Bottle keep

{{Short description|Service in Japan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} thumb|right| Patrons' bottles are kept on the shelf in a restaurant in Japan. {{nihongo|'''Bottle keep'''|ボトルキープ|botorukīpu|extra=a wasei-eigo term}}, or '''bottle-keep''', is a service which is provided at some Japanese drinking establishments where a patron can purchase a bottle of liquor and have the unfinished portion stored until a later visit.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cbTC67rFfJsC&q=%22bottle+keep%22&pg=PA42|title=Tuttle New Dictionary of Loanwords in Japanese: A User's Guide to Gairaigo|first=Taeko |last=Kamiya|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|year= 1994|isbn=0804818886|page=42|quote=''botoru kiipu ボトルキープ [Japanese Usage: bottle keep] a system in which one buys a bottle of liquor to be kept at bar'' }}</ref> A bottle retained in this manner is called a ''keep bottle''. The service is offered by a variety of drinking establishments, from casual izakaya to bars in some first-class hotels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intercontinental-strings.jp/restaurant/the_dining/bar/menu_03.html|title=ボトルキープシステム|trans-title=Bottle keep system|publisher=The Strings by InterContinental Tokyo|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223090608/http://intercontinental-strings.jp/restaurant/the_dining/bar/menu_03.html|archivedate=2012-12-23}}{{psc|date=December 2012}}</ref> For regular customers, the system is less expensive than paying for single drinks.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gm5WKBFlLBEC&q=%22bottle+keep%22&pg=PA25|quote=''Many of these bars have a bottle-keep system for regular patrons, who buy a bottle from time to time, as it is less expensive than paying for single drinks for a long run.''|title=Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends|first=Evelyne |last=Resnick|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2008|isbn=978-0230554030|page=25}}</ref> Some restaurants and bars outside Japan have also adopted the service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imbibemagazine.com/bottle-keep-programs-on-the-rise/ |title=Bottle Keep Programs On The Rise |work=Imbibe |date=6 May 2015 |last=Janzen |first=Emma |access-date=1 August 2016}}</ref>

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Category:Japanese cuisine