Joking aside, I would go for Taketsuru 17 not a perfect replacement but it’ll do. Brendan Asher Pillai, Bar Manager, The Single Cask, and WhiskyMate You can find beautiful whisky and very good value for money – I am thinking about Glann ar Mor from France or Paul John from India, just to name two. Time to find a better value for money.įor good substitutes to Japanese whisky, explore new territories such as France, India, Australia. Hibiki 17 and the 21 today are overpriced. It will be a fun time, and you will increase your whisky knowledge. Just go to some whisky bars – and Singapore has many – and find a replacement by tasting some new whisky that you have never tried before. There are hundreds of better whisky on the market, and cheaper too. I would just say, keep cool – it is just Hibiki 17. They are rushing to shops and online websites to buy everything they can. I see people acting like it is the end of the world. We asked two simple questions: What would be a good replacement for Hibiki 17 and why? And What would be a good ‘substitute’ for people who are so used to Japanese whisky? And why? This is what they had to say… Emmanuel Dron, Owner, The Auld Alliance
And they know a thing a two about whisky, too. Perhaps it’s time we address alternatives till prices correct themselves to less ludicrous levels?īut don’t just take it from us, take it from the people who have to deal with the same “do you have ?” questions every day at work. But prices have gotten a little silly in the open market, to say the least, and there’s much more value to be found elsewhere. Just to be clear, we not slagging off Japanese whisky here and it has to be said that they’ve done quite an outstanding job in maintaining quality despite the overwhelming demand. With prices for Hibiki 17 jumping the shark – the blend is even more expensive than the Single Malt Hakushu 18 in some instances – we’d like to reassure all those who have a fixation an unhealthy obsession with Japanese whisky that there’s plenty of proverbial fish out at sea.
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