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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.89 $15.83
This is bright for a cream Sherry, with green tea and singed ginger notes out front, providing heft to the date,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.94 $15.83
Sea salt, Brazil nut and dried chamomile notes are racy and filigreed, with a stony edge on the finish. Drink now.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $69.95
6 bottles: $68.55
The NV El Tresillo Amontillado Fino is from the El Tresillo solera (hence the same name as the 1874 Amontillado). It...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94 $31.19
Shows lovely focus and persistence, with a prominent thread of bitter almond that runs from start to finish, while...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $59.93 $64.79
The NV Villapanes Oloroso wears a dark amber-brown robe and has a very intense nose, showing some marmalade, dark...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $28.25 $29.74
12 bottles: $19.03
Excellent, Highly Recommended (Great Value) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $32.62
12 bottles: $30.99
Clear color. Aromas of lemon peel, juniper, orris root, earl grey tea, and spearmint with a supple, vibrant,...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.79 $18.73
12 bottles: $16.52
Clear color. Aromas of lemon peel, juniper, orris root, earl grey tea, and spearmint with a supple, vibrant,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.30
12 bottles: $31.56
Clear color. Aromas of lemon peel, juniper, orris root, earl grey tea, and spearmint with a supple, vibrant,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $28.96 $30.48
12 bottles: $23.71
An old-school London Dry style gin recently re-introduced to the States, look for a classic juniper-pine aroma and a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.72 $37.60
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $50.16 $52.80
6 bottles: $45.60
Bright citrus immediately jumps out on the nose—orange peel and clementine—along with dried mango, cinnamon...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.42 $36.23
6 bottles: $32.63
The nose is very mild, but predominantly juniper forward. Quiet and rather straightforward overall. The palate is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $39.79 $41.88
6 bottles: $36.00
We were inspired by the classic London dry gins that use a maceration process and a simple botanical blend. Our goal...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.56 $38.48
6 bottles: $34.40
A curious, unique gin with notes of sage, grilled Sicilian lemon, fenugreek and juniper. Sensual and alluring, the...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $42.00
12 bottles: $37.62
Rúgbraud is a traditional, Icelandic dark rye bread. Rather than baking in an oven, this bread is prepared in the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $45.60
12 bottles: $41.04
This limited-edition “winter aquavit” is finished in former Bourbon and oloroso Sherry casks. The end result is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $53.58 $56.40
6 bottles: $48.00
A remarkable four-grain blended rye whiskey with a final mash bill of 77% Rye, 16% corn, with wheat and barley making...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $39.94
Ideal for Manhattans and other cocktails, this 95% rye has a malty profile that mixes vanilla, crème brûlée, and a...
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Spirits
1.75Ltr
Bottle: $59.94
Ideal for Manhattans and other cocktails, this 95% rye has a malty profile that mixes vanilla, crème brûlée, and a...
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Gin Rye Whiskey Sherry

Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.

In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.

Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.