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Blanc de Bleu, a sparkling wine with an added hint of blueberries, is a delicate wine reserved for memorable...
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Made with a mix of 80% rye and 20% malt, this whiskey is scented with honey and hops. The palate is distinctly drying...
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McKenzie Rye Whiskey is made from local rye grain and is distilled using old-time techniques. We age this whiskey in...
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Our Chardonnay has pleasant fruit aromas balanced by a long, lingering, dry finish.
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Harken Chardonnay is 100% barrel fermented to create a rich Chardonnay with a classic profile of tropical fruit and...
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Maple and oak aromas introduce this whiskey. The palate echoes the maple note, then explodes with dry spices: clove,...
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Spirits
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• Straight Rye Whiskey distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. • Mash bIll of 95% Rye and 5% Malted Barley. •...
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New Riff’s first whiskey releases were all bottled in bond from the start—a bold move for a brand new distillery....
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Spirits
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Polish Whiskey 100% Rye Aged 7 Years 10 Barrel Batch Distilled from 100% Rye in Poland and aged in the US in...
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A pretty and unusual nose: nutty with toasted grain uplifted by fresh-squeezed lemon, plus chai spices, brown sugar,...
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750ml
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Sweet bakery notes jump off the nose: globs of vanilla, gooey chocolate brownies, wet walnuts, and almond cream. The...
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Bright and sunny, with aromas of pineapple and citrus.
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Distinctive aromas of cracked wheat, ginger spice, and charred apples are erupting from the glass. The heat from the...
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750ml
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The Stone Cellars Chardonnay offers tropical aromas of pineapple, guava and mango. These aromas balance well with...

Chardonnay Rye Whiskey 1995 NV 750ml

Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.

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.