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NOSE: Aromatic spices, dry hay, and orchard fruit. PALATE: Vanilla with hints of back pepper and baking spice,...
750ml
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$39.12
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Green River’s Rye with its easy-drinking appeal and memorable finish dazzles on its own or punches through in a...
750ml - Case of 12
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Floral and spicy aromas with hints of cinnamon and caramel. Complex and balanced finish with just the right amount of...
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Brooding and intriguing on the nose with orange marmalade and spicy oak. Expansive palate with an array of baking...
750ml
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$39.89
$41.99
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The Handy & Schiller Barreled Manhattan is carefully crafted using our gold medal award-winning Sazerac Rye Whiskey,...
750ml
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$71.27
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APPEARANCE: Tawny. AROMA: Spiced pear, toffee, and rich caramel. TASTE: Caramel and soft mocha open the palate,...
750ml
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$45.35
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APPEARANCE: Deep copper. AROMA: Apricot jam, honey, baking spice, and graham cracker. TASTE: Rich vanilla, maple,...
750ml
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$71.46
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Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye Whiskey is Hard Truth’s debut sweet mash whiskey, a culmination of years of careful...
750ml
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• 100% Mavrodaphne.
• Low yielding vines from loamy clay soils.
• Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
750ml
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$70.67
Shows delicate but complex aromas of dried citrus, toffee cake, vanilla nougat, and candied cinnamon. More sweet...
750ml
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$88.92
$93.60
This is an elegant and stately whiskey that deftly tempers rye’s spicy clove character with luxurious aromas of...
750ml
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$74.80
Refuge Straight Rye Whiskey is aged for 6-8 years, blended to ensure consistent maturity has been reached and then...
750ml
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$79.88
$84.08
6 bottles:
$72.00
Created by entrepreneur Steve Groth and 7th generation master distiller Ron Call and his two sons Jacob and Clayton,...
750ml
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$38.85
$44.40
Distilled from 100% local landrace rye; An ancient pre-hybridized variety of rye that flourished since time...
750ml
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$51.38
$54.08
6 bottles:
$50.00
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2022. This is the inaugural bottling for High Plains, a blend of five straight rye whiskies from four...
375ml
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Billed as “the spiciest rye whiskey anywhere,” this is a blend of two rye whiskeys, both a minimum of two years...
750ml
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Billed as “the spiciest rye whiskey anywhere,” this is a blend of two rye whiskeys, both a minimum of two years...
750ml
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$64.80
$72.00
Malted grains and a bit of spice open the nose, with alluring touches of red berries, brown sugar, and lemon hard...
750ml
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$101.59
Notes of grain and hay are refreshing, pure and pungent. Silken in the mouth, robust and fresh. Roasted barley is...
Mavrodaphne Rye Whiskey Viognier
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?
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.
Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.