Why Can’t I Find This Whisky?
The single most common complaint we hear from readers is that they can’t find a particular whisky at their local retailer—especially when it comes to bourbon and other American whiskeys. Many of you write us asking where to locate a particular bottle, or why you can’t find it, or expressing frustration because a coveted whisky is available, but priced many times higher than expected. Unfortunately, there is no simple explanation. So in this issue, writer Sean Evans illuminates the unusual times in which we are living, where American whiskey, and to some extent Japanese and other whiskies as well, disappear from the shelves of licensed retailers almost instantly. In chasing down the whereabouts of these rare whiskeys Evans spent over three months interviewing more than two dozen sources including law enforcement,…