Gerard Bertrand Orange Gold
$33.99
If you're looking for intro Orange wine, this is the bottle for you. Coming from one of the most well-known producers in southern France, this wine shows you some of the classic savoury and spice notes associated with orange wine without any of the funk weirdness that may be a turn-off for some people. Best paired with spicy foods and strong cheeses.
Echigo Koshihikari Beer
$7.99
Echigo is one of Japan's first micro-breweries, The Japanese lager style typically consists of a mix of barley malt and rice flour. Echigo Koshihikari is made with the Koshihikari strain of rice and utilizes the age-old decoction method of brewing. The result is a super clean, crisp and refreshing lager with just enough depth to make you think on it. It finishes with a light hint of rice sweetness on the finish.
Forjas Del Salnes Leirana Genoveva
$67.99
Rodrigo Méndez of Forjas del Salnés (known locally as Rodri) is the 5th generation in a family that has grown and crafted quality wine for centuries. Today he is considered one of the greatest Albariño producers in Spain, offering more than 15 small-batch bottlings from the micro-terroirs around the Val do Salnés, the most coastal subzone in DO Rías Baixas (his grandfather established this appellation). In another homage to his family’s legacy, Rodri is also leading the revitalization of several nearly extinct local red varietals. Thanks to his rigorous approach and deep regional knowledge, Rodri’s wines are pure expressions of the diverse Salnés terroirs. As a winemaker, he embraces historic techniques that highlight the personality of the different vineyard sites and his basic philosophies and commitment to organic and low-intervention production (native yeast fermentation, extended lees contact without batonnage, minimal sulphur) are consistent across all his wines. As a grower, Rodri has deep respect for his region’s ancient vineyard sites and trains his vines in the traditional Parral (pergola) system; he takes a hands-on approach by insisting on longer hang times and manual harvest, all while practicing organic agriculture.
Vitivola Mentridana Uvas de La Ira
$56.99
The Sierra de Gredos is an area of rugged granite peaks, forests and hilltop towns southwest of Madrid. The combination of high altitude, free-draining granitic soils, and a long growing season gives it a unique micro-climate. Vines cling to scree-slopes like mountain goats, many of these sites were abandoned decades ago, but a new generation of growers is rediscovering them. Dani Landi was one of the pioneers working with the old vines here, making elegant, mineral wines, that are redefining what was previously viewed as a workhorse variety into something that can rival the elegance and finesse of some of the world’s most sought-after reds. Curro Barreño, one half of the brilliant Ribeira Sacra project Fedellos, also grew up in this area. He’s a childhood friend of Dani, sharing many bottles together and winemaking influences. Since 2021 Curro has taken over responsibility for Dani’s vineyards in Méntrida and is making wines under the Vitícola Mentridana label. Curro’s building on Dani’s meticulous foundations, interpreting the vineyards, and working with a light touch in the winery.
Bodegas Borsao Rose
$20.99
Bodega Borsao is situated in Borja, in the Northwest of the province of Zaragoza, considered to be a sub-unit with its own characteristics within the region of Moncayo, in the occidental sector of the province. The winery has been the origin and engine of the D.O. “Campo de Borja”, in Aragón, north-eastern Spain or as it is also known “The Empire of Garnacha”.
The vineyards are between 10 to 25 years old and the soils are stony and slimy with clay and limestone.
The wine undergoes maceration for 6-12 hours and is then bled-off. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of between 14º-18º C.
Raasay NaSia Unpeated Ex-Rye Cask
$149.99
This cask was not merely selected by Canadian importer Gold Medal Marketing, but rather Andy bought it as a future, and patiently waited while it matured. This is unpeated Raasay, matured in an ex-Rye Whiskey cask from Woodford Reserve, the whisky has been bottled at 61.5%.
Producer Description
"These American ex-Rye Whiskey casks are from Woodford Reserve Distillery, KY where they use 53% Rye in their mash bill. The flavors emulate history's original Rye whiskies with strong, peppery, spicy flavors in a sea of fruit and butterscotch."
Glen Scotia 10 Year
$89.99
We'd prefer to see this bottled at 46%, but we aren't disappointed to see it none the less. Bottled at 40%.
Glen Scotia 25 Year
$859.99
World Whisky Awards winner 2019, best Campbeltown single malt over 18 years. Bottled at 48.8% after maturing in ex-Bourbon and marrying in first-fill ex-Bourbon. 91pts Whisky Advocate.
Producer Description
"The whisky has been gently matured in our finest American oak barrels before being married in first fill bourbon before bottling. The signature nose has hints of vanilla oak, interwoven with the subtle notes of sea spray and spicy aromatic fruits."
G&M Private Collection Glen Mhor 1982
$4,199.99
One of the lost Speyside triplets (alongside Glen Albyn and Millburn), Glen Mhor may be most recognized for being one of the component malts used to recreate the Mackinlay's Rare Old Highland Malt (you know... the Shackleton recreation from a few years back). It is a distillery that has never had the romantic draw that other lost gems like Brora, Port Ellen, or Rosebank have, but we are now 40 years past the last spirit run at Glen Mhor and the very little we ever see is now always extravantly priced and packaged. And a bottling such as this one is exactly the reason why. 93 points on Whiskyfun (one of only two or three sources we trust almost implicitly) should tell you all you need to know. With an endorsement like that, there should be a bloodbath for the few bottles we're getting. Refill Sherry Hogshead #72 yielded only 174 bottles.
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 50.8%