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$96.04
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$63.16
Amber and bright in the glass, this 18-year-old blended whisky melds vanilla, cigar wrapper and chamomile tea notes...
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$55.17
$58.07
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$38.99
Toasted hazelnuts, dried peach, and toffee greet the nose before giving way to creamy oats and raw sugar. The...
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$50.61
$53.27
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$35.99
A stark amber in the glass, there are enticing aromas of toffee, torched brown sugar, and coconut on the nose. A...
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$22.80
$24.00
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$17.10
Just a touch of peat leads to coco and vanilla bean. Hints of peach pairs with baking spices with floralness and...
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$22.80
$24.00
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Baking spices and fresh peat up front, delicate apple with toasted toffee wihth soft spice on finish.
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$134.40
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$124.80
Fresh aromas suggest red apple slices and hint of vanilla. The supersoft palate rings out with vanilla cookie and...
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$59.40
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$49.20
A whiff of mealy, floury apples, pear, candied lemon peel, and fruit teas, this is certainly light and fruity,...
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$71.20
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$67.60
The name says it all: This is a spice-forward blended Scotch for sure. The bold aroma evokes fresh apple and spice,...
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$78.20
$82.32
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$64.79
An intensely smoky initial bouquet which then becomes creamy, concentrated, citrusy, mash-like, and very malty. At...
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$78.20
$82.32
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$70.80
Based on a bespoke blend made for the New York City restaurant The Spaniard, this permanent addition to the Compass...
750ml
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$32.77
$34.50
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$28.02
This subtly aromatic blended whisky invokes dried red and yellow fruits atop fresh oatmeal. Lean in the mouth, it is...
750ml
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$22.69
$23.88
12 bottles:
$19.27
The very first smooth & mellow Whisky of the Cutty Sark family. With its inimitable Whisky taste profile, the iconic...
750ml
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$40.70
$42.84
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$30.46
750ml
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$34.94
Possibly one of the best-balanced whiskies around—which is what blending is all about—this honey-hued Scotch...
750ml
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$91.21
$96.01
This golden blended Scotch is remarkably complex, showing creamy vanilla, crème brûlée and almond before tapering...
750ml
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$253.78
$267.14
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$240.91
Golden amber color. Aromas of toasted biscuit with raisins, charcoal briquettes, dried apricot, and grilled zucchini...
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$34.56
$36.38
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$30.47
Blended Scotch Gewurztraminer Japanese Whiskey 750ml
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.
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.