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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $199.94 $249.88
Rated 93 - Pours a lovely golden tawny with aromas of milk chocolate nougat, toasted honeycomb, candied orange, fresh...
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93
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
Rated 94 - This golden-hued Bourbon calls to mind butterscotch hard candies, blondie bars, toasted coconut, and sweet...
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94
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92
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750ml
Bottle: $149.94 $199.94
This is the first time Barton has released a wheated 1792 Bourbon. A bourbon’s secondary grain is usually rye, but...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $43.20
Amber in color with aromas of vanilla wafer cookies, cinnamon pastry, bananas flambé, buttered sweet corn bread and...
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750ml
Bottle: $56.03 $58.98
6 bottles: $50.77
Rated 93 - The nose is somewhat tight at first, but opens to aromas of coffee cake, fruit cup, and faint notes of...
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93
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.92
Rated 92 - Golden amber color. Aromas of hot cinnamon candies, milk chocolate, corn pops, maple syrup, and toast with...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $33.60 $38.40
Many argue that crafting a perfectly well balanced whiskey blend is harder than distilling whiskey itself. We're not...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $27.07 $28.50
12 bottles: $26.22
Adirondack High Rye Bourbon was distilled in a custom copper pot, and released at the end of July 2016. It was aged...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.26 $30.80
12 bottles: $28.41
This classic single barrel Bourbon is bold and complex with notes of vanilla, sweet fruit and warming spices.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.73 $51.12
Mashed, fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled by the Albany Distilling Company. Made from grain grown in New York...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $46.17 $48.60
6 bottles: $45.00
Amador Whiskey Double Barrel Classic Bourbon Cabernet captures flavors of vanilla, caramel, mildly tart black cherry,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.89 $44.10
6 bottles: $40.50
Amador Whiskey Co. Double Barrel marries the best of Kentucky Bourbon with Napa Valley wine barrel finishing. Its...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.47 $38.39
6 bottles: $30.71
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.10 $26.40
A proprietary blend of corn and rye grains provides an authentic. old world flavor. Never chill filtered. Our...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $91.93 $96.77
From country music star Brad Paisley and Kentucky’s Bardstown Bourbon Company, this bourbon uses 4 year old whiskey...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $58.14 $61.20
6 bottles: $57.60
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $29.76 $31.33
12 bottles: $26.30
Rated 94 - TOP 100 SPIRITS 2015. Luxe and velvety, this port-finished Bourbon shows bold caramel and toffee up front,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $45.22
Rated 94 - TOP 100 SPIRITS 2015. Luxe and velvety, this port-finished Bourbon shows bold caramel and toffee up front,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $299.94 $399.94
Hot and charcoaly with lots of burnt sugar, toffee, and chimney ash, it reveals interesting notes of plum and banana...
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Armagnac Bourbon Spirit

Armagnac is a beloved grape brandy, hailing from the beautiful French region of Gascony, in the south-west of the country. It has been in constant production since sometime just before the fifteenth century, and over the decades has been the toast of royal households across Europe. Today, it is still enjoyed for its unique flavor profile and characteristics, and although it is understandably compared with Cognac, its more famous cousin, lovers of Armagnac claim that its distinctive rusticity and full body make it a superior brandy, perfect as a digestif or as an evening treat.

Armagnac is made from more than one grape varietal, but the major player in this drink is the fine Ugni Blanc grape, more commonly known by its Italian name, Trebbiano. This is one of the most widely planted grape varietals in the world, and grows beautifully in Gascony, which has a similar microclimate as its neighbouring wine region, Bordeaux. Armagnac grapes reveal fascinating and complex flavors after distillation, which commonly include christmas cake, earthy, oaky notes and praline.

Armagnac is sold under two categories - vintage, and non-vintage. A vintage Armagnac is made from a blend of grapes which have been grown in a single year, and will have the date printed on the label. Non-vintage Armagnacs, on the other hand, are labelled according to their age. V.S indicates that the brandy has been aged for a minimum of two years, VSOP for four years, XO six years, and Hors d’Age is a premium Armagnac which has been aged for at least ten years.

Bourbon has survived all manner of difficulties and restrictions to become one of the world’s best selling and most recognizable spirits. This unique and distinctly American whiskey came from humble origins, allowing poor farmers in the fields of Pennsylvania and Maryland to make a living from their crops. Prohibition, temperance movements and conflict continuously threatened to wipe Bourbon from existence, but today the drink is stronger than ever and has a global audience of millions. Over time, it has become more refined, and innovation and experimentation has set modern Bourbon apart from other whiskey styles.

Today, the Bourbon heartland and spiritual home is in Kentucky, where the whiskey producers of northern states traveled to seek a new home, free from oppressive tax regimes in the early days. It is now far from the rough and ready spirit of yesteryear, governed by strict rules and regulations to maintain standards and keep quality high. Modern Bourbon must be made from a mash which is no less than 51% and no more than 80% corn (the rest of the mash being made from rye, wheat or barley), giving it a distinctive sweetness, and it must be aged in charred, white oak casks with no other added ingredient but water.

The varied flavors of different Bourbons come about mainly from the different quantities of the permitted grains in the mash. A larger proportion of rye will produce a spicy, peppery whiskey, whereas more wheat will result in a smoother, more subtle drink. Ageing and water quality, as well as the expertise and vision of the craftsmen who distill it, will also make a difference, meaning there is much more to Bourbon than might first meet the eye.