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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $55.18 $58.08
6 bottles: $54.00
Amador Kentucky Rye Whiskey Port Barrel has complex flavors of baking spices, ripe blackberry, and chocolate.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.42 $43.60
Rated 95 - Finished in French oak barrels that previously held Pinot Noir, this blend of two-, three-, and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $61.20
6 bottles: $57.60
Light golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of baked apple and spices, candied pepper and cinnamon, poached pear,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $129.94
After igniting the rye revival of the ‘00s and ‘10s through the iconic success of WhistlePig Whiskey, BHAKTA...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $66.51 $70.01
6 bottles: $59.99
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750ml
Bottle: $20.80
12 bottles: $20.38
100% Verdelho. Organically grown and hand-harvested from the Vista Luna Vineyard. Foot stomped and fermented dry on...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $94.16 $99.12
Brooding and intriguing on the nose with orange marmalade and spicy oak. Expansive palate with an array of baking...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.06
12 bottles: $19.65
Bright & Lively A burst of fresh fruit; flavors of green apple, lime zest and lemon are framed with a creaminess from...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.25 $30.79
Appearance: Rich and inviting like warm caramel. Aroma: Comforting and familiar, slightly sweet, with hints of...
Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $69.08
6 bottles: $65.00
Lively, aromatic, and grain-forward, with bright notes of red fruits, black currant, and roasted caraway seeds. Lots...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $48.00
Intriguing and inviting right from the start. Citrus, tropical, and floral notes evolve to white pepper and toasty...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $369.82 $389.28
3 bottles: $356.40
Named “double malt” because in addition to 79% (unmalted) Canadian rye, this bottling also is made with 15%...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $62.70 $66.00
This rye is complex and palate-coating, especially with a dose of water added. Each sip opens with honey, coconut and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $138.39 $145.67
NOSE: Caramel, vanilla, and winter fruit PALATE: Rye spice, apricots, plums, raisins, dates, and honey FINISH: Dark...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.64
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2019. A honey hue and rich vanilla aroma mark this six-year-old rye whiskey. The palate nods to its...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $48.94 $54.94
A honey hue and rich vanilla aroma mark this six-year-old rye whiskey. The palate nods to its 100% rye grain mash...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $399.94
Inspired by a 19th century, antique bitter pig decanter, our annual PiggyBank Edition of WhistlePig Small Batch Rye...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $42.36
12 bottles: $38.30
First, a warning: this is only for those who like their rye big and brawny. It starts off innocuously with a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $72.83
First, a warning: this is only for those who like their rye big and brawny. It starts off innocuously with a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $269.88 $284.08
This remarkably complex sipper leads with caramel and vanilla, then reverberates with rounded dried fruit, sherry and...
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Rye Whiskey Verdejo United States California Vermont

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.

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.

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.