tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936562371243213081.post6392354255912082021..comments2024-02-25T17:20:54.683+09:00Comments on Whiskies R Us: Osaka Whisky Festival 2012 Report - Finale- Clint Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01473933963199033747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936562371243213081.post-81732554933861141782012-07-19T21:15:06.673+09:002012-07-19T21:15:06.673+09:00Stefan, I think you would have been disappointed, ...Stefan, I think you would have been disappointed, like I said a good day out but to travel all the way from Tokyo may not have been worth it. Your thoughts are interesting to hear, seems we are on the same path regarding promotion, and that the big guns were possibly happy to promote their standard line-up possibly for new comers to the scene, again, which isn't a bad thing, but for the enthusiast this may not be appropriate. Let's hope next time we will see something other.- Clint Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473933963199033747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936562371243213081.post-4467643557136200622012-07-19T14:00:22.096+09:002012-07-19T14:00:22.096+09:00Very interesting report, Clint. Thanks for putting...Very interesting report, Clint. Thanks for putting it up!<br />When I first heard about the Whisky Festival in Osaka, I was considering going down for the day, but reading your report it sounds like it was very similar to the Tokyo one, albeit with the selection being a bit more limited in Osaka. It's amazing that except for Mars (and they need to bring their single casks, otherwise they'd have very little to show), none of the other Japanese whisky players brought anything even remotely special. I would have been very disappointed to be honest.<br />I've got the feeling the industry has figured out the fact that the die-hard whisky afficionado will already know the special limited editions and/or buy them anyway, so there's no real benefit for them in terms of promoting them. And the amateur drinker will be happy sampling standard released anyway. Just my two cents.Stefan Van Eyckenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198309838198822144noreply@blogger.com