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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.64 $31.20
6 bottles: $22.07
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.64 $31.20
6 bottles: $22.07
Whether you’re sipping it, shooting it, or mixing it into a cocktail, there’s nothing else quite like it....
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $10.09 $10.62
24 bottles: $7.67
Created in 1860, Early Times grew up during the early days of the country, when most of America was still country....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.96 $36.80
6 bottles: $28.80
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.96 $36.80
6 bottles: $28.80
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.45 $46.79
Field & Sound Bottled in Bond American Single Malt Whiskey is distilled by Long Island Spirits on the North Fork of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.58 $36.40
Billed as a whiskey that combines elements of bourbon and rye, the nose blends pine forest, lime, green cardamom,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.94 $39.60
12 bottles: $34.25
McKenzie Pure Pot Still Whiskey is distilled from a mash of locally-grown unmalted barley, malted barley and oats....
Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $8.74
24 bottles: $6.60
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.05 $34.79
6 bottles: $28.79
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $55.86 $58.80
The grain is local, sustainably grown heirloom “Hickory Cane” corn, one of the oldest varieties grown in the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $149.94 $199.94
This elegant spirit was distilled from a mash of corn, rye, and malt and placed in new, charred American oak barrels...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $45.14
12 bottles: $42.88
This small-batch Tennessee whiskey is a complex one to savor. The aroma opens with vanilla sweetness; given a few...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $89.94
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2019. Look for deep, dark, haunting flavors in this 100-proof Tennessee whiskey, which evolves as...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $299.94 $349.94
Initially released as a limited time offering, George Dickel is excited to announce the return of George Dickel 17...
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $463.08
6 bottles: $459.00
The new Dickel Bourbon Aged 18 Years is a bourbon that has been aged in charred oak barrels and blended to...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $39.79 $41.88
12 bottles: $28.50
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $40.96 $44.04
6 bottles: $32.40
Whiskey gets all its color and most of its flavor from barrels. So why do distillers limit themselves to just white...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $40.88
12 bottles: $40.06
Great spirits come from great ingredients. We mill organic corn and rye directly into our kettle and keep the grains...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $40.88
12 bottles: $40.06
Inspired by our brewery friends, this whiskey blurs the lines. Organic corn offers the classic bourbon nutty...
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American Whiskey Italy United States

The United States of America is a country of great cultural diversity, influenced by migrating nations from across the world. As such, its whiskey industry is a fascinating and complex one, which represents the range of regional differences found there.

The Irish were the original pioneers of American whiskey, and when they emigrated in their thousands from the old country, they brought their skills, knowledge and distillation techniques with them, to give them something to remind each other of home in the New World. This is why American whiskey goes by the Irish spelling, with the additional ‘e’, and why many traditional American whiskies closely resemble the original Irish style.

Today, there are several different types of American whiskey, and the styles and production techniques are now set out in US federal law, cementing a set of characteristics and production methods to preserve and protect the industry.

Corn whiskey, which is made from a minimum 80% corn in the mash and aged for a short period, is probably the most historic of the American whiskey styles, but others like rye whiskey, which is made from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in charred barrels, are growing in popularity among a new generation of drinkers looking for something unique, interesting and independently produced. Alongside these styles, we find Tennessee whiskey, which uses maple charcoal for sweeter notes, the softer wheat whiskies, the world-dominating Bourbon whiskies, and others which are peculiar to specific states and regions.

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.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.