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Colour: Lively, deep ruby-red; nature's gift.
Perfume: Complex scent of ripe red fruit (mainly black cherry), spices,...
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Arbikie's signature rye is matured in virgin oak casks, giving notes of cinnamon swirls, choux pastry, vanilla seeds,...
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The aromas of blue fruits, such as raspberries, with subtle cloves and bark follow through to a palate of...
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Excellent, Highly Recommended (Great Value) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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• 100% Carignan.
• Practicing Organic.
• Poor Ranch Vyd (mult-generational family owned on benchland outside...
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Excellent, Highly Recommended (Great Value) (Tried & True) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Starting with hints of peat smoke and honey baked apples on the nose, this scotch presents as medium bodied on the...
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Amber color. Aromas and flavors of toffee, honey butter, sea salt, raisin bread and earth with a silky,...
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Aromas of fresh orange peel, heather honey, and a hint of torched cedar give way to an approachable whisky that is...
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Nose: Luscious, juicy pineapple and a hint of zesty citrus. Taste: Light caramel and vanilla notes, vibrant...
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The sumptuous aromas of raw grains and stone fruits and beeswax are enticing. The flavors blossom over the palate...
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Colour: Deep, almost solid ruby red.
Nose: Intense fruity notes of blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, myrtle, leather...
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750ml
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The whisky’s fresh nose combines juicy flavors of freshly sliced pears with more earthy tones like dried hay,...
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Amber and bright in the glass, this 18-year-old blended whisky melds vanilla, cigar wrapper and chamomile tea notes...
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Toasted hazelnuts, dried peach, and toffee greet the nose before giving way to creamy oats and raw sugar. The...
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A stark amber in the glass, there are enticing aromas of toffee, torched brown sugar, and coconut on the nose. A...
Blended Scotch Carignan Japanese Whiskey 750ml
Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.