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An impressive mix of savory and aromatic aromas is abundant on the nose. Baked white cherries, golden peach, raisins,...
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Big flavors of apple and pear cider, clearly holding their character through the influence of the cask, here bringing...
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Le Russeghine is the first-known single-vineyard Pigato from Liguria, which Riccardo Bruna first produced in 1972....
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“Majè,” in the Ligurian dialect, refers to the stone terraces in the area.
Sourced from young vines (less than...
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Aromas of fresh pressed cider are supported with a core of earthiness. Medium rich in the mouth, it pleasantly coats...
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Bright, deep ruby color tinged with purple. Intense bouquet on the nose, with violet and spicy notes. On the palate...
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This eight-year-old Calvados « Finition en Fûts de Porto » (Porto cask finish) stayed several months in small...
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One of the finest and purest expressions of the grape at a very affordable price point is the 2021 Colonia Las...
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This opaque ruby wine has aromas of freshly picked black cherries, raspberry, plum, rose and yellow flowers, with...
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An average of seven years old, Manoir de Montreuil Réserve includes some brandies up to 20 years old in the blend....
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The apples are a mixture of the four categories: sweet, bittersweet, acidic and bitter composed of numerous include...
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$11.76
Attractive red and blue fruit with herb and dried orange-peel perfume. Soft and juicy with medium body and a polished...
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A deep, stony, mineral bonarda with red cherries, blue fruit, graphite and some grilled herbs. Tight and juicy on the...
Bonarda Calvados Japanese Whiskey Pigato
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.