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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $20.04 $21.10
12 bottles: $18.91
1786 VS is a rich Cognac which is the result of high-quality terroirs and experience. Made from Ugni Blanc grapes and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $25.08 $26.40
12 bottles: $23.94
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.54 $33.20
12 bottles: $30.40
A blend of fine cognacs from 15-30 years old, this XO Cognac is characterized by a pleasant light-gold color,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.64 $31.20
New Richmond, Wisconsin is the hometown of 45th Parallel Distillery. We are currently releasing whiskey at 4 years of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.92
12 bottles: $35.07
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $74.55 $78.47
6 bottles: $62.39
A very delicate blend of eaux-de-vie from Grande and Petite Champagne, aged between 8 and 15 years in cask, and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $65.03
6 bottles: $57.59
TOP 100 SPIRITS OF 2019 - This Cognac offers rich aromas and flavors, yet still remains light and easygoing....
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $60.00 $63.16
A classic, peated single malt, capturing the spirit of Islay and the warmth found in the people, the land and the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $235.52 $247.92
Carefully matured, balancing the influence of oak with that of time, to produce a complex Cognac. Rich, sweet and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $100.32
6 bottles: $99.60
Complex and in need of some time to breathe. However, patience is rewarded with richness, fruit and the layers of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.84
Golden and bright in the glass, the aroma suggests caramel apples. The palate shows plenty of oak and spice, opening...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $62.57
6 bottles: $58.49
This whisky is elegantly polished by the additional white wine cask maturation. Ripe peaches, nectarines and creamy...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $93.31 $98.22
6 bottles: $84.91
Warm rolled oats, baked peach, honeysuckle, and orange marmalade waft from the glass with a touch of sea smoke. Soft...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $107.32
6 bottles: $103.24
Lush, bold, with a dominance of fruit. The wine's influence adds an air of opulence & a deepening of intriguing red...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $246.80 $259.79
A luscious nose with an emphasis of bruised and crushed honeycrisp apple, vanilla bean, warm honey, and sweet cigar...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $243.27 $256.07
Developing with ripe strawberries, drizzled in Highland Honey and delicately sharpened with notes of blackcurrant....
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $511.76
4 bottles: $507.68
With notes of Highland honey, wild strawberries and ripe peaches warmed by the sun - the aroma builds with cocoa...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $62.39
Aged in oak and former Sherry casks, this enticing Scotch has a ripe red-apple scent and rich salted caramel and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $119.62 $125.92
6 bottles: $114.46
A toasty nose with aromas of hazelnut, toffee and sugar cookies. Spicier on the palate with plenty of cinnamon,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $192.53 $202.66
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of toast with orange marmalade, green olive, snicker bar, salted pecans, honey, and...
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Cognac Ice Wine Rye Whiskey Single Malt Scotch

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.

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.