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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.19 $31.78
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.19 $31.78
12 bottles: $18.24
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.19 $31.78
12 bottles: $18.24
Whiskeysmith Pineapple features fresh and bright tropical notes of sweet, juicy pineapple melded seamlessly with the...
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Spirits
750ml
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750ml
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Pale golden amber color. Spicy aromas and flavors of spearmint creme, cinnamon candies, jasmine, violet petals in...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $83.00 $87.37
Nose - Honeysuckle, citrus, hops, milk chocolate, black cherry, warm vanilla. Tasting Notes - Tangerine, dark...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $179.94 $239.94
Lot One of the Malted Barley Series is Wolves’ first Single Malt expression. These 12 barrels were distilled in...
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Spirits
750ml - Case of 6
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Pleasantly saccharine on the nose with promising flavors of caramel, toffee, and hazelnut. Follows through on the...
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750ml
Bottle: $13.25 $13.95
12 bottles: $6.64
With its fragrant aromas of orange blossom and citrus, our Moscato displays lightly sweet flavors with notes of Fuji...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.29 $46.62
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Fruit laden granola is pungent on the nose, with cranberries and nectarine alongside aromas of toasted oats. Salty...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.93
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This full-bodied and flavorful wine has notes of apricot, peach, mango, apple and passionfruit with a floral and...
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750ml
Bottle: $12.44 $13.09
12 bottles: $9.51
Bottled with a bit of a spritz, the fine bubbles carry the honeysuckle and rich, golden apple flavors. Slightly...
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750ml
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This [yellow tail] Pink Moscato is everything a great wine should be – zingy, refreshing and easy to drink. Zingy...
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750ml
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The full taste of whiskey with a classic blend of apple and spice.
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750ml
Bottle: $28.40
12 bottles: $24.39
Though expressive and perfumed, this has good balance, with ripe star anise, lychee and baking spices upheld by racy...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.18
How can a gewurztraminer be this concentrated, have 14% alcohol and still be this subtle? It has all the floral notes...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Bright yellow/pale gold colour. This wine displays intense rich ripe white fruits aromas (peach, pears…) alongside...
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American Whiskey Gewurztraminer Muscat Mencia 750ml

The United States of America is a country of great cultural diversity, influenced by migrating nations from across the world. As such, its whiskey industry is a fascinating and complex one, which represents the range of regional differences found there.

The Irish were the original pioneers of American whiskey, and when they emigrated in their thousands from the old country, they brought their skills, knowledge and distillation techniques with them, to give them something to remind each other of home in the New World. This is why American whiskey goes by the Irish spelling, with the additional ‘e’, and why many traditional American whiskies closely resemble the original Irish style.

Today, there are several different types of American whiskey, and the styles and production techniques are now set out in US federal law, cementing a set of characteristics and production methods to preserve and protect the industry.

Corn whiskey, which is made from a minimum 80% corn in the mash and aged for a short period, is probably the most historic of the American whiskey styles, but others like rye whiskey, which is made from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in charred barrels, are growing in popularity among a new generation of drinkers looking for something unique, interesting and independently produced. Alongside these styles, we find Tennessee whiskey, which uses maple charcoal for sweeter notes, the softer wheat whiskies, the world-dominating Bourbon whiskies, and others which are peculiar to specific states and regions.

Gewurztraminer is renowned for being a particularly tricky grape varietal to grow and cultivate, but is one which plenty of wineries persevere with due to its unique properties and excellent flavors The vines themselves are highly robust, and can even be unruly when in the correct type of soil, but they cannot grow well in terroirs which contain chalk or other similar components. They are also extremely susceptible to a wide range of diseases and rot, and due to their early budding and fruiting, they cannot survive frost. However, despite these problems, in cooler climates and on the right terroir, the Gewurztraminer grape varietal produces wonderful results quite unlike any other vine. The pink grapes are packed full of elegant and sweet flavors, their relatively high sugar content offering a light sweetness alongside floral notes, perfumed and aromatic aromas, and a distinctive taste of lychees.

One of the most widely grown and easily recognized wine grape varietals in the world is the Muscat, an ancient grape with an exceptional amount of versatility. For centuries, Muscat varietal grapes have been used all over Europe for the production of wonderfully fruity wines of many different shades and colors, which, with their strong 'grapey' flavor have come to be known as a quintessential fine wine grape. Their relatively high acidity also means they are ideal for the production of sparkling wines, and the fizzy Muscat wines of Italy are widely agreed to be amongst the best in the world. In more recent years, New World countries have shown a huge amount of flair when it comes to the Muscat grape, and have had plenty of success in allowing its natural and vibrant character to come through in the bottle.