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Spirits
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Bottle: $32.74 $34.46
Wonderfully savory on the nose, with hints of fire-roasted herbs and tomatoes, flint, and cedar before tropical...
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Spirits
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Surprisingly floral and delicate, this workhorse silver tequila has a pleasing agave aroma and a crisp, peppy flavor...
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Spirits
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This is almost neutral on the nose, with a slightly fruity fragrance. On the palate, this soft blanco shows anise,...
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Succulent melon and citrus fill the nose with a touch of sweetgrass, vanilla, and thyme. Invigorating on the palate...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $65.64 $69.10
Baked apple, clover honey, and graham cracker combine to create a decadent nose that many a bourbon drinker will find...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $59.94
Co-owned by actor George Clooney and nightlife impresario Rande Gerber, this blanco is smooth and light. The aromas...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $56.53 $59.51
Sip or mix this reposado, which is backed by actor George Clooney. Look for pleasing butterscotch and maple sugar,...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $39.45 $45.08
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of werther’s original butterscotch candies, cassis leaves, blond tobacco, coconut...
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Spirits
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A fresh, vibrant unaged tequila with vivid aromatics of salted lime, bell pepper, and candied cinnamon. On tasting...
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Spirits
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This light gold reposado balances vanilla sweetness with mild, zingy notes of mint, menthol and green pepper,...
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Red
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Rich and plummy quite lush for a ‘basic’ Liter wine, with almost a New World fleshiness.
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The world's leading brand of tequila. Smooth tasting, with a hint of sweetness and a rich, well-balanced character of...
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Spirits
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A true silver tequila, Cuervo® Silver is the epitome of smooth. The master distillers at La Rojeña crafted this...
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Spirit
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Bottle: $21.65 $22.79
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Inspired by the mangonada, Mango Shotta is designed to take your party anywhere. Mango and jalapeño flavors shake...
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Bottle: $33.76 $35.54
Piquant aromas of green grass and minerals. In the mouth it is incredibly refreshing and light with notes of ripe...
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Bottle: $28.78 $30.30
For those who prefer their Tequila with a sweeter side, this blanco offers a vanilla-marshmallow scent, which is...
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Bottle: $29.87 $31.44
This pale-straw Tequila has a mild, strikingly pear-like aroma. Soft and fleetingly sweet on the tongue, it features...
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Red
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Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
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This is bottled and made in the shared Buchegger-Mayr winery. 100% Zweigelt, grown in loess soils. The fruit is...

Armagnac Ice Wine Tequila Zweigelt 1.0Ltr

Armagnac is a beloved grape brandy, hailing from the beautiful French region of Gascony, in the south-west of the country. It has been in constant production since sometime just before the fifteenth century, and over the decades has been the toast of royal households across Europe. Today, it is still enjoyed for its unique flavor profile and characteristics, and although it is understandably compared with Cognac, its more famous cousin, lovers of Armagnac claim that its distinctive rusticity and full body make it a superior brandy, perfect as a digestif or as an evening treat.

Armagnac is made from more than one grape varietal, but the major player in this drink is the fine Ugni Blanc grape, more commonly known by its Italian name, Trebbiano. This is one of the most widely planted grape varietals in the world, and grows beautifully in Gascony, which has a similar microclimate as its neighbouring wine region, Bordeaux. Armagnac grapes reveal fascinating and complex flavors after distillation, which commonly include christmas cake, earthy, oaky notes and praline.

Armagnac is sold under two categories - vintage, and non-vintage. A vintage Armagnac is made from a blend of grapes which have been grown in a single year, and will have the date printed on the label. Non-vintage Armagnacs, on the other hand, are labelled according to their age. V.S indicates that the brandy has been aged for a minimum of two years, VSOP for four years, XO six years, and Hors d’Age is a premium Armagnac which has been aged for at least ten years.

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.