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Enjoy a bar-quality cocktail experience straight from the bottle with Bulleit Old Fashioned Cocktail. This...
750ml
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$28.21
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Enjoy a bar-quality cocktail experience straight from the bottle with Bulleit Old Fashioned Cocktail. This...
750ml
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Bottled as the extreme small batch (19 barrels), Calumet Farm Single Rack Black 10 Year Old Bourbon selects a...
750ml
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$124.80
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$123.60
Color: Deep amber throughout with shimmering highlights of copper and sun-yellow. Nose: Upon Uncorking: notes of oak...
750ml
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Amber color. Aromas of luxardo cherries, italian leather, 80% dark chocolate, and dark tobacco curing with a round,...
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Color : Deep amber with golden highlights. Nose: A full, rich aroma of aged oak with deep undertones of vanilla....
750ml
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Bottled from hand selected barrels, Calumet has a customary mash bill of corn, rye and malted barley that offers a...
750ml - Case of 6
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Casey Jones’ small batch Barrel Cut is mellowed in new charred premium oak barrels to create a spirit with rich,...
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375ml - Case of 12
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Dark amber and gold in color with spicy aromas of oak and delicate corn. lively and smooth flavors of caramel, spice,...
750ml - Case of 6
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Dark amber and gold in color with spicy aromas of oak and delicate corn. lively and smooth flavors of caramel, spice,...
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375ml - Case of 12
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Beautiful amber hue with golden highlights and a rich, satisfying aroma. Luscious flavors of toffee, dark fruits,...
750ml
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$44.40
12 bottles:
$42.18
Since the inception of Castle & Key, we have looked forward to sharing our bourbon with the world. Now our Small...
750ml
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$32.99
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Goodnight Small Batch Premium Bourbon is made from a marriage of hand-selected, six year old barrels. It has a...
750ml
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$13.94
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$13.66
Simply delicious Melon de Bourgogne! Just the right amount of acidity and final dryness to keep it well balanced....
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$13.43
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Chateau de la Chesnaie is a family owned estate dedicated to the production of high quality Muscadet. This wine is...
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$14.30
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Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 30-year-old Muscadet vines planted on a gentle slope of sandy/silty soils overlaid on a...
Bourbon Listan Negro Melon de Bourgogne Mencia
Bourbon has survived all manner of difficulties and restrictions to become one of the world’s best selling and most recognizable spirits. This unique and distinctly American whiskey came from humble origins, allowing poor farmers in the fields of Pennsylvania and Maryland to make a living from their crops. Prohibition, temperance movements and conflict continuously threatened to wipe Bourbon from existence, but today the drink is stronger than ever and has a global audience of millions. Over time, it has become more refined, and innovation and experimentation has set modern Bourbon apart from other whiskey styles.
Today, the Bourbon heartland and spiritual home is in Kentucky, where the whiskey producers of northern states traveled to seek a new home, free from oppressive tax regimes in the early days. It is now far from the rough and ready spirit of yesteryear, governed by strict rules and regulations to maintain standards and keep quality high. Modern Bourbon must be made from a mash which is no less than 51% and no more than 80% corn (the rest of the mash being made from rye, wheat or barley), giving it a distinctive sweetness, and it must be aged in charred, white oak casks with no other added ingredient but water.
The varied flavors of different Bourbons come about mainly from the different quantities of the permitted grains in the mash. A larger proportion of rye will produce a spicy, peppery whiskey, whereas more wheat will result in a smoother, more subtle drink. Ageing and water quality, as well as the expertise and vision of the craftsmen who distill it, will also make a difference, meaning there is much more to Bourbon than might first meet the eye.
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.