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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.94
Though it’s made with ancho chiles, this liqueur is modest on the spice scale. Caramel-y brown in the glass, look...
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Spirits
750ml
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Earthy and tangy aromas of fire roasted green chili are bright and pungent. The cloud-like texture carries...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.78 $32.40
Introducing NEW Baileys Chocolate Liqueur. A delightfully decadent chocolate experience that brings together two...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.99
We’ve combined cream from Ireland and the rich cocoa and vanilla flavors of Baileys to create a light and versatile...
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Spirits
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Developed in the early 16th century at Fécamp Abbey in France. The delicately herbal bouquet is an unusual...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.35 $33.00
Whiskey and cream naturally go so well together and this delicious spirit combines our hand finished Bourbon and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.35 $33.00
Made with locally roasted coffee beans from our friends at CDGA Coffee Co. and steeped in our hand-finished vodka,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.63 $35.40
Our Apple Liqueur's swirls of cinnamon and mouthwatering locally grown New York State apples are enriched by our...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $17.97 $18.92
90-95 Sharp aromas of lemon peel and lemon pulp. The palate entry is very tart, lemony and juicy; at midpalate the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.58
12 bottles: $30.00
Campari is still made according to the original recipe. The recipe is based on an infusion of better herbs, plants,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $24.50 $28.00
The Mediterranean scent of orange peel characterises this traditional Amaro, much loved by followers and featuring a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $15.99
Carolans Original Irish Cream Liqueur is made with the finest Irish Whiskey, farm fresh cream, and the sweetness of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $109.94
This lime-green, anise-scented liqueur is sweet at first sip, then herbaceous in the middle, showing fennel, pine,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $99.94
The nosing passes pick up smells of aniseed, cardamom, licorice, hay, white pepper, floral/viny scents along with...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $12.47 $13.13
Mint leaves make this liqueur, and cocktails made with it, undeniably smooth and rich.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.00 $72.00
I was blown away by the 2020 wines in barrel in June 2021 and found the 2020 Villa de Corullón very ready, open,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $51.89
12 bottles: $50.85
The vino de villa village red 2021 Corullón is extremely floral and elegant, clean, precise, fresh and very complete...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $139.94
The ultra elegant, sleek and mineral 2021 Moncerbal has amazing freshness, ultra refined tannins and lots of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.64 $28.64
2021 is clearly the finest vintage of the trio of 2020, 2021 and 2022, and the bottled 2021 Pétalos delivers what...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $12.48
Robust aromas and flavors of lemon gelato with a vivid, velvety sweet full body and a long, honeyed lemon zest and...

Liqueur Mavrodaphne Mencia 750ml Rapid Ship

In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.

Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.

Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.

Additional Information on Greek Wines


Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?