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[Joshie]

Hey all you scotch drinkers, I will be coming to Korea to teach end of August and was wondering how much does a decent bottle of scotch cost? Such as: johnnie walker black, glenlivet 12, Highland park 12, etc.
Cheers!

[blurgalurgalurga]

jamieson is the best bang for your buck...it's the same price as the other mass produced import schwag. if you want a proper scotch, buy it duty free, ot you will pay waaaay too much.
yeah i know jamie's irish, but cheap irish here beats the hell out of the cheap scotch they have on offer. Only an idiot or a purist buys single malts here.
duty free, man, duty free! if you really want the good stuff. or bring it from home. otherwise...well, you can get a passably drinkable jamie twelve year old for like forty five bucks, or a jamie standard for thirty

[ReeseDog]

Yeah, but Jamieson leaves one asking, "Where's the peat?"

It just ain't scotch.

[Joshie]

Yeah, I much prefer scotch over jameson, but thanks for giving me the prices on jameson because that gives me a rough idea what I am going to expect to pay for the good stuff over there. I do plan on stocking up at the duty free, I heard they have Johnnie walker blue for 120? I wonder how much gold is...

[blackjack]

Don't forget duty free is one bottle.

They never check, but do you really want to be the exception?

[santafly]

If your in Seoul:

There is a liqour/wine shop near Dongdaemun Stadium Station that has reasonably priced scotch (maybe 15 -20 usd more than it is in the states -instead of the price being doubled), Glenlivet, Glenfiddich, I think they had a bottle of Glenmorangie. The place is behind the national medical center (hospital) - go out of Dongdaemun stadium exit 13, walk away from the stadium, take your first left after the hospital (walking along the side of the hospital), this street dead ends - you have to turn right, the store is on your right at the first alleyway intersection. they have a nice wine selection as well - expect to pay double what you would in the states.

[Joshie]

Thanks!

[eamo]

Costco has Macallan 12-year-old for about 70,000won and Glenfiddich Solera reserve for about 55,000won.

[ReeseDog]

[spliff]

^Roger.

[Underwaterbob]

Spliff's losing it lately.

I've never thought much of scotch. What's a scotch that will change my mind?

[ReeseDog]

[blurgalurgalurga]

I likes the Islay ones best, but haven't ever seen one here. I'd pay too much for a Lagavullin and be happy to do it, if I ever saw one in a bottle shop.

For a smoother, less intense whiskey, I will still stick up for the Jamie, though of course it's not Scotch. In Korea, I take a Jamie 12 year over a Glenfiddich or Glenlivet standard by preference now. At first it was economics, but eventually I just really got to really love the stuff.

[Unposter]

In general, any imported liquor is expensive in Korea. But, it seems to me that they are selling the usual assortment of whiskeys including Johny Walker, Glenfiddich and Glenlivet (sp?) in 750 ml bottles at about 1 liter prices. I wouldn't expect anything much more fancy except duty free. Koreans seem to prefer blended scotches, at least that seems to be what is being offered.

Expect to pay rediculous prices for whiskey at bars. If the price reasonsable, I would be very suspicious about quality, tampering etc...

Shop around. These days, in Seoul, plenty of places sell Scotch.

[sojourner1]

I haven't seen any 750 ml bottles, but only 350, 360, 500, and 700's.

The 700 ml bottles are priced at 750 ml prices as short sizing is par for the course when paying to play in Korea. You will find short sizing and higher prices for sure when it comes to bottles, food, and service in most situations. Everything is pretty much smaller, very limited, and more expensive.