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375ml
Bottle: $15.44 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.85
Rather than seeking out the exotic, often imported botanicals that go into more modern styled gins and vermouth of...
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White
375ml
Bottle: $15.44 $16.25
12 bottles: $14.85
The decision was made to produce a vermouth that was “of the garden,” packed with fresh rosemary, bay laurel,...
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375ml
Bottle: $13.00
12 bottles: $12.35
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $20.56 $21.64
Inviting aromas of roasted grains, wildflower honey, apple pastry, and lemon tart introduce this classic whiskey. In...
UBC
91
WE
90
Rapid Ship
White
375ml
Bottle: $17.94
Rich, fruity and enticing, this sweet vermouth is warmed with notes of fig and dried cherries, and just faint hints...
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95
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White
375ml
Bottle: $18.23 $19.19
12 bottles: $14.19
New to the U.S. market, this dry vermouth smells fresh and fruity. It’s well-structured, too: sweet at first, with...
WE
94
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White
375ml
Bottle: $18.23 $19.19
12 bottles: $14.19
"Classico" is quite right for Carpano's Classico Vermouth, the origins of which date back to the late 1700s! Based...
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375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
Korean apple fortified wine with natural americano coffee bean flavors, a distinctive coffee house scent and tender...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
Korean apple fortified wine with natural ginger flavors, a refreshing ginger scent and tender taste, no ethyl alcohol...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
Korean apple fortified wine with natural Moscato grape flavors, a rich Moscato scent and tender taste, no ethyl...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
Korean apple fortified wine with natural mandarin flavors, a rich citrus scent and tender taste, no ethyl alcohol...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
Korean apple fortified wine with natural strawberry flavors, a very berry scent and tender taste, no ethyl alcohol...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
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Sake/Fruit Wine
375ml - Case of 20
Bottle: $9.26
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White
375ml
Bottle: $12.81 $13.48
24 bottles: $9.51
Intense nose of toffee, coconut, spicy fruitcake and chocolate; rich and concentrated, well-integrated sweetness,...
DC
90
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $26.44 $27.83
12 bottles: $22.79
Aromatics here are of sweet biscuits and gingerbread, coated with milk chocolate and roasted almonds. The palate...
UBC
93
WE
92
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $18.49
Classic and familiar aromas are pleasant and comforting like a cup of hot tea on a rainy fall day. Roasted barley and...
UBC
91
BTI
90

Fruit Wine Irish Whiskey Sherry Vermouth 375ml

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.

Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.

Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.

Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.