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700ml
Bottle:
$154.80
6 bottles:
$141.60
Robust notes of cinnamon, pastry custard, banana, and smokey incense on the nose precede a weighty palate of black...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2015
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$345.53
Following a very long harvest stretching nearly two months, the 2015 Château d'Yquem came in at 13.9% alcohol and...
1.125Ltr
Bottle:
$98.40
This product was made with excellent design, amazing taste, and complexity. The cats show the true japenese culture...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2003
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$185.26
A massive Yquem, this has a dense palate that is almost chewy like a red. Full and very sweet, with notes of dried...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2011
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$226.12
A lovely, creamy, tropical style, with mango, papaya and guava notes lending a caressing feel, while singed almond...
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Clos Haut-Peyraguey Sauternes 2005
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$43.32
Barrel sample. A ripe, creamy wine, which has great poise and freshness. There's just a touch of caramel, but the...
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Chateau Doisy-Vedrines Sauternes 2004
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$44.87
Vivid, quite intense nose with a spicy savoury twist to the sweet expressive fruit. The sweet palate has a nice...
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Chateau De Fargues Sauternes 2005
375ml - Case of 24
Bottle:
$53.90
This is so creamy, almost milky in feel, with toasted coconut and cashew notes giving way to sweet peach, apricot and...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2004
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$387.87
Barrel Sample. This is a beautiful Yquem, not huge or powerful, but with crispness, honey and freshness, very...
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Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2002
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$62.70
Medium yellow-gold. Young, pure and rather restrained on the nose, with the wine's oak component currently dominating...
Japanese Whiskey Ribolla Gialla Semillon/sauvignon Blanc
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.