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Kaetsu · Kanbara Bride of the Fox · Junmai Ginjo Sake · Niigata, Japan · 720ml

Kanbara Bride of the Fox takes its inspiration from the local legends behind Niigata’s annual fox-bride festival. This savory Junmai Ginjo combines grilled-nut and pistachio aromas with ripe honeydew notes, finishing crisp with a touch of lingering sweetness.

Character & Style

The supplied producer note highlights grilled nuts, pistachio, and a hint of white chocolate, followed by ripe honeydew. Its savory character offers a distinctive partner for rich dishes, while the crisp finish keeps the profile lively.

Producer Description

This savory sake is inspired by local legends of Niigata's annual fox-bride festival. Local lore tells of mysterious lights that appeared on nearby Mt. Kirin in the distant past, which are claimed to be the lanterns carried in the fox-bride procession. With a 50% polishing rate, this sake could technically qualify as a Junmai Daiginjo, but the savory notes and food pairing versatility identify more with the style expected from Junmai

Intense aromas of grilled nuts, pistachio, and a hint of white chocolate. Ripe honeydew notes finish crisp with a hint of lingering sweetness.

One of the best meat pairings in the portfolio. Try with duck, fig-stuffed pork loin, or black cod with miso glaze.

The supplied producer passage ends at “Junmai.” The bottle is listed as Junmai Ginjo; the producer’s comparison with Junmai Daiginjo is retained as supplied, not used to relabel the sake.

Serving & Pairing Suggestions

Try lightly chilled and allow a little time in the glass to explore the savory and melon notes. Follow the producer’s pairing suggestions with duck, fig-stuffed pork loin, or miso-glazed black cod.

Sake Details

• Producer: Kaetsu
• Brand: Kanbara
• Expression: Bride of the Fox
• Classification listed: Junmai Ginjo
• Origin: Niigata, Japan
• Rice polishing rate in the supplied note: 50%
• Bottle size: 720ml
• Producer profile: Grilled nuts, pistachio, white chocolate, and ripe honeydew

Producer Description 

Exemplifying our family’s tradition of innovation, our 15 Year Old expression is created using a technique pioneered by our Malt Master and its warm, spicy flavours are transformed with the alchemy of the Solera Vat.

Aged in European oak sherry casks and new oak casks, the whisky is mellowed in our unique Solera Vat, a large oak tun inspired by the sherry bodegas of Spain and Portugal. Never emptied, and kept half full of whiskies since 1998, our Solera Vat is the culmination of curious minds and the pioneering spirit of our family. It’s also the secret behind this whisky becoming the first 15 year old expression to enter the top ten best selling single malts. 

Producer Description 

One of our most limited production items, Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye continues the legacy of America’s first whiskey variety (rye) from America’s first whiskey company (Michter’s, originally known as Shenk’s).

The 10-Year Rye, 10-Year Bourbon reflects the exceptional results of uncompromising craftsmanship and Kentucky’s unrivaled climate for aging outstanding whiskey. Often significantly older than the age statement on the label, only a select few barrels age with the elegance required for inclusion in these highly limited releases.

Producer Description 

The Bushmills® Private Reserve Collection is a series of small batch single malts hand selected with unique cask finishes, born from the original Irish single malt tradition that Bushmills® pioneered.

This 12 Year Old single malt Irish whiskey is first matured in carefully selected bourbon barrels and oloroso sherry casks before finishing in Reposado & Añejo Tequila casks.

Sho Chiku Bai Classic Sake — The Traditional Style

Sho Chiku Bai — meaning “pine, bamboo, and plum blossom” in Japanese, symbols of good fortune and longevity — is one of the most recognized sake brands in the world. The Classic is their most traditional expression: a full-bodied, well-balanced sake that honors the centuries-old craft of Japanese brewing.

Smooth and medium-dry with a mild, complex aroma, this sake delivers a hard, crisp texture and a satisfying full body that makes it equally at home at the dinner table or enjoyed on its own. Brewed at a sake meter value of +3, it sits comfortably in the medium-dry range — versatile, approachable, and endlessly food-friendly.

• Brewery: Takara Sake USA / Sho Chiku Bai
• Style: Classic / Traditional Sake
• Size: 750ml
• ABV: 16%
• Sake Meter Value: +3 (Medium Dry)
• Tasting Notes: Mild, complex aroma; smooth, full-bodied, crisp texture
• Kosher: Yes
• Best Served: Room temperature or gently warmed
• Best Paired With: Mildly seasoned dishes, sushi, tempura, grilled fish, light soups

A reliable, everyday sake that delivers traditional Japanese character at an accessible price — perfect for introducing friends to the world of sake.

Producer Description 

After 14 years maturing in casks that previously held Bourbon, malt master Brian Kinsman finishes this Scotch Whisky in deep charred new American oak barrels from Kentucky for a rich, sweet and vibrant malt.

Expert Review

Wine Enthusiast 90 Points | Aged 14 years in former Bourbon barrels, this is an amber-colored whisky that s scented with vanilla and peach. The palate is also peachy, highlighted by hints of almond, oak and sandalwood. The finish is drying and lightly spiced.

Producer Description 

Released in 2023, the Wild Turkey Master's Keep Voyage Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the latest edition to the coveted Master's Keep series. This premium 106-proof (53% ABV) iteration is a collaborative bottling between two Campari powerhouses - Master Distiller Eddie Russel and Appleton Estate Master Blender Joy Spence.

Master's Keep Voyage is said to be a 10 year old Kentucky bourbon whiskey finished for at least five weeks in hand-selected Appleton Estate ex-rum casks - casks which previously housed 14 year old pot still Jamaican rum. Offered in curated quantities, expect a nose of island fruits, citrus, and oak coated in molasses. The palate explores hints of caramel, brown sugar, and trails of warm spice. A beautifully crafted whiskey full of exotic flavors weaving into a sweet, medium-long finish, Master's Keep Voyage Bourbon is a tropical island in a bottle!

Toyo Bijin Junmai Ginjo — Yamaguchi Prefecture, Chugoku, Japan

Toyo Bijin — “Asian Beauty” — is one of Japan’s most evocatively named sakes, and the story behind it is as memorable as the sake itself. Sumikawa Brewing Company, based in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chugoku region of western Japan, was founded by a brewer who named his label in honor of his late wife — a tribute that has since become one of the most recognized and beloved sake brands in the country.

This Junmai Ginjo is brewed from Yamada Nishiki rice — the gold standard of sake rice — and fermented in the Ginjo style at low temperatures. But where many Ginjo sakes lean toward delicate and floral, Toyo Bijin takes a bolder path: this is a very dry sake, famously described as “strong enough to kill a devil.” Assertive, umami-rich, and deeply satisfying.

Clear and luminous in the glass. The nose opens with red apple and a fading whisper of nutmeg spice. On the palate it is full-flavored and bone dry, with a firm structure, pronounced umami, and a long, clean finish. Serve chilled.

• Brewery: Sumikawa Brewing Company, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Chugoku, Japan
• Style: Junmai Ginjo
• Rice: Yamada Nishiki
• Size: 300ml
• Tasting Notes: Red apple, nutmeg spice, pronounced umami, bone-dry finish
• Best Paired With: Yakitori, sashimi, aged cheeses, miso soup, oysters

Named for a beloved wife. Brewed with conviction. A sake bold enough to kill a devil — and elegant enough to honor her memory.

Producer Description 

From The Heart Of The Ozarks

Redbreast Missouri Oak Edition, the latest addition to Redbreast’s esteemed American Oak series, seamlessly blends the signature Redbreast single pot still whiskey profile, aged in sherry and ex-bourbon barrels, with the unique and distinctive influence of Missouri Oak. The whiskey was meticulously finished for ten months in Virgin Missouri Oak barrels, the oak sourced from the esteemed Ozark Forest, to bring a captivating twist to the renowned Redbreast liquid.

Warehouse stored item - three to five business days to fulfill. 

Finished in tequila casks this unique expression combines classic Islay peat flavor with sweet and citrusy agave notes. The palate is perfectly balanced with smoke and chewy meringue. While the finish is long with gentle heat, spice, and sweet citrus.

Producer Description 

All five malts from the region’s three distilleries have been used to produce this Blended Malt. An unmistakable Campbeltown whisky: Initial notes of butterscotch, toffee apples and salted caramel give way to reveal more complexity with traditional maritime and spice notes combined with a subtle touch of peat smoke.

Matured in a combination of Ex-Bourbon and Ex-Sherry casks, vatted and bottled at Springbank Distillery, Campbeltown. 

Snow Angel Nigori Sake “Yuki no Tenshi” — Hyogo Prefecture, Japan (180ml Cup)

Yuki no Tenshi — “Snow Angel” in Japanese — is a delicate, silky unfiltered nigori sake from Hyogo Prefecture, the spiritual home of Japan’s finest sake brewing. Brewed with mineral-rich Miyamizu spring water — the legendary water source that has defined Hyogo sake for centuries — and rice polished to 70%, this nigori is crafted with a proprietary yeast and a philosophy of balance: off-dry with a touch of sweetness, but kept elegant at 12.5% ABV. The 180ml cup format makes it the perfect single-serve sake for any occasion — no glass required.

The nose is fragrant and inviting: lily flowers, cantaloupe, and a soft floral sweetness. On the palate, the sake is smooth and creamy with a silky, unfiltered texture and flavors of Muscat grape and fresh strawberry, leading to a long, lingering finish. It is rich and delicious — off-dry enough to stand up to bold, spicy flavors, and refined enough to sip on its own chilled.

“A delicate, silky, unfiltered nigori sake. Off-dry with a touch of sweetness but balanced at 12.5% ABV. Aroma of lily flowers and cantaloupes, smooth and creamy texture, flavors of Muscat grape and strawberries with a lingering finish.”

• Producer: Yuki no Tenshi (Snow Angel), Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
• Style: Nigori (unfiltered) sake
• Prefecture: Hyogo
• Water: Miyamizu mineral-rich spring water
• Rice Polishing: 70% (Seimai-buai)
• ABV: 12.5%
• SMV: -20 (off-dry)
• Acidity: 1.4
• Size: 180ml cup
• Best Served: Well chilled; pairs with spicy foods, BBQ, curries, sushi, and even ice cream

A silky, off-dry Hyogo nigori brewed with legendary Miyamizu water — Snow Angel is the benchmark for what approachable, food-friendly unfiltered sake can deliver in a single-serve cup.

Producer Description 

Created with roasted black malt, roasted to the extreme, this spirit is all about what happens up front – centre stage. The malt is what defines its distinctive profile. Described as tasting like ‘biting on a spiky ball’, Ardcore is a dram that wears its heart on its sleeve… its black heart! 

Produce Description 

Duncan Taylor was originally based out of Glasgow where they were merchants and brokers of Scotch whisky casks. They have been laying down casks from distilleries all over Scotland for decades and now have one of the largest privately-held collections of rare and vintage Scotch Whisky.

Islay is a great place to make whisky if you were living in the 1800s. Remote but great water and barley. In 1815 Laphroaig was founded by brothers Alexander and Donald Johnston. Donald tragically died in 1847 after falling into a vat of hot pot ale at the distillery. It became famous in the early 1900s as it became released as a single malt. It has always been known to produce a heavily peated style.

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It is extremely rare to find Laphroaig in independent bottlers and what a great whisky this must be if from Duncan Taylor! 

Green Spot · Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey · Ireland · 750ml

Produced exclusively for Mitchell & Son, Green Spot brings orchard fruit, warming spice, and toasted wood together in a single pot still Irish whiskey. The supplied producer notes describe a full, spicy body balanced by the fruity sweetness of green apples.

Character & Style

Fresh aromatic oils, spices, orchard fruits, and barley lead the nose against a background of toasted wood. On the palate, clove and green apple meet toasted oak, followed by lingering spice and barley flavors.

Producer Description

Produced exclusively for Mitchell & Son. This Single Pot Still Whisky is unique to Ireland. Nose: Fresh aromatic oils and spices with orchard fruits and barley on a background of toasted wood.

Taste: Full spicy body. A hint of cloves along with the fruity sweetness of green apples, rounded off with toasted oak. Finish: Lingering flavours of spices and barley.

Serving Suggestions

Try a small pour neat to explore the fruit and spice, then add a few drops of water to taste. For a longer drink, consider serving over ice with soda water and a citrus twist.

Spirit Details

• Brand: Green Spot
• Produced exclusively for: Mitchell & Son
• Style: Single pot still Irish whiskey
• Country: Ireland
• Bottle size: 750ml
• Producer profile: Orchard fruit, green apple, clove, toasted oak, spice, and barley

A playful yet powerful limited edition from WhistlePig, PiggyBank is aged 10 years and bottled at a bold 100 proof. Housed in a collectible pig-shaped decanter, this straight rye whiskey delivers rich, spicy complexity with smooth oak character — making it a standout gift or centerpiece for any whiskey aficionado.

Producer Description 

WhistlePig PiggyBank is the latest release from WhistlePig Distillery. Aged for 10 Years, WhistlePig PiggyBank is a limited edition blend of straight rye whiskey bottled at 100 proof. 

Producer Description 

Each year as part of the Parker's Heritage Collection, we select a special whiskey to be released in the name of our late Master Distiller Parker Beam. The barrels selected for this series include Bourbon, Rye, and Wheat Whiskeys, among others, and are some of the finest and most diverse American Whiskeys ever produced. They are a fitting tribute to the expertise of Parker Beam.

The 17^th edition of the Parker’s Heritage Collection consists of 10-year-old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey pulled from 142 barrels. For this release, we used our traditional rye mashbill of 51% rye, 35% corn and 14% malted barley. It was barreled in August, October or December of 2012 and aged on the first floor of Rickhouse H1 and H2, the fifth floor of Rickhouse FF, the third and seventh floors of Rickhouse BB, and the second floor of Rickhouse DD.

At bottling, the liquid was non-chill filtered. This is only the second Rye in the collection and is the longest-aged Rye Whiskey in the Heaven Hill Distillery portfolio, making this a truly special edition. 

Producer Description 

Aromas of prune brandy, bakery shop, honey, nuts, dried strawberry and dried orange peel. The palate is smooth, silky, pretty with good complexity. D&M Tasting Notes
Second Maturation in port barrels

Our malt mill, glistening copper mash tun and traditional wooden washbacks form part of a vigorous but carefully attended process. Our elegant copper pot stills distil and re-distil the richest spirit which is then filled into the finest casks and left patiently maturing in our warehouses. Nearly 70% of the flavour in whisky is derived from the cask it has been matured in. Wood’s important, which is why we adopt a ‘no compromise’ approach when choosing our world renowned sherry casks to enrich our whisky. Over the years of extended maturation, these carefully seasoned casks help create the unique richly sherried style that The GlenDronach is famous for.

Tis was just the season for fruit cake, boxes of citrus deliveries, and gift boxes filled with dried fruits and chocolates. To keep the flavor theme going, you can chase down a bottle of The GlenDronach Port Wood. The rich fruity notes and well-timed heat of this single malt delivers the Highland experience, taking you on a journey across the ocean, away from the land of whiskey, to the land of whisky. The Whiskey Wash

It was initially “matured in the distillery’s signature Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks, followed by a second maturation in some of the finest port pipes from the majestic Douro Valley in Portugal.” Non age statement. 

Glenmorangie · 18 Year Old · Extremely Rare · Single Malt Scotch

The 18 Year Old is a single malt Scotch whisky of serious distinction. It spends fifteen years maturing in American white oak casks before approximately 30% is transferred into Spanish Oloroso sherry casks for a further three years. Once both elements reach 18 years, they're blended back together to create a whisky with a rich bouquet and full, rounded flavour.

For a whisky of this age, this expression has maintained an incredible degree of vibrancy thanks to its delicate floral spirit and fine Oloroso casks, where the raisiny sweetness of the sherry is toned down by the nuttiness of the American oak.

Specs

• Producer: Glenmorangie
• Age Statement: 18 Years Old
• Region: Highland, Scotland
• Cask Maturation: American White Oak, finished in Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks
• Size: 750ml

Redbreast 12 Year Old — Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey 750ml

Redbreast is the definitive expression of Irish single pot still whiskey — a style unique to Ireland, made from a mash of both malted and unmalted barley and triple distilled in copper pot stills. Produced at the Midleton Distillery in County Cork and matured for a minimum of 12 years in a combination of ex-Bourbon and Oloroso Sherry casks, Redbreast 12 is the whiskey that put Irish pot still whiskey back on the world map. It is consistently rated among the finest Irish whiskeys ever made, and for good reason: there is simply nothing else quite like it.

The nose is complex and inviting: a rich interplay of spice, dried fruit, toasted wood, and a generous sherry influence that speaks to the quality of the cask selection. On the palate, it is full-flavored and silky smooth — a harmonious balance of spicy, fruity, sherry, and toasted notes that unfold with remarkable depth and elegance. The finish is satisfyingly long, with the complex flavors lingering on the palate long after the last sip. This is a whiskey to savor slowly, neat or with a single drop of water to open it up.

• Producer: Irish Distillers, Midleton Distillery, County Cork, Ireland
• Style: Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
• Age: Minimum 12 years
• Mash: Malted & unmalted barley
• Distillation: Triple distilled in copper pot stills
• Maturation: Ex-Bourbon & Oloroso Sherry casks
• ABV: 40%
• Size: 750ml
• Tasting Notes: Dried fruit, spice, toasted wood, sherry, silky smooth, long complex finish
• Best Served: Neat or with a single drop of water
• Best Paired With: Dark chocolate, aged cheddar, smoked salmon, Christmas cake, contemplative evenings

The benchmark for Irish single pot still whiskey — Redbreast 12 is a masterclass in complexity, balance, and the art of the long finish.

Aberlour · 12 Year Double Cask · Single Malt Scotch · 750ml

Aberlour 12 Year brings rich, spicy, and sweet notes together in a double-cask single malt. The supplied producer description highlights seasoned sherry butts and traditional oak influence, creating a subtly balanced, complex whisky.

Character & Style

The producer’s description centers on richness, spice, and sweetness rather than specific fruit or spice flavors. Sherry-cask and traditional-oak influence shape the profile, making this a bottle to explore slowly in the glass.

Producer Description

Aberlour 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky combines rich, spicy, and sweet notes. The double cask maturation process plus seasoned sherry butts and traditional oak influence the subtly balanced flavor of this rewardingly complex spirit.

Serving Suggestions

Try a small pour neat, allowing time in the glass to explore its balance. Add a few drops of water to taste, or serve over a large ice cube. Consider pairing with aged cheese or dark chocolate.

Spirit Details

• Distillery: Aberlour
• Style: Single malt Scotch whisky
• Age: 12 years
• Expression: Double Cask
• Origin listed: Speyside, Scotland
• Cask influence described: Seasoned sherry butts and traditional oak
• Bottle size: 750ml
• Producer profile: Rich, spicy, sweet, and subtly balanced