Evodia Old Vines Garnacha
$23.99
90 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate for the 2014 vintage, and what great value! The review: "This blend of 90% Grenache and 10% Syrah aged in concrete and demi-muid is a custom cuvée from importer Eric Solomon. Made from very old head-pruned vines that are not irrigated in pure slate soils, some of the vines are close to 100 years of age. This is really an amazing wine for the price. It is a fruit bomb, so those not wanting flavor, or in search of wimpy wines need to consider a light beer. Deep ruby/plum purple, with loads of blueberry and black currant fruit, underlying crushed rock notes and some floral scents are all present in this remarkable wine...These are the kind of wines I wish had existed when I was in college."
Kilkenny Cream Ale
$4.49
Kilkenny is an Irish cream ale which originated in Kilkenny, Ireland, and is very similar to Smithwick's Draught. It has a nitrogenated cream head similar to Guinness. The 'Kilkenny' name was originally used during the 1980s & 90s to market a stronger version of Smithwick's for the American market.
Trossos Lo Mon Grenache Priorat
$54.99
A Kensington Wine Market exclusive. We have fallen in love with the wines from Trossos a small family winery in the Priorat region of Spain devoted to organic farming. Made from a blend of 60% Grenache, 15% Carignan,15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Syrah, this is a gorgeous and elegant Priorat. Deep crimson red in colour, the nose offers black fruit compote together with black spices and notes of licorice. Smooth and velvety in the mouth with tannin tension for structure. The classic Priorat minerality frames the lovely black and red fruits. It finishes with long and satisfying dark fruit notes, with the aromas of sweet spices reemerging on the finish. Best food bets are rich and hearty fare like braised wild game, earthy vegetarian stews, or strong cheese.
Rekorderlig Passionfruit Cider
$4.99
From the outset the Rekorderlig Passionfruit Cider displays all the aromatic brilliance you expect from fresh tropical Passionfruits. Blended with the iconic Rekorderlig Pear Cider you have a match made in heaven. Best enjoyed served in a long, tall glass filled with ice, a lime wedge and with great friends.
Rittenhouse Rye
$57.99
This Bottled-In-Bond 100° expression of Rittenhouse is produced in the tradition of the classic rye whiskies that were once the preeminent American whisky style, kept alive through the lean years by Heaven Hill and two other distilleries. The Rye brand takes its name from Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and hearkens back to that states long-lost but once highly regarded "Monongahela" rye whiskies.
Heaven Hill Distillers produces this four-year-old Bonded Rittenhouse Rye at their Bernheim Distillery in Louisville, KY.
Amrut Spectrum 004
$219.99
Amrut's innovative Spectrum is back... Bottled at 50% the whisky is initially matured in ex-Bourbon before finishing in custom casks made with new American Oak, new French Oak, ex-Oloroso and ex-PX Sherry staves.
Producer Description
"To make the Spectrum 004, a two-part maturation technique has been employed, the first being maturation of new make spirit in ex-Bourbon casks followed by transferring the aged spirit into the custom barrels. The custom barrels are made with 4 different kinds of staves, new American Oak with Char level 3, new French Oak with light toasting, ex-Oloroso staves and ex-PX Sherry staves. The aforementioned barrel has equal proportions of all four kinds of staves are ranged in a one after-the-other manner lending their own characteristics and complexities to the malt coming into its own on the nose and the palate."
Millstone 10yr American Oak 43%
$99.99
A 10 year old unpeated Dutch Single Malt Whisky from the awarding wining Millstone, distilled by Zuidam Distillery. Despite being labelled a 10 year old, the whisky is actually 14 years old, distilled in 2000 and bottles in 2014. These whiskies are expected to cause quite a buzz.
While not historically known for their whisky, the Dutch have been distilling as long as anyone in Europe. Most famous for genever and brandy, some of the distilleries there have taken to producing whisky. The Zuidam family began producing genever and other liquors in 1976 in the town of Baarle-Nassau on the Belgian border. Patrick van Zuidam, the second generation, began experimenting with whisky distillation in 1996, and started laying down barrels. The distillery produces both malt and grain whiskies, including a powerful rye. While they have borrowed and been influenced by the whisky makers in other countries, they are making a distinctly Dutch whisky. In one curious aspect, they mill their own barley in traditional windmills.
From the Distillery: “The whisky is aged in new American oak. These barrels add a rich vanilla and honey sweetness to the whisky with delicate notes of coconut and spices like cinnamon and cloves. In 2014 won Millstone American oak a silver medal in the Wizards of whisky competition in London.”
Paulaner Hefe Weiss Can
$4.69
Brewed in Munich, Germany, high in effervescence and low in calories, with a crisp, refreshing fruity flavour. Colour is pale gold. Nice hefe aroma filled with bananas and spice, light yeast. Prost !
Laphroaig Lore
$234.99
Originally released to replace the 18, or was it the 15, who can recall, that was well before Covid... Bottled at 48% from an NAS marriage of whisky matured in five different cask types.
Regarding the Non-Age-Statededness of the bottle, Laphroaig says this about the maturation: "A blend of whiskies aged from seven to 21 years in ex-Bourbon, European Oak and Oloroso sherry barrels along with quarter casks."