Boutique-y Willowbank Batch 2 18 Year
$137.50
This Blended New Zealand whisky is from a closed distillery, matured 18 years before finishing in ex-Red Wine Casks. 50.5%
Producer Description
"This is our second batch of Blended Whisky from this long closed New Zealand distillery. It’s an 18 Year Old, bottled at 50.5% abv."
Anohka Tempest Dry Gin
$51.29
Tempest Dry Gin is a Juniper and flavour-forward gin in the style of a London Dry. It is bottled at a respectable 47.2%.
The Gingredients used in Tempest Dry Gin include: Juniper, coriander, angelica, red rose petals, grapefruit peel, lime peel, orris root, tellicherry black pepper, cardamom, Vietnamese cassia, and bay leaf. The spirit is made from 100% Western Canadian Wheat.
Producer Description
“An unfiltered London Dry style gin made with more than 10x the normal botanicals, sourced from around the world. Our distillation process leaves all of the aromatic oils and essences from our botanicals intact, creating an alluring translucence when the Tempest Dry Gin is chilled or mixed. Upon opening the bottle you’ll experience Resinous Juniper, weaving through Fresh, Bright Citrus and an Intoxicating Blend of Spices, all perfectly balanced. The harmony continues on the palate, for a perfectly articulated botanical freshness.”
Authors Series Blair Athol 1989
$665.99
From Edition Spirits (Hunter Laing) comes this 31-year-old Blair Athol as part of their illustrious Authors' Series. It's not often we see high age statement Blair Athol, as there is no official range being released by the disillery's owners, so instead we look for cool indie bottlings like this one.
Replete with an image of Austrian author and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler (yeah, we didn't know either; thank goodness for Google), this is unquestionably one of the best Blair Athol we've had in the shop. Almost gone!
The outturn from Sherry Hogshead #18442 was 236 bottles. Natural colour, non chill-filtered, and bottled at 45.6%.
Jura 21 Year The Tide
$287.99
From the Jura website: "Matured in American white oak ex bourbon barrels and finished in hand-selected virgin American white oak casks."
Words alone can't express how happy we are that this whisky hasn't been shuffled through half a dozen or so cask types before bottling, as is usually the way with Jura (and a few other brands under the family's umbrella). Ex-Bourbon maturation and more than two decades of slumber tell us that this saline little malt from the Isle of Jura's only distillery should be a real cracker. We also appreciate the 46.7% bottling strength.
Lismore 18 Year
$124.19
An 18 year old "mystery Speyside" single malt from The Lismore. This is not a distillery, but a company bottling single malt from an undisclosed distillery. The company itself just happens to be owned by that family that also owns Glenfarclas Distillery... Bottled at 43% after 18 years.
Sheringham Rhubarb Gin Liqueur
$43.19
From The Producer
"Jason has fond memories of cooking with rhubarb over the years, especially compote made with rhubarb freshly harvested from his garden. Drawn to the winning combination of rhubarb and star anise, he envisioned a liqueur that would taste as fresh and bright as a new summer’s day. With its classic gin base, premium rhubarb grown in British Columbia, and maceration process involving star anise and lemon skins, this liqueur achieves a perfect balance of tart, sweet, and subtly vegetal notes. A year-round delight, this liqueur is great on its own for sipping and equally enjoyable in a simple cocktail—just add ice and bubbles."
Delinquente Pretty Boy Rose
$29.74
Delinquente makes small batch, minimal intervention wines from Southern Italian grape varieties grown in the Riverland, South Australia.They were born and raised in the Riverland, surrounded by vineyards and the mighty Murray River. Delinquente is an attempt at making the best wine possible from the place where the owners grew up. Organically grown, minimal intervention, hand-made wines that not only look great and are fun to drink, but that also represent the sun, the red dirt and uniquely Australian terroir of the Riverland.
Paul Zinck Gewurztraminer
$31.44
Paul Zinck's wines have always been synonymous with great value and his Gewurz is no exception. This is a family owned winery in the small Alsace village of Eguisheim, just south of Colmar. Respect for the environment is part of the ethic of the Zinck family. For that reason, the winery is heading progressively towards organic agriculture on nearly all of the surface area. Today, the vines are grown respecting a belief in sustainable production, along with organic and biodynamic agricultural methods. In the Vineyard, the growth of natural grasses is encouraged in order to get the deepest root growth from the vines and also to deal with extreme weather conditions. The expression of the soil and the flavours it provides is optimal.
El Enemigo Cabernet Franc
$39.94
El Enemigo is a renowned Argentinian wine producer based in Mendoza, celebrated for its high-altitude Malbec and Cabernet Franc created by Alejandro Vigil and Adrianna Catena. Known for a philosophy that honors internal struggles—"the original enemy"—their wines are highly rated, particularly from the Gualtallary region.