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The barrel aged absinthe has a lovely amber hue after spending 4 months in barrels. It is smooth and elegant with...
375ml - Case of 6
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This Swiss style absinthe is smooth and elegant floral on the nose and citrusy on the palate with light and a bright...
375ml - Case of 6
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Verte has an earthy, grassy flavor with a touch of natural sweetness balanced by a citrus note. It is smoothe and...
750ml
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The word chaparral defines dry vegetation consisting of tangled shrubs and thorny bushes; as any Californian knows,...
750ml
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Made in the style of a traditional Italian red bitter, Brucato Orchards blossoms in ripe, red fruit and playful...
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Brucato Woodlands recalls cool, dark redwood forests. Rich and assertive enough to use like an amaro but balanced and...
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Spicy and sweet, this liqueur captures the warm, lingering heat that ginger fans crave. The secret lies in distilling...
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With its garnet hue, concentrated raspberry jamminess and just the faintest floral suggestion on the finish, this is...
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Floral and tea like, FRUITLAB Jasmine liqueur drinks like the nectar of real flowers. It’s bold enough for...
750ml
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TOP 100 SPIRITS 2019. Look for a honey hue and bright, mild orange aroma. The palate is light and easy-sipping, with...
750ml
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Floral, citrusy and bittersweet, this amaro captures California’s coastal and mountain flora in a bottle. It’s...
750ml
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$28.70
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TOP 100 SPIRITS 2018. A coffee aficionado's liqueur, this limited release was made as a partnership with San...
750ml
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RATED TOP 2 WINE SPECIALITY 2022. Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of lemon and honey ricola cough drop,...
750ml
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Temptation never tasted so good. Triple Sec Liqueur so good that even Bad Decisions go down well. Our...
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$36.80
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Inky dark brown in the glass, this liqueur suggests strong espresso in look, aroma and taste. Inspired by New...
750ml
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Both elegant and earthy, this liqueur has all the complexity of a perfectly ripe Bartlett pear. Cinnamon and clove...
Japanese Whiskey Liqueur United States California
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.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.