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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $34.93
12 bottles: $34.23
Moncuit’s non-vintage Cuvee Pierre Moncuit-Delos Blanc de Blancs Brut is typically a rich, powerful, crisp effort...
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92
WE
92
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Rapid Ship
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $26.04 $28.00
Peach, lemon, grapefruit, biscuit and some honey on the nose. Creamy and round with a juicy, peachy and lightly...
JS
92
UBC
91
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $17.48 $18.40
12 bottles: $14.61
This is a deliciously fresh style whiskey with elegant aromas of honey comb, whole grain toast, and caramel hard...
UBC
91
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $28.44
12 bottles: $27.87
The NV Brut Tradition Grand Cru is fabulous. Rich, ample and creamy in the glass, the Brut Tradition captures all of...
VM
92
WS
91
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
A firm, focused sparkler, with a pleasingly crisp, lightly chalky texture, this offers a subtle, savory overtone of...
DC
90
WS
90
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $24.70 $26.00
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $37.01
12 bottles: $36.26
The 2013 Brut Cuvée Empreinte is endowed with notable richness and body, yet remains super-elegant and refined....
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93
WS
93
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $38.95
12 bottles: $38.17
Disgorged in June 2019, the latest release of Geoffroy’s perennial superb NV Brut Premier Cru Rose de Saignee is...
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WA
93
VM
92
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $13.93 $15.21
24 bottles: $13.65
Extremely fresh and floral with sliced apples, stones and some white peach. Bread dough, too. Fine bead. Medium to...
JS
94
WE
93
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Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $11.30 $12.56
12 bottles: $8.55
Finally a wine to match your shine! Ruffino Lumina Prosecco is a wine kissed by the Italian sun, with hints of peach...
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $11.74
12 bottles: $9.49
Color: Bright straw yellow with fine bubbles. Aroma: The boquet is fragrant and bursting with fruit notes. It...
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $14.08
12 bottles: $13.80
A firm Prosecco, with a somewhat aggressive bead, this offers pretty notes of ripe pear and jasmine underscored by...
Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $7.83
12 bottles: $5.89
Billed as a triple cask whiskey, the liquid was finished in barrels that previously held Sherry, Bourbon and Marsala....
WE
94
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $19.94 $20.99
12 bottles: $16.62
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $19.26 $20.27
12 bottles: $15.56
Very Good, Strong Recommendation - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
UBC
88
WKY
88
Rapid Ship
Sparkling
375ml
Bottle: $34.94
Lemony richness on the nose, a struck match character that falls in with lemon vanilla note. Toffee apple allure on...
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94
W&S
91
Case only
Sparkling
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $7.13
Pleasant floral notes color the aromas of granny-smith apples. Lively, frothy fizz, carrying sweet fruit flavors,...
JS
90
UBC
90
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
Sparkling
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $124.95
The numbering indicates this is the 170th blending of this Champagne. This iteration has a fine poise—it's mature...
DC
96
VM
96

Champagne Blend Irish Whiskey Ruche 375ml

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

The Irish are hailed as being the original producers of whiskey in the British Isles, and their innovations and techniques were so successful, that neighbouring Scotland were quickly influenced by them in the 15th century. Centuries later, it was the Irish who brought whiskey to America, and their style of whiskey has since become popular all over the world.

However, it wasn’t always plain sailing for the Irish whiskey industry - from being a dominant force in the 19th century, whose produce was considered far superior to that of Scotland, political upheaval and war saw the Irish whiskey almost disappear forever in the early 20th century. Today, the Irish whiskey manufacturers are back on their feet, and they are once again proving that the original is often the best. With new distilleries opening every year, it is safe to say that Irish whiskey is very much back.

Irish whiskey differs from Scotch whisky in a number of ways, and not least the spelling - the extra ‘e’ was said to be added in the 19th century as a way of distancing the Irish drink from what they saw as an inferior Scottish product. Irish whiskey was traditionally made in enormous stills, as a way of ensuring consistency from bottle to bottle, and maintaining the quality and complexity their reputation was founded on. The typical tasting notes of fine Irish whiskey include apple and vanilla, alongside spicy and sweet touches of nutmeg and fresh hay, making this a highly pleasant and smooth drink, made for relaxation and stimulating conversation about times past.