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Time tested tradition, spiced with a dash of innovation, this is the process we followed in making AMRUT INTERMEDIATE SHERRY CASK SINGLE MALT. Newly made spirit, matured in the traditional way in virgin / ex-bourbon casks and is transferred into Spanish ex-oloroso sherry butts wherein it matures for a year more, gaining an added sherry finish. The finishing touch is thus lent by a further period of maturation in ex-bourbon casks. Result: an essay in elegance with subdued sherry notes that bears the tell-tale Amrut Signature of quality and innovation. A worthy successor to the much-acclaimed Amrut Fusion and Amrut Double Cask.
Nose : Instead of the usual biscuit aroma, we now get moist cake. And my word: is it fruity and spicy!! Love the freshly waxed oak floor, too. Brain-explodingly complex and multi-layered with one of the most intriguing sherry-style-bourbon-style marriages on the market;
Taste : Cracking delivery and entirely unique in form. The structure is decidedly oak-based, but acts as no more than a skeleton from which the juicy sultana and spices drape. Salivating, too, as the barley kicks in powerfully. But the liquorice-orangey-honeycomb bourbon theme quietly shapes the flavour profile; the spices pulse and glow;
Finish : Quite a chunk of natural caramel quietens the more exuberant characteristics; long and elegant.
An impressive whisky liqueur from Drambuie, with the name celebrating both the legend of its creation during the Jacobite uprising of the 1740s and the company's large collection of Jacobite glassware.
A blend of 21 year old whiskies that was matured for a further 24 years in a mix of sherry and bourbon oak, for a total of 45 years, before mixing with Drambuie's secret recipe of herbs and spices.
The liqueur has been filled into an etched lead crystal decanter and is presented in a double doored wooden cabinet with a replica Spottiswoode 'Amen' glass and a leather bound book telling the story of the Jacobite collection.
40% ABV
THIS ITEM WILL SHIP FROM OUR HAMILTON WAREHOUSE.
The second in the line of inaugural releases from Lagg Distillery on the Isle of Arran. This heavily peated single malt Scotch whisky was distilled twice, before maturing for two and a half years in bourbon casks, and finishing for six months in custom made oloroso sherry Firkin casks. Bottled in 2022 at 50% ABV, non-chill filtered and with no additional colour, Batch 2 gives us promising signs of things to come from the folks at Lagg.
Aromas of smouldering camp bonfires, a touch of milk chocolate, dried vine fruits, and cacao nibs. Earthy peat smoke on the palate is joined by silky caramel, dried prunes, and warm cinnamon. Bonfire smoke lingers, along with gentle tannins, and baking spices.
The third and final release in the series of inaugural whiskies from the young Lagg Distillery on the Isle of Arran. As with Batch 1 and 2, Batch 3 is double distilled from 50ppm peated Concerto malted barley. Batch 3 was matured in first-fill bourbon casks for two and a half years, before finishing in custom made rioja red wine Firkin casks for six months. Bottled at 50% ABV, without added colour or chill filtration, layers of red fruit join the earthy peat at the core of this single malt.
Aromas of a distant, damp bonfire, oaky vanilla, a touch of dusty cocoa powder.
Earthy peat is joined by cocoa nibs on the palate, hedgerow berries, and a touch of salted vanilla fudge.
The earthy peat lingers, with drizzles of salted caramel.
Amrut Bagheera Single Malt Sherry Cask Finish 700ml - Indian
This single malt exhibits vibrant fruity notes with a tone of dried fruits and peach complemented with mild orangey citrus, vanilla and toffee.
TASTING NOTES:
Nose: Nice sweetness, a little artificial, gummy bears, light peat, tutti frutti. Overall, a nice sweet and fruity, but spicy nose.
Taste: nice spice, pepper, spices, a little more sherry character than on the nose, marginal peat notes, oak.
Finish: Pepper, oak spice, sweet notes, again a little undifferentiated, a little sherry, a hint of peat. Interesting combination.
Alc: 46%
The oldest port house has released 380 numbered bottles of an exclusive very old tawny port in honour of Cristiano Nicolau Kopke, who founded Kopke in 1638.
Kopke CNK is an exquisite blend of wines from the 1920’s and 30’s, as well as the extremely rare Colheita 1900, which Kopke still holds in its wide stock of old wood aged Ports. This is a one of a kind port that stands out for its complex flavours unfolding layer after layer!
The fruit is sourced from old vineyards of Quinta S. Luiz (located in the prodigal sub-region of Cima Corgo), spread along slopes in horizontal levels, on schist-sandstone (greywacke), interspersed with granite.
Tasting notes from Kopke - Mahogany colour with green hues. On the nose it reveals intense and opulent aromas in a perfect combination of notes of spice such as clove, curry and black pepper and notes of dried fruit (hazelnut, fig, walnut), with hints of coffee, chocolate and molasses. The palate offers a remarkable marriage between acidity and sugar, resulting from all the decades of maturing in oak casks, whilst being fresh, full-bodied and audacious. Flavours of jelly, cinnamon, curry, nutmeg and light balsamic combine with other lighter notes of resin. A wine with complex flavours that develop layer after layer.
"Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2010 Mouton-Rothschild is a modern-day benchmark for the First Growth and here, side-by-side with the 2009, it certainly has its nose in front. It is in possession of quite breathtaking delineation and precision, a crystalline bouquet with black fruit laced with minerals, potent pencil shaving notes, a touch of cold slate. It is totally entrancing. The palate has beguiling symmetry, but for me what really distinguishes this Mouton is its effortlessness. Like watching Usain Bolt in his prime sprinting to another world record, this wine is almost self-effacing in terms of its brilliance. Will Philippe Dhalluin ever better this Mouton-Rothschild? Keep it in the cellar for 15 years, if you know what's good for you." Tasted May 2016.
Rating 99
"The 2009 Mouton-Rothschild is as concentrated as the 2010, but it presents itself in a more consumer-friendly, seductive style. Opulently textured and full-bodied with gorgeous levels of crème de cassis, melted licorice, espresso roast and chocolate, it possesses high but sweet, velvety tannins, massive body, and fabulous purity as well as length. This could turn out to be a candidate for perfection in another 8-10 years. It will drink well for 30-50 years, but will always be much more approachable and charming than its 2010 counterpart."
Rating 99
Commanding Pinot Noir from the oldest winery in Italy, dating back nearly 1000 years and situated high in the foothills of the Sudtyrol in north east Italy. This structured and statuesque Pinot Noir drinks beautifully now with its velvet smooth texture and great depths of flavour with bright bold red fruit and macerated cherries, expressing Pinot Noir at its best from the highest altitude vineyard in Europe, in the very north of Italy. This winery has been making wine since 1142.
The Abbazia di Novacella winery is one of the oldest wineries in operation in the world and has been making wine for nearly 1000 years from terraced vineyards at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level in the steep hills of the Tyrol. This wine is one of our most impressive Pinot Noirs in store; known correctly as Pinot Nero.
If you love a cheeky little Cotes du Rhone, try this sensational South African lookalike, made from Syrah and Cinsault in a 60% / 40% blend here, which is a nod to the French classics.
Fermentation was in a combination of 70% / 30% stainless steel and 500 litre French oak, all with wild yeasts. This builds structure and texture into this full bodied, smooth, soft wine with its flavours of summer berries, cherries and plums. It's all here in complex layers and will age as well as drinking impressively now.
Delish dark red from Portugal with amazing rich soft flavours that provide great drinking for the price - and even if it cost a lot more. The four indigenous Portuguese grapes in this wine are Touriga Nacional, Tinta Mi?da, Camarate and Castel?o; each contributes colour, smoothness and ripe plum flavours underpinned by a smoky spicy note adding complexity.
Awildian's classic Coromandel Dry Gin, with a magic twist. They?ve used the natural pigments of butterfly pea to create the Blue Edition. Like the regular Coromandel Dry, you can enjoy it in cocktails or neat, but be ready for a mesmerising colour shift colour when you add a mixer to this pH-sensitive drop.
Te Mata Tasting Note
Coleraine '22 harnesses the energy and complexity of Te Mata cabernet sauvignon, on show at its highest level since the first Coleraine in 1982.
The beautiful floral aromas of lavender, violet, plum and blackcurrant, are all in orbit around the wine?s dark savoury core of tightly wound graphite, nori, coffee grounds, vanilla and tobacco. The palate is intensely concentrated, with a superbright tension building freshness and precision as layer upon layer of fine polished tannins give pinpoint detail alongside signature, exacting, levels of finesse.
Coleraine '22 is a modern reprise of what makes Coleraine iconic, a wine balancing past and future, heritage and innovation. This is a statement wine, one that lingers both on the palate and in the mind.
We love wheat beers here at Sunshine and it’s time for another classic. Finding a Hefeweissen in New Zealand is hard enough, but “Kristall” or filtered weisse beer is a real longshot. But we are determined to sway the masses with this clear German wheat beer. The simple meeting of pilsner malt, wheat and German yeast always offer up a quaffable brew with phenolic and spicy surprises. Enjoy and hefe nice day!
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