In the basement of the ‘Imported Branded Goods Arcade’ in Namdaemun market, a sprawling traditional wholesale market in central Seoul, tightly packed stalls are piled high with every kind of goods imaginable. Amidst this maze, I find a vendor with at least 600 bottles of rare and collectable whisky. Several similar stalls are dotted about nearby. The shelves groan under row upon row of Springbank, GlenDronach, GlenAllachie, Balvenie,
