Special edition GNG label whisky released in Japan

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Special edition GNG label whisky released in Japan

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This felt like such a bizarre thing that I felt it warranted its own topic.

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Ginga whisky :surprisegin:

According to the official store page, it's made by the Scottish Ardmore distillery and had a limited batch of 198 bottles. This news article says it went on sale roughly a month ago, on March 16th.

Never expected to see the day we'd see officially licensed Ginga booze, but here we are :surprisegin:
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I have the strangest sense of patriotism in knowing that Ginga whiskey is distilled in my home country. :nosebleed:

Also, could they not have picked a better label for the bottle than the Shin Gaiden cover of Gin, John and Kurotora mourning Benizakura? What's the subliminality there? "Benizakura is dead, let's drink to drown our sorrows"? :THOT:
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Still think it shoulda been a gin!
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This is without a doubt the most bizarre "collectable" thing to come out of the Ginga franchise.

I've wanted to know the reason why, and the only thing I can find from the websites is that whiskey collector Hideo Yamaoka did a survey and GNG is popular among bartenders? That's it? :bon3:
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Arano wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:26 am This is without a doubt the most bizarre "collectable" thing to come out of the Ginga franchise.

I've wanted to know the reason why, and the only thing I can find from the websites is that whiskey collector Hideo Yamaoka did a survey and GNG is popular among bartenders? That's it? :bon3:
Looking at Whisky Mew's catalog, they seem to have sold a bunch of different whiskeys with special "old school shounen manga" labels. I guess that's just something they specialize in.

It is admittedly a pretty strange niche, but since they all seem to be sold out, it seems to be working out well enough.
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Wolpard wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:00 am Still think it shoulda been a gin!
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THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING!
I did a Ginga dog horoscope and according my calculations, I am most like Gin! Am I lucky?

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be most like Tesshin! I feel quite honoured!
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Wooooo I want it :nosebleed:
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I'd love to buy them!! :bon1:
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Yeah same here! :D
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I'm curious if anyone on GB managed to get ahold of one of these! I checked the breweries website and apparently they ship worldwide, but obviously this is sold out now. I really wanted one because it's such a seemingly random collectible. I don't even drink but man I'd love to have it! Even just the empty bottle would be nice.
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Oh I remember hearing about these a lil while ago!

I would've love to have gotten one. Even if it's just the empty bottle xD
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I would give my soul for a taste of that whisky!
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This is so interesting and unique. Definitely not something I would expect for official merch.
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