Compass Box Orchard House
$74.99
This is a game-changing whisky from Compass Box, built not from aquired aged components, but rather new make spirit acquired and filled into Compass Box own casks. The whis is composed of primarily Linkwood (39%), Clynelish (29%), Benrinnes (20%) and Caol Ila (2%), all from First Fill ex-Boubon Barrels, along with Highland Blended Malt (2%) from custom French oak casks and a secret Speyside single malt (8%) from Revatted Oloroso Sherry-Seasoned Butts. Hmmm, a "Distillery near the town of Aberlour" sounds a lot like Benfarclas... 46%.
Producer Description
"What is more universally delicious than ripe fruit? Even the greatest chefs have been known to serve a simple dish of strawberries or a single, perfect peach as a dessert.
"Orchard House gathers together some of the fruitiest malts Scotland has to offer, including whiskies from the Linkwood and Clynelish distilleries; what’s more, we have sourced many of these whiskies as new spirit and laid them down in our own oak casks. This, our monument to fresh fruitiness in Scotch whisky, has been many years in the making."
Jaboulet Domaine Ermitage Blanc
$94.99
Made entirely from Roussanne, this legendary vineyard has built its reputation on a single hill that it shares with Syrah plantings for the red Ermitage. Sheltered from northerly winds, this south-facing site receives good exposure to the sun while enjoying a Mediterranean climate. Roussanne is named after its ripe skin colour, a reddish-gold pigment that equates to the French word Roux (red-brown). The variety is thought to have originated in the northern Rhône Valley, where the majority of modern-day plantings are found because it benefits from the warm temperatures and long sunlight hours it needs to achieve full maturity.
Jaboulet Domaine Cornas
$89.99
Cornas is the warmest of the northern Rhone appellations with steep slopes that allow the vines to suck up the sunshine while enjoying shelter from the wind. As such Syrah ripens more easily here than anywhere else in the Northern Rhone. The appellation is effectively a massive slab of granite, and the stone contributes a minerality to the wines. The 2017 Cornas has a rich, powerful, chewy style as well as notes of blackberries, blueberries, graphite, toasted spices, and licorice. It's rich, with some oak to integrate, but offers full body and ripe tannins
Jaboulet Domaine Ermitage Rouge
$112.99
Grown on 1.3 hectares of vineyard, this very concentrated 100% Syrah showcases what the grape and the producers are capable of. It is vinified and aged in oak barrels for two years before bottlings. Ermitage is the original spelling of the appellation, a steep hill that is home to numerous parcels, typically on terraces. This wine is sourced from 40-year-old vines in the “Les Dionnières” lieu-dit (about 1ha). It is made entirely from estate-grown grapes, like all the wines produced by the estate. It offers a basket of complex flavours that include leather, coffee, blackcurrants, vanilla and minerals. It's drinking well now and will continue to improve for another 5 years or more.
Philippe and Vincent Jaboulet are a father & son duo that also happen to be 5th and 6th generation winemakers with a focus on Northern Rhone. They set up their own vineyards in 2006 following the sale of their family negociant business Domaine Jaboulet Aine in 2006.
Belching Beaver PB Milk Stout Single Can
$4.79
Dark, rich and silky. This nutty beauty is brewed with lactose and oats for that round and silky feel. Dense and smooth, and dangerously easy to drink.
Belching Beaver resides in San Diego, California.
Smokehead Sherry Bomb Islay Single Malt
$114.99
Bottled at 48% after finishing (presumably) in "Spanish Sherry casks," the whisky is rumoured to hail from the Ardbeg Distillery; but we can't really be sure!
Rogue Santa's Private Reserve Tall Can
$5.24
Zero Issue Clone Coffee Stout Tall Can
$3.65
Uncommon Apple Haskap Cider Tall Can
$5.99
From The Producer
"This Uncommon cider gets its flavour and gorgeous blush colour from an uncommon berry—the haskap, a sweet-tart blue fruit. This cider has noted of pomegranate, plum and fruit leather, with a great pink colour. "