Do we ship to you?.
750ml
Bottle:
$799.94
$1199.94
This whisky was distilled in 1999 and laid to rest in first-fill sherry hogshead #3089 for 21 years before being...
750ml
Bottle:
$279.94
$349.94
COLOUR: Sunset Gold. AROMA: On the nose, rising aromas of herbal pine and fennel flow into sharp notes of citrusy...
750ml
Bottle:
$149.94
$249.94
This dram shows unbridled Islay spirit with a soaring nose of iodine-laced citrus, worn saddle leather, smoked...
750ml
Bottle:
$124.94
$159.94
Twenty-one tequilas were selected for this bottling that Casa Noble master tequilero Jose “Pepe” Hermosillo was...
750ml
Bottle:
$56.94
$59.99
Featuring an enticing mix of savory jalapeño and sweet vanilla, this light-gold reposado finishes particularly long,...
750ml
Bottle:
$129.94
$159.94
Introducing Tequila Don Julio Primavera – A Limited Edition. In his true innovative spirit, Don Julio González was...
750ml
Bottle:
$53.94
$64.94
100% blue agave, aged in a single barrel as opposed to the normal process of blending barrels. Most Reposado are aged...
750ml
Bottle:
$149.94
$169.94
Whisky isn’t the only spirit that’s caught the cask-finishing bug. Beam Suntory’s El Tesoro tequila has...
750ml
Bottle:
$149.94
$199.94
This elegant spirit was distilled from a mash of corn, rye, and malt and placed in new, charred American oak barrels...
750ml
Bottle:
$299.94
$349.94
Initially released as a limited time offering, George Dickel is excited to announce the return of George Dickel 17...
750ml
Bottle:
$199.94
$249.94
Sinatra Select pays tribute to Jack’s biggest fan: Frank Sinatra. Made with our unique “Sinatra Barrels” that...
750ml
Bottle:
$56.94
$64.94
Excellent, Highly Recommended (Tried & True) - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
750ml
Bottle:
$104.94
$114.94
The years-long collaboration with Lagavulin traces back to Offerman’s “Parks & Recreation” character Ron...
750ml
Bottle:
$71.94
$109.94
Matured in Laphroaig’s iconic warehouse a skipping-stone’s throw from the Islay coast for flavors of peat, smoke,...
750ml
Bottle:
$59.94
$69.94
During the 1970s and 1980s, Michter’s Original Sour Mash Whiskey was the distillery’s single most popular...
750ml
Bottle:
$159.94
$174.94
PATRÓN EL ALTO is passionately handcrafted from the finest 100% Weber Blue Agave grown in the highest parts of...
750ml
Bottle:
$189.94
$249.94
The second edition in our limited annual release series, this special single malt exudes flavours of sweet oak,...
750ml
Bottle:
$899.94
$999.94
Behold a whiskey of singular repute, sired from stills of storied past - absolved of obsolescence and conscripted to...
American Whiskey Single Malt Scotch Tequila Sale Spirits
The United States of America is a country of great cultural diversity, influenced by migrating nations from across the world. As such, its whiskey industry is a fascinating and complex one, which represents the range of regional differences found there.
The Irish were the original pioneers of American whiskey, and when they emigrated in their thousands from the old country, they brought their skills, knowledge and distillation techniques with them, to give them something to remind each other of home in the New World. This is why American whiskey goes by the Irish spelling, with the additional ‘e’, and why many traditional American whiskies closely resemble the original Irish style.
Today, there are several different types of American whiskey, and the styles and production techniques are now set out in US federal law, cementing a set of characteristics and production methods to preserve and protect the industry.
Corn whiskey, which is made from a minimum 80% corn in the mash and aged for a short period, is probably the most historic of the American whiskey styles, but others like rye whiskey, which is made from a minimum of 51% rye and aged in charred barrels, are growing in popularity among a new generation of drinkers looking for something unique, interesting and independently produced. Alongside these styles, we find Tennessee whiskey, which uses maple charcoal for sweeter notes, the softer wheat whiskies, the world-dominating Bourbon whiskies, and others which are peculiar to specific states and regions.
Tequila is probably Mexico’s greatest gift to the world of fine spirits, and is also possibly one of the most underestimated and misunderstood drinks in the world. Widely used for shots and slammers, and more often than not associated with parties and hangovers, Tequila is in fact a wonderful drink full of subtleties and expression of terroir, that is highly rewarding for those who look into its finer points.
One of the special things about Tequila is the fact that it is capable of expressing the fine nuances and subtle notes of its raw material, far more so than other, similar spirits. That raw material is, of course, the Blue Agave - not a cactus, as is commonly believed, but rather a succulent quite like a lily, which grows in the deserts of Mexico mainly around the province of Jalisco. The Blue Agave takes a decade to mature, and during those ten years, it takes in many of the features of its surroundings, just like a grapevine would. This is why Tequila varies in flavor and aroma from region to region, from the earthier Tequilas of the lowlands, to the more delicate and floral examples from areas of a higher altitude.
The picking and peeling of the spiky Agave, and the distillation process of Tequila is a complicated one, and one which is carried out with enormous skill by the jimadors and master craftsmen who produce the spirit. Steam cooking of the body of the plant is followed by crushing, then fermentation and distillation completes the process. The end product is categorized according to whether or not it is made with pure (‘puro’) agave, or blended with other sugars, and according to how long the spirit is aged for.