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750ml - Case of 12
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$26.98
Our naturally gluten-free vodka is made 100% from malted and unmalted peas. Named after Gregor Mendel, the geneticist...
750ml
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$33.35
12 bottles:
$26.44
As the first vodka approved to wear the Idaho Potato Commission’s official seal, our naturally gluten free Mountain...
1.0Ltr
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$20.99
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
1.75Ltr
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$29.99
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
750ml
Bottle:
$35.39
12 bottles:
$23.70
Clear color. Aromas and flavors of lemongrass, beeswax, butcher paper, and pickled ginger with a velvety, vibrant,...
375ml
Bottle:
$17.99
$18.94
24 bottles:
$12.96
Features a bright, pleasantly familiar orange-lemon lollipop scent and fresh, clean and brisk flavors, with most of...
750ml
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$33.71
$35.48
12 bottles:
$25.98
Features a bright, pleasantly familiar orange-lemon lollipop scent and fresh, clean and brisk flavors, with most of...
1.0Ltr
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$37.61
$39.59
This vodka is simply clean, from the mildly sweet aroma to the crisp finish. The palate holds pleasant notes of...
750ml
Bottle:
$41.26
$43.43
6 bottles:
$39.35
This vodka is simply clean, from the mildly sweet aroma to the crisp finish. The palate holds pleasant notes of...
1.0Ltr
Bottle:
$21.99
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
375ml
Bottle:
$17.99
$18.94
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
750ml
Bottle:
$33.71
$35.48
12 bottles:
$19.14
This flavored vodka is clear in the glass, with a grapefruit aroma that really seems to channel the essence of the...
375ml
Bottle:
$17.99
$18.94
Luscious and perfumy, with Christmas clementine and vanilla aromas. However, there's far more orange on the nose than...
750ml
Bottle:
$33.71
$35.48
12 bottles:
$19.14
Luscious and perfumy, with Christmas clementine and vanilla aromas. However, there's far more orange on the nose than...
750ml
Bottle:
$33.71
$35.48
12 bottles:
$19.14
Did you know there are more than 3000 varieties of pear? Some are edible, some are not. Many look like pears, some...
50ml
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$5.89
Absolut Wild Berri is your natural kick starter for the full-on house warming party, a perfect mood manager for that...
750ml
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$33.71
$35.48
6 bottles:
$23.15
Absolut Wild Berri is your natural kick starter for the full-on house warming party, a perfect mood manager for that...
![Aeris [By Rhys] Nerello Mascalese 'Centennial Mountain' 2019 750ml](https://www.saratogawine.com/files/images/cached_thumbs/d4/d4180ece6a416f3caebb31584f0eeba0.jpg)
750ml
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$51.30
$54.00
Pouring a jeweled ruby hue, the 2019 Nerello Mascalese Centennial Mountain Vineyard brings forward sun-kissed aromas...
1.0Ltr
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$15.99
Made from 100% American corn: crisp, clean, and gluten-free. Obsessively filtered and bottled by the Albany...
1.0Ltr
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$22.99
Neutral Corn Spirits & Natural Orange Flavoring.
Japanese Whiskey Mavrodaphne Mencia Vodka
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
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
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