Jasper Crisp Pils 6pk
$15.79
A medium bodied refreshing pilsner from Jasper brewing. The packaging is to commemorate Parks Canada, and is made to look like the park passes of old! Lightly spicy with a hefty malt base (for a pilsner).
Raasay Quercus Humboldtii Oak Cask
$139.99
Quercus whatnow? Quercus Humboldtii is an oak species from Colombia apparently. No - not British Columbia. That would be Quercus Garryana. Quercus Humbolldtii is also known as Andean Oak and is native to Colombia and Panama. Thanks Wikipedia!
Anyhow, this single malt from Raasay Distillery was fully matured in Colombian Oak before being bottled at 50.7%. If you are looking to see how Columbian oak changes a whisky versus the more typical French, Spanish, or American oak casks, now is your chance!
Producer Description
"Introducing our Oak Species Maturation Series, showcasing how individual species of oak interacts with our Isle of Raasay single malt spirit during maturation to create complexity, depth and flavour in abundance. This fully Colombian oak matured whisky offers delicious flavours of crème brûlée and heather smoke and is undoubtedly a whisky you’ll want to keep on going back to."
Kokuryu Jungin Sake
$68.99
Fresh with a good balance of aroma and flavours, this Junmai-ginjo is brewed with the local "Gohyakumangoku" of Fukui Prefecture. It showcases the rich taste of rice with its essence fully extracted through sophisticated craftsmanship.
Full-bodied and rich with a good balance, this Junmai-ginjo shows a slight bitterness from rice with long-lasting umami.
- Rice Polishing Ratio 55%
- Alcohol Percentage 15%
- Rice used Gohyakumangoku
Bulliat Moulin a Vent
$31.99
Noël Bulliat and his son Loïc run this family estate that covers 27 ha in 8 different appelations in the heart of the Beaujolais region. It began in 1978 when Noël bought 4 ha of Beaujolais Villages straight after graduating from viticultural school. The grapes are hand-picked and fermented with the whole clusters intact. They undergo a cold maceration to preserve aromatic profile before being moved to cement tanks for semi-carbonic maceration, lasting 10 to 12 days using indigenous yeasts. They are certified organic and offer bright, expressive notes of red berries, minerality, subtle spice and lively acidity to tie it all together.
Casa Girelli Lamura Pinot Grigio
$19.99
Always in the running for our best-selling white, especially in the summer, and as of 2021 it's certified organic! Its straw yellow in colour, with some copper reflections that revoke the typical colour of the grape. This wine has an intense bouquet of fruits such as apple, melon and citrus, matched well with more delicate mineral aromas. Fresh and zesty, it pairs well with seafood and fish.
Sicily has a history of wine-making that dates back to ancient times. Blessed with consistently bright sunshine and reliably moderate rainfall, Sicily’s classic Mediterranean climate is ideally suited to the production of organic wine grapes.
Piron Cremant de Bourgogne
$35.99
Dominique Piron’s family has been growing grapes here since the 16th century, and Dominique took over the estate in 1971. Piron farms 45 hectares of vineyards scattered among several different crus in Beaujolais, namely Morgon, Chénas, Brouilly, Régnié and Moulin-à-Vent. He owns some parcels, rents others, and also buys 20 hectares worth of carefully selected grapes from their neighbours. Regardless of where the grapes are sourced, Piron is responsible for every aspect of quality control from the vineyard management to the marketing of the finished wine. They take such great care of each of their crus that even the simple Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages wines are carefully selected from single-vineyard parcels. Each of their terroirs is unique, yet they are all granite-based soils—the ideal grounding for the Gamay grape. Piron farms sustainably, although he has also been experimenting with organic methods to achieve a rich biodiversity in the vineyards.
Doc Swinson`s Forest & Fable Bourbon #2
$134.99
Part of the highly regarded Doc Swinson's Exploratory Cask Range and sporting a new label design, this is High Rye Bourbon finished in Garryana Oak Casks. 54%/108 Proof.
Producer Description
"Found in Doc Swinson's backyard, the mighty Garryana oak grows in the Pacific northwest from norther California to southern British Columbia. Garryana is a rare wood to be used in the maturation of spirits on account it is a very difficult wood to cooper into barrels. This rare profile is as if the best qualities of french and american oak came together in oak tree. These Garryana casks take what is normally described as caramel and cinnamon found in your typical bourbon and transform them into molasses and clove with a undertone of Kansas city BBQ caramelized on the grill. We are proud to incorporate our local oak into our spirits and we think you'll find it to be a new favorite."
About Doc Swinson's
With warehousing and blending done in Ferndale, Washington, Doc Swinson's is a bottler of sourced Bourbon and Rye Whiskies that are blended together in small (sometimes very small) batches and released under one of three ranges. The bottlings are categorized under Doc Swinson's Flagship, Exploratory, or Rare Release range. Like many independent bottlers of American Whiskey, the venerable MGP Distillery of Indiana seems to be a key component in many of Doc Swinson's releases.
Meyer Mclean Chardonnay
$41.99
Meyer is one of BC’s top wineries focusing on small premium Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Each wine reflects the single vineyard of its origin, the soil, the meso-climate, the aspect and the people that hand tend the vines. All wines are Hand-harvested and hand-crafted, with great attention to detail and minimal winemaking intervention. Meyer Family Vineyards wines are produced from two main vineyards, the 1.62-hectare “Old Main Road” vineyard on the Naramata Bench and the 6.9-hectare “McLean Creek Road” vineyard in Okanagan Falls. The McLean Creek spends 11 months in French oak (22% new). Easily one of the best Chardonnays produced in Canada.
Bulliat Morgon
$31.99
Noël Bulliat and his son Loïc run this family estate that covers 27 ha in 8 different crus in the heart of the Beaujolais region. It began in 1978 when Noël bought 4 ha of Beaujolais Villages straight after graduating from viticultural school. The grapes are hand-picked and fermented with the whole clusters intact. Morgon is arguably the most important of the Beaujolais crus (there are 10 in total) and - along with Moulin-A-Vent- the most powerful in terms of concentration of fruit. The grapes undergo a cold maceration to preserve aromatic profile before being moved to cement tanks for semi-carbonic maceration, lasting 10 to 12 days using indigenous yeasts. They are certified organic and offer bright, expressive notes of red berries, minerality, subtle spice and lively acidity to tie it all together. Try it with duck or roast chicken.