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Cypres De Climens Barsac 2006
500ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$40.55
This wine irresistibly evokes a beautiful summer in the countryside, ripe and juicy fruits picked from the tree, the...
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L'extravagant De Doisy-Daene Barsac 2014
375ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$171.95
Richly rendered, with pineapple, tangerine and nectarine gelee notes carried by a racy streak of orange zest. The...
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L'extravagant De Doisy-Daene Barsac 2021
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$220.14
(96-98) The 2021 Doisy-Daëne L'Extravagant is phenomenally great. It offers up a head-spinning mélange of grilled...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$62.19
Complex nose of oyster shell, bay leaves, dark cherries, currants, sweet cherries and hazelnuts. Delicious roundness...
375ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$321.53
Ice Wine Mencia Rye Whiskey Semillon/sauvignon Blanc
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.