Rock Island Year of the Dragon
$109.99
Limited Edition Whisky bottlings celebrating the Chinese New Year are so hot right now, guys! Move over, Johnnie Walker and Kavalan - Douglas Laing is getting in on the action with the Rock Island Year of the Dragon Edition.
Bottled at a pleasantly robust 54.8% ABV, this edition of Rock Island features a marriage of single malts from the Scottish Isles of Arran, Islay, Jura, and Orkney. Evan was somewhat disappointed at whisky from Mull not being included, but his mood improved thanks to the use of heavily charred casks for finishing.
From The Producer
"Honouring the importance that wood plays in the creation of Scotch Whisky, this edition of Rock Island has been finished in heavily charred casks, giving the spirit an opportunity to extract layer upon layer of rich flavour from the wood."
Rodenbach Grand Cru
$4.99
This Belgian Sour beer spends one and a half years maturing in oak barrels before release.
Rodney Strong Sonoma Merlot
$32.99
Rodney Strong recognized the Alexander Valley as an ideal place to grow Cabernet Sauvignon as far back as 1971, when he planted his first Cabernet vineyard, the Alexander's Crown. The Merlot is classic California, big and juicy in the red berry realm.
Rest & Be Long Pond 24 Year
$424.99
This mellow and elegant rum is from a single cask bottled by the Rest & Be Thankful rum company. Distilled at Jamaica's Long Pond distillery in a pot still. ITP stands for Ive Trewlany Pot, this marque represents a lighter weight pot still rum with medium-low esters, and was originally produced by Worthy Park distillery long, long ago.
This underwent both tropical and continental aging in American oak, and bottled at 54.7%
Rest & Be Long Monymusk 24 Year
$424.99
This single cask rum was bottled by the Rest & Be Thankful rum company. This Monymusk (distilled at Clarendon) rum bears the MMW marque, meaning Monymusk Wedderburn, and it's one of the higher ester marques to bear the Monymusk name.
Tropical and continental aged in American oak barrels, and bottled at 52.4%
Rest & Be Long Pond 22 Year
$334.99
This single cask Jamaican rum is bottled by Rest & Be Thankful rum company. Distilled at Long Pond, and bears the CRV marque, which is actually not produced anymore. It's a low ester column still rum. Aside from the appreciable age, this finished it's maturation in an ex-Port Charlotte cask.
Bottled at 57.1%
La Trappe Tripel
$7.99
It's a Trappe! I mean Trappist Ale. La Trappe Tripel is a classic Trappist beer made by De Koningshoeven Brewery in the Netherlands. 8% ABV.
Producer Description
"Amber-coloured Trappist ale with a broken white head. The harmonious taste starts off fruity and shifts to malty caramel; a perfectly balanced ale."
Patrick Javillier Oligocene Bourgogne Bl
$83.99
The Javallier story started in Meursault, after the war in 1945 when Raymond Javillier decided to cultivate 2 ha. of plots which had always belonged to the family. The turning point for the estate was in 1974: Patrick received his diploma in wine studies (Diplôme National d’Oenologie) and his father handed over the estate with full responsibility for the harvest and wine-making process. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, the estate acquired new plots and the addition of land which belonged to the family of his wife, Catherine. In 2005, Marion, the elder daughter of Patrick, joined the domain after studies in management and winegrowing with the responsibility for sales and the winemaking process of the red wines. In 2011, Pierre-Emmanuel Lamy, the husband of Laurène (Marion’s sister) also joined the domain, in charge of the fieldwork and winemaking process of the white wines. Today, Marion and Pierre-Emmanuel are the third generation to benefit from and develop the family tradition. Javallier makes some of the finest white wines in Burgundy.
G&M CC Benrinnes 2001 Cask 305592
$304.99
This 22 year old, 2001 vintage Benrinnes was bottled from a Refill Sherry Hogshead at 50.9%.