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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $199.94 $299.94
There are aromas of orange zest, vanilla custard, and cornbread on the nose of this bourbon. Bold stewed stone fruit...
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95
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $259.94 $359.94
There are aromas of orange zest, vanilla custard, and cornbread on the nose of this bourbon. Bold stewed stone fruit...
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95
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Spirits
700ml
Bottle: $279.94 $359.94
Somewhat subtle aromatically, notes of caramel and apricot come through. In the mouth this overproof bourbon has...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $90.05 $94.79
Blue Run Kentucky Straight High Rye Bourbon is a small-batch whiskey and is the first Blue Run product with Bourbon...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $85.49 $89.99
With Reflection II, Whiskey Director Shaylyn Gammon is looking to continue the tradition while emphasizing a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $47.12 $49.60
6 bottles: $46.00
An austere nose reveals some cut dry grass, summer wildflowers, pear skin, and vanilla pastry cream. This is a...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $18.34
The Flysch Txakolina is very good. It leaves an exciting impression: lively, appetizing and very enjoyable. And that...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.84 $10.58
Aromas of cocoa and mocha, with flavors of boysenberry, blackberry and blueberry.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.93 $15.48
12 bottles: $11.58
This wine is rich, concentrated with aromas of blackberry, cumin, dried herbs and florals. The palate offers black...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $179.94
This 7 year old whiskey is for dessert devotees straight from the jump, as hazelnuts, pound cake, buttercream...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $179.94
This batch is made up of barrels from seven production dates that were aged in six different warehouses. The...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $33.86 $35.64
6 bottles: $31.20
This limited run of bourbon is a classic Bourbon mash of New York Corn, Rye and Malted Barley. Aged in 30 gallon...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $53.46 $56.27
6 bottles: $49.49
This limited run of bourbon is a classic Bourbon mash of New York Corn, Rye and Malted Barley. Aged in 30 gallon...
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Spirits
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $47.75
Medium amber with aromas of vanilla and baking spices. A subtle sweetness on the palate with nuttiness and distinct...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $74.86 $78.80
6 bottles: $73.20
Excellent, Highly Recommended - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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91
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.92 $33.60
A gorgeously molasses-kissed nose opens up to a layered palate of brioche, bananas foster, sea salted caramel, and...
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97
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.57 $38.50
Elegant and exceptionally smooth, complex & balanced taste with a touch of sweetness & spice Strength: bottled at...
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Spirits
1.75Ltr
Bottle: $99.94
Amber color. Aromas of candied cashews, fresh apples, coconut cream, strawberry jam, and milk chocolate with a round,...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $24.94
Amber color. Aromas of candied cashews, fresh apples, coconut cream, strawberry jam, and milk chocolate with a round,...
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93
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92

Bourbon Hondarrabi Zuri Petite Sirah Other Italian Reds

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.

Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.

By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.

There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.