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$17.09
12 bottles:
$15.05
Pale yellow with the greenish tint typical of the Furmint grape. Fresh and aromatic with hints of white flowers and...
750ml
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$22.94
12 bottles:
$22.48
Aromas of candied apples and spicy pears with some lemon drops follow through to a medium body with some marzipan and...
500ml
Bottle:
$58.88
6 bottles:
$57.70
The 2010 Tokaji Aszu 5-Puttonyos had been bottled just a fortnight before I tasted it. Considering the growing...
500ml
Bottle:
$65.94
12 bottles:
$64.62
• 100% Furmint.
• South/South-East facing vineyard at 300 meters above sea level.
• Clay mixed with broken...
500ml
Bottle:
$71.94
12 bottles:
$70.50
• 100% Furmint.
• South/South-East facing vineyard at 300 meters above sea level.
• Clay mixed with broken...
500ml
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$88.93
$97.20
A gorgeous, gossamer-weight sweetie, creamy in texture yet beautifully balanced by vivid, mouthwatering acidity....
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Oremus Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2000
500ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$143.02
Aromas of honey and black tea give way to peach, apricot and tropical fruit flavors in the mouth. This is a...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$87.85
Round and creamy, this is a light- to medium-bodied white, displaying toasty hints of grilled nut and smoke layered...
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$98.95
A warm welcome to Petracs, only in its second vintage. Definitely the big brother of Mandolás. The volcanic soils of...
500ml - Case of 6
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$107.96
500ml - Case of 6
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$142.33
500ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$75.95
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Szepsy Tokaj Furmint Urban 73 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$73.31
The very cool and delicate nose, with notes of mint and parsley, leads you into this very concentrated and tightly...
Furmint Japanese Whiskey Rose / Blush Welschriesling Hungary Tokaj
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.
Hungary was once considered one of the world's leading wine countries, with their distinctive and flavorful wines being the favorites of Europe's royal families until the early 20th century and the fall of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The Soviet Union all but obliterated Hungary's wine traditions, replacing their unique produce with the sweet and characterless red wines the country is still often associated with, yet thankfully, the past twenty five years has seen an impressive return to form. All over the historic Tokaj region, craftsmen and master vintners are using the grape varietals which thrive on the hillsides in the hot summers and long autumns to once again produce the amazingly flavored Tokaji wines – a wine made by allowing the grapes to wither on the vine, thus concentrating the sugars and producing remarkable flavors and aromas of marzipan, dried fruits, pear and candied peel.