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Familiar American oak aromas of toasted coconut, dill, and baking spices seamlessly intertwine with notes of creme...
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This golden-hued brandy offers an opulent bouquet of toasted oak, crushed lily petals, meringue, and orange balm....
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Fresh green table grapes and peach pit are fruity and earthy on the nose. A suggestion of sweetness in the mouth...
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AT THE HEART OF THE CAZCABEL RANGE IS OUR BLANCO. A SPIRIT FASHIONED FROM SUN-BAKED BLUE WEBER AGAVE FROM THE HEART...
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CAZCABEL REPOSADO IS RESTED IN AMERICAN OAK BARRELS FOR A MINIMUM OF 9 MONTHS AND BALANCES THE BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN AND...
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Aged for 30 months in 35 year old French and English white oak scotch barrels, as well as American bourbon barrels....
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Look for mild, herbaceous aromas and a fleeting orange-peel note on the palate, concluding with a jalapeño snap. The...
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Aged for 11 months in 35 year old French and English white oak scotch barrels which impart a gentle, woody character...
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Introducing Courvoisier XO Royal, a blend inspired by our historic cognacs that graced the royal courts of Europe. In...
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Golden tequila with aromas of agave, pineapple, and pepper on the nose. Smooth and rich with notes of vanilla bean...
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The Lobos 1707 Anejo is all-natural, gluten-free, and with no color or sugar added and made from 100% Blue Weber...
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Clear gold color. Nutty, sweet, toasty, creamy aromas and flavors of dill, marjoram, orange peel, creme brulee, and...
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PATRÓN EL CIELO features hints of sweet and citrus notes. PATRÓN EL CIELO is best over ice with a slice of orange...
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This is made with a blend of brandies aged for a minimum of 20 years, but it’s surprisingly light and fresh,...
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The bright aroma of honey and peaches doesn’t quite prepare you for how big the flavors are the palate. With the...
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A deep bronze colour for a cognac. An enticing and elegant bouquet with aromas of baked apricot, rich orange and...
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This blend has been aged for at least 20 years in French oak casks, giving it a real complexity, depth of flavour and...
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The Ragnaud Sabourin #4 has a bright straw colour and lovely overtones of honey and amber. On the nose, our VS...
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Delicate vanilla and baking spice aromas lead into a butterscotch-tinged palate. Soft mocha fades into ginger and...
Cognac Tequila 700ml
For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.
Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.
Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.