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Spirits
750ml
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Aromas of sweet caramel mixed with banana and raspberry; dried tropical fruit and raisins mingle with cassis jam on...
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Spirits
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Light amber in color with a punchy nose and aromas of light tobacco, toasted oak with spicy fruit and a hint of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $27.36 $28.80
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Following the success of our Rum-Bar Rum we used that along with real cream as the main ingredients in our Rum Cream....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $29.64 $31.20
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Rum-Bar Gold: a premium gold rum, barrel aged for a minimum of 4 years Tasting Notes: A classic rich Jamaican rum...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.78 $32.40
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Rum-Bar Rum is Jamaica’s premium White Overproof Rum. Sticking to tradition this is a blend of three un-aged rums,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $26.22 $27.60
12 bottles: $23.37
An alternative to our overproof bottled at 40% alc./vol. this un-aged rum is 100% pot-still distilled and a blend of...
Spirits
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BELA is made from a 50/50 blend of two indigenous plums, and aged in stainless steel. With an abv of 40%, it is a...
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Bottle: $40.80
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PRVA comes from a single local plum (cacanska rodna), barrel aged for a minimum of 18 months in Serbian oak (harvest...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $27.12 $28.55
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A bold rye whiskey blended with our smooth, original flavor.
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $347.58
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Dessert/Fortified Wine
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $321.53

Brandy Ice Wine Rum Rye Whiskey

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.

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.