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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.32 $38.23
12 bottles: $28.05
#7 in the 2020 Top 20. Elijah Craig always impresses with value, but until now has been confined to bourbon. This...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.45 $46.79
Field & Sound Bottled in Bond Straight Rye Whiskey is distilled by Long Island Spirits on the North Fork of Long...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.70 $46.00
A little aeration time coaxes out a mellow vanilla scent. As with its Bourbon counterpart, this rye is aged in...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $69.54 $73.20
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750ml
Bottle: $36.08
6 bottles: $35.36
Golden yellow, lemony colour that is absolutely clear. Elegant and subtle on the nose with hints of citric fruits...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $51.30 $54.00
12 bottles: $47.88
Expected spiciness highlighted at 100 proof, yet grounded with rich flavors of nougat, dark chocolate and dried red...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.83 $39.60
12 bottles: $34.25
McKenzie Rye Whiskey is made from local rye grain and is distilled using old-time techniques. We age this whiskey in...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $47.88 $50.40
12 bottles: $43.32
Our flagship offering is distilled from 90% NY Rye grain & 10% Malted Barley, representing a traditional mash bill...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $39.78 $41.87
12 bottles: $30.32
Sarsaparilla and cinnamon mingle with whiffs of cedar shavings. The palate opens with oak, vanilla and an echo of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $97.93 $103.08
12 bottles: $94.05
Fragrant aromas of fresh fruit and caraway on the nose, with dried banana, buttered corn, black currant, raspberry...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.89 $18.00
The custodian of the oldest vines in Soave, a great many pre-phylloxera centurions, while the majority are circa...
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750ml
Bottle: $27.94
12 bottles: $26.60
Exceptional Soave from a producer firmly entrenched in the regional firmament. Perhaps this doesn’t quite equal the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $35.90
12 bottles: $35.18
The oldest vines in all of Soave: pre-phylloxera centurions, many nearly 140-years-old. The vinosity, sap, mineral...
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750ml
Bottle: $36.00
12 bottles: $35.28
The 2020 may have been considerably more concentrated than this vintage, and yet there is something more mellifluous,...
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Bottle: $23.42
A full bodied, round wine that leads with aromas of ripe yellow fruits and lemon curd with notes of pleasantly bitter...
Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $79.68
6 bottles: $72.00
Butterscotch, spice, pleasing hints of vanilla and citrus finish off this prize fighter.
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.57
6 bottles: $38.06
NOSE: Aromatic spices, dry hay, and orchard fruit. PALATE: Vanilla with hints of back pepper and baking spice,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.16 $39.12
6 bottles: $33.60
Green River’s Rye with its easy-drinking appeal and memorable finish dazzles on its own or punches through in a...
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Spirits
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $43.52
Floral and spicy aromas with hints of cinnamon and caramel. Complex and balanced finish with just the right amount of...
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Aleatico Garganega Rye Whiskey Viura 750ml

Italy is a fine country for white grape varietals, and white wines have been produced in this ancient country for thousands of years. One of the more popular varietals in the modern age is Garganega, which is currently the 5th most planted white grape across Italy. This grape is most closely associated with the Veneto region of Italy, although it is also grown in Sicily, where it is known as Grecanico Dorato. Garganega is a rigorous, hardy grape, which can grow in huge yields - explaining its popularity in the past. Today, winemakers must be careful to keep yields as low as possible, as this a varietal which can easily lose its distinctive characteristics and fine qualities when grown in bulk.


We know Garganega most commonly from the Soave wines which have been consistently popular over the past few decades. Indeed, the Soave Classico wines which still sell in large quantities across the globe are made from 70%-100% Garganega varietal grapes, and these wines showcase the varietal’s fresh and delicate qualities. The most common flavors present in Garganega wines are delicate, citrus notes, balanced by a hint of almond, and the best examples have remarkable balance and length, with wonderful aromatic notes.

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.