Drinks

At New York’s Most Exclusive Whisky Bar, a Pour Can Go for $1,300

A look inside Beatbox, where the tipples are Japanese and five’s a crowd

The compact Beatbox maxes out at four guests.

Source: Kono

Japanese whisky fanatics don’t generally look for their beverage of choice in New York’s Chinatown. But soon they will.

Down an alley off the Bowery, behind a camouflaged door at the back of the popular yakitori spot Kono, is the pocket-size Beatbox. On March 21 the whisky and vinyl den opens to the public. Or at least to guests who’ve dined at Kono or know someone who has.