tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post8604072044068594434..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Drinking in Ikebukuro, Part 1Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-22971487876318851482017-08-09T23:08:58.544-04:002017-08-09T23:08:58.544-04:00Oasis, someday. A shame that Quercus's prices ...Oasis, someday. A shame that Quercus's prices were so high. I remember the ¥¥¥ he quoted me on some of the dusty blends were very silly. There's no demand for that stuff other than from one nerd a year, maybe.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-25185030120970188792017-08-09T23:04:08.252-04:002017-08-09T23:04:08.252-04:00Had to go back and check my notes on that one. You...Had to go back and check my notes on that one. You're right, there appears to be plenty of similarities, maybe a little more peat and dust on the 8yo. All the dusty collectors are chasing after the old ex-sherry Glendronach releases. Hopefully that'll keep the price of the ex-bourbon ones almost within range because those are the ones that interest me.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-60049449389024502522017-08-06T21:58:49.011-04:002017-08-06T21:58:49.011-04:00I really wanted to like Quercus, given the locatio...I really wanted to like Quercus, given the location and atmosphere of the place, but if you're going to serve $60 glasses of whisky, I want a bartender in a tuxedo masterfully carving out ice balls behind the counter, not some 20-something guy in a polo shirt who doesn't seem all that interested in whisky and probably spends most shifts lamenting the fact that there are no female customers to chat up. He was a decent-enough guy beyond that, though :) That being said, I'd rather not have the tuxedo-wearing bartender, nor the ice balls, and I'm fine with the casual dude in the polo shirt; just make sure the prices reflect the image of the place, which is a small basement bar on the east side (quiet side) of Ikebukuro at the edge of No Man's Land. <br />Too bad Oasis was closed. <br />Will Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829258658280037551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-1734000937359114902017-08-01T21:22:00.535-04:002017-08-01T21:22:00.535-04:00The Glendronach sounds a fair bit like that Whisky...The Glendronach sounds a fair bit like that Whisky Galore cask, though maybe dirtier.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.com