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750ml - Case of 6
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$73.98
With a wine list that extends to thousands of labels you can easily get lost, so since I will soon be in the Cape, I...
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
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$1237.51
750ml - Case of 6
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$41.30
Sugared mint, citrus blossom, crushed rocks, hints of lavender, and lime all emerge from the 2016 Collioure...
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Marcel Deiss Alsace Cru Blanc Grasberg 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$61.95
A ripe set of orchard fruit with quite a rich and assertive, minerally edge. The palate has a supple, juicy and...
750ml - Case of 6
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$78.95
This is a very rich and layered white with lots of peach-tart, mineral, spice and almond aromas and flavors. Full...
750ml - Case of 6
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$82.95
This is an impressive and complex wine with such assertive, ripe and juicy fruit on offer. The palate starts out...
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Sadie Family Palladius 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$166.09
This inspired wine is the product of 10 different varieties grown on three main soil types in the Paardeberg:...
Japanese Whiskey Pigato White Blend
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.