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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
The bright mirabelle, Amalfi-lemon and white-pepper aromas pour from the glass of this energetic gruner veltliner,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.36 $18.18
A classic Gruner Veltliner for the notes of lentil, white peach, smoke and milled pepper. Lithe and creamy, this...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.40 $33.60
The aged expression of the Original Albany Rum, picking up its distinctive color as well as rich spice and vanilla...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.26 $24.48
This spirit is amber in color and exhibits nutty, caramel notes on the nose. The palate has subtle hints of citrus...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.68
This rich, silky sipper entices with caramel and vanilla aromas. The palate opens with deep toffee and caramel and a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $32.62
Classic aromas of tropical fruits, spice, and funk are balanced and inviting. Sweet-tart in the mouth, flavors of...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $25.54 $26.88
Candied ginger, ripe mango, and fresh sugar cane are sweet and fresh on the nose. Rich and silky in the mouth,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.35 $33.00
Aromas of fresh coconut leap out of the glass along with banana, mango, and madagascar vanilla, with a slight peppery...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $17.42 $18.34
Big 5 Cafecito Cuban Coffee Rum has the delightful bitterness of a rich espresso and a hint of sweetness to balance....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $20.16
12 bottles: $19.15
The zesty taste of lime is an invigorating symphony for he senses. With its vibrant citrus profile, this rum offers a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $27.14 $28.57
Toasted pastries, coffee bean and chocolate confections create potent aromas. The flavors open on a savory note,...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $12.14 $14.61
Captain Morgan Apple Smash blends our Caribbean rum with a burst of green apple flavor that is sure to be a favorite...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $20.95
12 bottles: $20.53
• 100% Chasselas. • 10-20 year old vines. • Altitude: 425 meters. • Hand-harvested, slow, cold...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $69.60
This silky single-vineyard Cognac hits all the right notes, layering rounded vanilla, sherry and butterscotch with...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.92 $26.58
Especially, delicate and floral, attractive to the nose and pleasant to the palate. Its fresh and juicy character is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $23.98 $25.24
Off the bat you get baking cocoa, charred wood followed by flavors of butter cookies and caramel, with a warming...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
A crunchy, fresh style, with a bitter edge framing green apple and nectarine flavors. Slightly waxy, with honeyed...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.00
A richly flavoursome rum from the Philippines, inspired by the story of Papa Isio, who played a big part in the...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $31.92 $33.60
Excellent, Highly Recommended (Finalist) (Great Value) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $39.93 $40.80
12 bottles: $39.13
Solid, good-value 10-year-old from Grande Champagne. Golden in color, offering bright, warm notes of apricot, plum...
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Chasselas Cognac Gruner Veltliner Rum Rapid Ship

For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.

Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.

Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.

Gruner Veltliner is a pale skinned white wine grape varietal most closely associated with central European countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In recent years, it has spread somewhat to several New World countries, where it is becoming gradually more popular and regularly seen in wine stores. One of the main attractions of this grape varietal for winemakers is the fact that it is highly versatile, and can be used for the production of several different wine styles, including young, dry white wines, excellent sparkling wines, and it is also a grape varietal which is well suited for aging Gruner Veltliner has the ability to express much of its terroir, and the best examples are generally those which are full of delightfully mineral-rich flavors alongside the more usual notes of citrus fruits and peach.

It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.

Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.

The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.