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Spirits
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Bottle: $40.18 $43.20
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This history-minded bottling was made in collaboration with Brooklyn barmen Damon Boelte and Maxwell Britten. It’s...
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Bottle: $43.52
Floral and spicy aromas with hints of cinnamon and caramel. Complex and balanced finish with just the right amount of...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $38.85 $44.40
Distilled from 100% local landrace rye; An ancient pre-hybridized variety of rye that flourished since time...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $96.51 $101.59
Notes of grain and hay are refreshing, pure and pungent. Silken in the mouth, robust and fresh. Roasted barley is...
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Spirits
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Bottle: $110.19 $115.99
Dark flavors of pipe tobacco, grilled tangerine, and smoked anise flow from this supercharged rye. The palate is...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $83.60
6 bottles: $80.00
Back when they were digging the big ditch that would later become the Erie Canal, local farmers would take their...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $48.55 $51.11
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $24.00
6 bottles: $23.52
Aromas: Garden Sage, Orange, Cardamom Tastes/Notes: Orange, Light Juniper, Cinnamon, Marshmallow Sweetness Aging:...
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Aroma - Grapefruit, Hibiscus, Chamomile Taste - Candied Grapefruit, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Gentle Bitterness Aging - 9...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $41.04 $43.20
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Neversink Reserve Gin is distilled from 100% New York-grown apples and features botanicals such as juniper, cardamom,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $38.94 $40.80
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Neversink Spirits Gin starts with a New York State apple base spirit that is carefully distilled through a blend of...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $37.01 $42.30
The grains for our Helderberg Straight Rye Whiskey are sourced from the base of the ancient Helderberg Escarpment....
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $38.52 $40.55
6 bottles: $30.71
In an age of restless brilliance, Dorothy Parker was a singular sensation. A new Yorker at heart, her national...
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Rose petals and elderberries lend a golden hue and pleasant, mildly floral aroma. The light, tingly palate leads with...
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750ml
Bottle: $48.55 $51.11
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Made with rye grain grown in New York state, and aged for three years. A mild maple aroma leads into the distinctly...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $52.20 $54.95
6 bottles: $47.99
Surprisingly mellow for a 100-proof whiskey, this four-year-old rye is ideal for cocktails. Look for a fresh apple...
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750ml
Bottle: $26.80
12 bottles: $26.26
A beautiful yellow hue with low acidity. Silky and exotic with pineapple flavors that end with unique character.

Gin Rye Whiskey Viognier United States New York

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.

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

New York state has a wine history which stretches back to the mid-17th century, when Dutch settlers first began cultivating grape vines in the Hudson Valley. Since then, the wine industry of New York has grown from strength to strength, mixing the old with the new as wineries continue to experiment with modern techniques alongside their traditional heritage. Indeed, certain wineries in New York state hold a claim to being amongst the oldest and most well established in the New World, with at least one dating back over three hundred and fifty years. New York state is responsible for a relatively small range of grape varietals, due to its cooler, damper climate, but many varietals such as Riesling and Seyval Blanc thrive in such conditions and produce wines a of singular quality.