bottle keep
{{Short description|Service in Japan}}
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{{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.{{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 }} 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.{{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}} For regular customers, the system is less expensive than paying for single drinks.{{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}} Some restaurants and bars outside Japan have also adopted the service.{{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}}