New the JWhisky and pretty confused lol (USA)

A few weeks ago I picked up a bottle of Hibiki Harmony on a whim. I dug it and started to look into Japanese Whisky a bit more.

Since then, at a restaurant, I had a dram (do we still call it a dram?) of Nikka Yoichi single malt. I really liked it and have been looking to purchase a bottle of it locally.

Looking online, I see it listed for around $90 USD. The only place that sells it in my city however has it marked up to $275. They however were selling Hakushu 12 for $215 which is what I've seen online too. Why was the Yoichi so expensive? I was let into the fancy room and was allowed to pick up the bottle and it looks exactly like what I've seen online (blue bordered label).

There is a Total Wine & Liquor about 60 miles away (I regularly drive down to this part of the state so it's not difficult to visit) that is selling it at that $90 mark...

My question: am I missing something? From what I've been able to tell online, there's only one "Nikka Yoichi Single Malt", and everywhere else is selling it around $90. Is there any sort of funny business here or is my local place just being stupid? I just find it odd that this one particular bottle was marked up so high when the Hakushu was around what looks to be market price.

Anyway -- I like both of these whiskies. I'm planning on waiting till I'm down around the nearest Total Wine to pick up a bottle of the Yoichi. Recs for any others while I'm down there (given what I like so far)?

PS -- I found the Suntory Toki to be absolutely disgusting, just to add another data point