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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $99.93 $105.19
Arbikie's signature rye is matured in virgin oak casks, giving notes of cinnamon swirls, choux pastry, vanilla seeds,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.03 $24.24
12 bottles: $19.15
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750ml
Bottle: $22.40
12 bottles: $21.28
• Primarily Garnacha with smaller complements of Bobal and Royal, from very old organically-farmed vineyards. •...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $23.79 $25.04
24 bottles: $21.85
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.99
12 bottles: $34.19
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $52.43 $55.19
Starting with hints of peat smoke and honey baked apples on the nose, this scotch presents as medium bodied on the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $98.78 $103.98
6 bottles: $77.40
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of toffee, honey butter, sea salt, raisin bread and earth with a silky,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $50.90 $53.58
12 bottles: $41.04
Aromas of fresh orange peel, heather honey, and a hint of torched cedar give way to an approachable whisky that is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $52.32 $55.07
12 bottles: $34.19
Nose: Luscious, juicy pineapple and a hint of zesty citrus. Taste: Light caramel and vanilla notes, vibrant...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $160.34 $168.78
The sumptuous aromas of raw grains and stone fruits and beeswax are enticing. The flavors blossom over the palate...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $62.12 $65.39
This blended Scotch has a fresh, honeyed scent with a touch of white flowers. The palate is surprised by light...
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
500ml
Bottle: $28.99
12 bottles: $28.42
A nutty and intense marsala with salty undertones to the dried fruit, such as figs and sultanas. Some nuttiness, too....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $256.55 $270.05
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $270.30 $284.53
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $25.88 $27.24
12 bottles: $20.14
The whisky’s fresh nose combines juicy flavors of freshly sliced pears with more earthy tones like dried hay,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $45.42 $47.81
The whisky’s fresh nose combines juicy flavors of freshly sliced pears with more earthy tones like dried hay,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $96.04
6 bottles: $63.16
Amber and bright in the glass, this 18-year-old blended whisky melds vanilla, cigar wrapper and chamomile tea notes...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $55.17 $58.07
6 bottles: $38.99
Toasted hazelnuts, dried peach, and toffee greet the nose before giving way to creamy oats and raw sugar. The...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $50.61 $53.27
6 bottles: $35.99
A stark amber in the glass, there are enticing aromas of toffee, torched brown sugar, and coconut on the nose. A...
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Blended Scotch Grenache Marsala Mencia

The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.


For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.

Marsala is a well known fortified wine from Italy’s largest island, Sicily. A largely misunderstood and undervalued fortified wine, it is most commonly associated with its sweet variety - usually used as a cooking wine - although the finest dry Masalas are able to stand up to more revered, similar wines such as Sherry and Madeira. Marsala has been made in Sicily since the mid 18th century, and it grew wildly popular around Europe as sailors introduced it to port towns across the continent. Marsala wine has a beautiful set of flavors, most typically including apricot, tamarind, vanilla and tobacco, making it a delightfully intense treat when served as a sipping wine.



Marsala wine comes in several different varieties, and most of them are a world away from the sweet wines used in sauces and chicken dishes. Amber, golden and ruby versions of Masala are produced, from a range of different native grape varietals, and many of the finest are aged for over ten years to achieve a fascinating set of complex flavors and a remarkably smooth finish. It is usually made from the Grillo, Inzolia, Damaschino and Catarratto white grapes, although the ruby Masala wines uses typical Sicilian red varietals such as Nero d’Avola and Calabrese, among others.