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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: $32.39
6 bottles: $31.60
A small-batch gin crafted from handpicked botanicals and mainly traditional herbs from the Langa hills and the Alps...
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Spirits
700ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $38.28
An herbal scented gin with aromas of caraway, coriander, mint, rose, and juniper. The palate is smooth and mellow...
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Spirits
700ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $36.37
A fruit forward gin with notes of wild berries are perfectly complimented by mint and juniper. The soft and eveloping...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.56 $36.38
6 bottles: $30.46
Invigorating maraschino cherry flavors take the lead in the aromas of this beguiling gin. On revisiting classic,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.04
6 bottles: $27.84
COLOUR DEEP RUBY RED AROMA ORANGE BLOSSOM WITH A BACKGROUND OF JUNIPER FLAVOUR RICH BITTERSWEEET CITRUS, LONG...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.04
6 bottles: $27.84
Clear in the glass, this flavored gin, made with Italian lemons, offers gentle lemon and grapefruit peel aromas. The...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.04
6 bottles: $27.84
COLOUR: CRYSTAL CLEAR. AROMA: CLASSIC JUNIPER, CORIANDER AND ANISE AROMAS JUMP OUT OF THE GLASS. FLAVOUR: DRY –...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.04
6 bottles: $27.84
This Sicilian pink grapefruit-flavored gin has a pale pink hue and juicy grapefruit flesh aroma. The palate mixes...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $31.16 $32.80
Aroma: intense juniper, fresh and herbal fragrant; recalls a bouquet of aromatic plants rubbed through the hands....
Spirit
750ml
Bottle: $20.40
12 bottles: $18.24
The freshness of Piedmontese botanicals has always given a special touch to the Piedmontese Gin. Here ‘zenèiver’...
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Spirits
700ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $31.20
The first of its kind, Gin Taggiasco is made with Taggiasca olives from renowned olive oil producer Roi. This...

Gin Rye Whiskey Italy

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.

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.