Whisky Sponge No.100 Ardnamurchan 7 Year
$229.99
This is Whisky Sponge Edition No.100. It’s a 2016 and 2017, 7 year old Ardnamurchan small batch made with both peated and unpeated malt, and a fair bit of sherry... 57.1%. This is the final Whisky Sponge release, No.100!
Producer Description
"It’s a potion that Angus cooked up in collaboration with the good folk at Ardnamurchan Distillery. It’s a mix of 1st fill and 2nd fill, peated and unpeated sherry octaves. We mixed them all together and married them in a refill sherry butt for over six months until the whole potion turned 7 years old, then we bottled it with slight reduction at 57.1%. For those of you that deify transparency, here’s the recipe...
- 2017 – Unpeated 1st Fill Sherry
- 2017 – Peated 1st Fill sherry
- 2017 – Peated 1st Fill Sherry
- 2017 – Peated Refill Sherry
- 2016 – Unpeated Refill sherry
- 2016 – Unpeated Refill Sherry
- 2016 – Unpeated Refill Sherry
- 2016 – Unpeated 1st Fill Sherry
"We wanted to celebrate and mark the final edition of Whisky Sponge with a whisky that was excellent quality, one that was collaborative and that we’d had a role in creating and making unique to us, and that was modern in the best sense and looked to the future. We feel we have succeeded in this – we hope you agree. Now, please buy a bottle of this whisky, place it into your rucksack, put on a sturdy pair of brogues and walk to the far West Highlands of Scotland, whereupon you will spend the rest of your days communing with nature and enjoying erotic woodland rituals with whoever will agree to participate. Good luck and farewell!
"Whisky Sponge. Xxx"
Whiskey Sponge Tennessee Bourbon 8 Year
$219.99
This is an 8 year old sour mash Bourbon from George Dickel bottled at 57.1%. 88pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"This is Whiskey Sponge. It’s an 8 Year Old, 2016 Tennessee Sour Mash Bourbon. A wee parting treat from the Sponge! We waited flippin’ ages to find a Bourbon we liked. Well, here it is! A bit late but better late than never!
"It’s an unnamed George Dickel Tennessee Sour Mash Bourbon. Distilled in 2016, matured in a brand spanking new, splinter-proffering, vanillin-drenched American oak barrel that has been charred within an inch of its life! It spent three years in the frankly outrageous temperatures of Tennessee, before cooling off for a further five years in Scotland.
"We got hold of it and bottled it at 8 years of age, with several degrees reduction down to our favorite bottling strength of 57.1% (or 114.2 proof when translated into American). The mashbill for this luscious wood smoothie is: 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley. We love the result, it’s juicy, fruity and goes down like warm, expensive varnish!"
Darroze 1975 Armagnac
$449.99
Vintage Armagnac from Darroze made from 60% Baco and 40% Ugni Blanc grapes harvested from Domaine de Bellar a Cravancères. Bottled at 48.5%.
Gran Orendain Reposado
$99.99
fROM THE pRODUCER;
Gran Orendain Reposado starts with our blanco and ages for 11 months in French oak barrels. It strikes a perfect balance between the fruity and floral flavours coming out of the distillation process, and those aromas and flavors of the barrel. Smooth on the palate, with great body and delicate agave and wood aromas. Beautiful neat, on the rocks, or in ultra-premium cocktails.
Laws Whiskey Four Grain Bourbon
$77.99
From the Producer;
Our Four Grain Bourbon story starts with two Colorado family farms where high quality corn and heirloom varietals of wheat, barley and rye are grown. Those grains find their expression during our labor-intensive cooking technique, bringing each grain’s individual character to life, while open-air sour mash adds soulful complexity. After four years in 53-gallon charred oak barrels, influenced by our high-altitude climate, an entirely novel bourbon unfolds.
47.5% Abv
SOFL The Morning Glory Private Barrel
$97.99
This bottle from Spirits of French Lick is from a private barrel pick selected for the Canada market. It is 5 and a half years old and bottled at 53.6% ABV. The Morning Glory Bourbon has a quirky mash bill, consisting of Corn, Rye, Kasha (toasted buckwheat), Buckwheat, and Malt. It has been matured in a #2 char new oak barrel.
While this whiskey was made in Indiana, Spirits Of French Lick isn't just another bottler of MGP products: they are a bona fide distillery that sources locally grown grains and distills and matures the whiskey themselves. That is almost a quaint notion in this day and age, isn't it?
Signatory Linkwood 1997 26 YR 53%
$379.99
This 1997 Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Linkwood was bottled at 53% after maturing 26 years in a Bourbon Hogshead.
Born Brewing Head Wind Hazy IPA
$4.59
This Hazy IPA from Born Brewing is part of their core lineup. 6.3% ABV.
Producer Description
"Soft on the palate with tons of juice. Tropical fruits dominate with a smooth and silky finish."
Mary Taylor Sicilia Rosso
$27.99
Mary Taylor is an innovative importer who’s taking a fresh approach to the wine business. Not unlike the wines that Kermit Lynch imports, Mary Taylor’s wines are small-production and regional; the big difference, however, is that the brand on the label is the importer, not the producer. They are not hiding the producer, whose names are on the label and who definitely get all the credit for making the wine—but the two biggest names on the label are Mary Taylor and the region the wine is from. This design reflects Mary Taylor’s philosophy of emphasizing the importance of place in winemaking.
A somewhat translucent red with bright acidity, tension, and elegant fruit