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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.99
Color: Festive cranberry. Bouquet: Aromatic with hints of raspberries, strawberries and rose petals. Taste: Fresh...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $369.82 $389.28
3 bottles: $356.40
Named “double malt” because in addition to 79% (unmalted) Canadian rye, this bottling also is made with 15%...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $62.70 $66.00
This rye is complex and palate-coating, especially with a dose of water added. Each sip opens with honey, coconut and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $145.67
NOSE: Caramel, vanilla, and winter fruit PALATE: Rye spice, apricots, plums, raisins, dates, and honey FINISH: Dark...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.64
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2019. A honey hue and rich vanilla aroma mark this six-year-old rye whiskey. The palate nods to its...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $48.94 $54.94
A honey hue and rich vanilla aroma mark this six-year-old rye whiskey. The palate nods to its 100% rye grain mash...
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Spirits
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $399.94
Inspired by a 19th century, antique bitter pig decanter, our annual PiggyBank Edition of WhistlePig Small Batch Rye...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $42.36
12 bottles: $38.30
First, a warning: this is only for those who like their rye big and brawny. It starts off innocuously with a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $72.83
First, a warning: this is only for those who like their rye big and brawny. It starts off innocuously with a...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $284.08
3 bottles: $280.00
This remarkably complex sipper leads with caramel and vanilla, then reverberates with rounded dried fruit, sherry and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $58.13 $61.19
6 bottles: $57.59
White X Cognac is on a mission to disrupt the category. Its smooth, sweet, mixable yet complex flavor profile opens...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $49.47 $52.07
6 bottles: $44.15
This rye is aged with applewood staves in a barrel that previously held bourbon. The end result is pleasing maple and...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $49.47 $52.07
6 bottles: $44.15
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $66.48
6 bottles: $59.52
This strong rye whiskey offers bold aromas of lightly toasted grains, fresh oats, and stewed orchard fruits. There is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $30.03 $34.32
Excellent, Highly Recommended - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $54.95 $57.84
6 bottles: $50.88
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $44.29 $46.62
6 bottles: $39.01
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2022. This offers a classic rye profile. The rich vanilla fragrance leads to a relatively lean flavor...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $35.91 $37.80
Peach, blueberry, candied raspberry, and lime lead the way, with marzipan and a background of peppery spice aromas...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.32 $45.60
We’ve poured ourselves into bringing you this straight rye whiskey of uncommon complexity and “damn that’s...
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750ml
Bottle: $164.40
For true rye connoisseurs, the distillery is proud to offer 'William H. Macy Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey' made from...
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Brachetto Cognac Mencia Rye Whiskey

Brachetto is a delicate red wine grape grown predominantly in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, where it has been cultivated and used in the production of a range of wines for centuries. The grapes usually hold delicate flavors of summer berries, most notably strawberries, and are used to make light bodied, extremely drinkable wines perfect for hot sunny days. Their thin skins mean that they are usually low in tannins, which results in a silky smooth, mild red wine. Because of their lightness and fresh, summery flavors, they are also used to make excellent sparkling wines, similar to a Lambrusco. They are a highly aromatic grape varietal, and in recent decades they have started to be planted in many New World countries with similar climatic conditions to their native Italy.

For over three hundred years, Cognac has enjoyed its reputation as the king of brandies. Indeed, it is widely regarded as the finest drink to be distilled from grapes to be found anywhere in the world, and it is a testament to its producers and the master craftsmen who make it that this reputation has never faltered, and remains as strong as ever to this day.

Cognac is produced solely in the beautiful towns of Cognac and Jarnac, found about fifty miles north of Bordeaux, on the west coast of France. Here, around six thousand grape growers work exclusively in the production of white wine, used for the Cognac distilleries which are scattered throughout the region. The wines are made primarily from the Ugni Blanc or Trebbiano grape - one of the most commonly planted grape varietals in the world - which benefit from the cool, coastal climate and mineral rich soils which are found there. The wines themselves wouldn’t be suitable for drinking in themselves, as they are high in acid and low in alcohol, but this makes them ideal for distillation, and they can impart their wonderful, complex, rich flavors to the brandy.

Cognac varies quite significantly from bottle to bottle, depending on how long it has been aged for, and which appellation it comes from. The Cognac region is split into six separate Crus, all with their own distinctive characteristics, and the spirit can be aged from two years (VS) to six (Hors d’Age and Napoleon) and longer.

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.