon,
Liquor Burn Gion

Learn more about The Nikka 12 Years Old Premium Blended Whisky:

• Whiskyanalysis.com
• Nonjatta (excellent Japanese whisky blog!)

Greetings Whisky Lovers,

We have put together a list of the Japanese whisky we currently have on the shelf at Liquor Burn Gion in Kyoto, Japan. We hope that we have the bottle you are looking for! *Please note that the huge increase in demand from around the world for Suntory whisky, such as Yamazaki, has created a shortage of domestic stock in Japan. We can not restock our shelves as quickly as we would like. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. We value your business very highly.

Suntory Whisky

• The Yamazaki Single Malt: 18 years old & nonvintage
  • ***We also stock Yamazaki 12 year but it sells out as soon as we put it on the shelf. We can't guarantee that it will be here when you arrive at our store. Our sincere apologies.
• The Hakushu Single Malt: 12 years old & nonvintage
• Hibiki Japanese Harmony (Suntory's Premium Blend): 17 years old, 12 years old, & nonvintage
• The Chita Single Grain Whisky (NEW premium whisky from Suntory!)
• Non-premium blends from Suntory: Suntory Whisky ("Kakubin," the original blended whisky from Suntory), Suntory Old Whisky, Tory's, Royal Blended Whisky, Special Reserve, Royal Blended Whisky Founder's Ideal

Nikka Whisky

• Miyagikyo Single Malt (highly recommended!)
• Yoichi Single Malt
• Taketsuru Pure Malt
• The Nikka 12 Year Old Blend
• The Blend of Nikka - Malt Based Whisky
• Rare Old Super Nikka

Have a wonderful day in beautiful Kyoto!
Liquor Burn Gion

Today we have our 1st Whisky Spotlight for all of you whisky lovers visiting Kyoto. Let's talk about a fantastic Japanese whisky from Nikka Distillery called Miyagikyo Single Malt. Nikka distillery was founded in 1934 by legendary Japanese distiller Masataka Taketsuru. Taketsuru studied the art of distilling in Scotland and returned to Japan to help Suntory build the Yamazaki Distillery, Japan's first commercial whisky distillery and the home of Suntory's famous Yamazaki Single Malt. In 1934 Taketsuru left Suntory and opened his own distillery on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido in a place called Yoichi. Taketsuru felt that Hokkaido was the best location to distill whisky in Japan due to its similarity to Scotland in terms of climate and landscape.

Nikka opened the Miyagikyo Distillery in 1969 near Sendai, the capitol city of Miyagi Prefecture. This distillery is set in a gorgeous natural landscape with an ample supply of pure water. While the Yoichi Single Malt aims to be a truly Scottish style whisky the Miyagikyo Single Malt has a more unique, more Japanese flavor profile. 

Tasting Notes from Nikka:

This single malt whisky features a sweet and elegant fragrance like fresh flowers, combined with a soft maltiness and a delicate, gentle and appealing mature essence derived from sherry casks.

From our tastings we picked up a delightfully chocolatey taste. The finish in the sherry casks adds a wonderful deep fruity tone. The Miyagikyo Single Malt is an excellent addition to any whisky collection.

Purchase the Miyagikyo Single Malt today at Liquor Burn Gion duty-free in Kyoto!