Christmas Newsletter 2015
Autumn is finally seguing into winter at D. Byrne & Co.
and we have had our tasting glasses out to choose the wines for our Christmas
cases.
The cases each contain twelve superb wines to suit all your
seasonal drinking. They also make ideal presents, which can be collected from
the shop or can be delivered to any address in mainland UK in time for
Christmas. The cases also make excellent corporate gifts, please call us for
details.
So whether you want to send a gift, thank a loved one, turn up
with something special at a house party or simply light the fire, put your feet
up and indulge, we have something for you.
Please note that due to the sheer quantity of wines being sold in
our cases over the Christmas period, we reserve the right to substitute a wine
or vintage for one of an equal quality if necessary.
A special thank you to Kate Byrne who has illustrated our Christmas newsletter this year.
A special thank you to Kate Byrne who has illustrated our Christmas newsletter this year.
For orders or enquiries about any of the
cases or wines in this newsletter, please contact us by phone at the shop
on 01200 423152 or 01200 422281, thank you.
D. Byrne & Co.
CHRISTMAS CASE
CHRISTMAS CASE
White
Wines
Terrazze
della Luna Pinot Grigio Trentino
D. BYRNE & CO WHITE WINE OF THE YEAR 2015/16
This is
no ordinary Pinot Grigio it is distinctive and lifted with excellent fruit
concentration, a very classy wine sourced from the best of Trentino's high
altitude vineyards. Stone fruit, apple and floral aromas and a palate that
shows delicate yet complex floral notes. There is real freshness and vitality
here and attractive white and citrus fruit flavours.
Domaine
du Pre Baron Touraine
This
Sauvignon has a beautiful perfume; think gooseberries steeped in elderflower
cordial. The palate is very fresh, elegant and dry with a delicious crisp
acidity on the lingering floral finish. A simply wonderful alternative to
Sancerre.
Caparrone
Pecorino IGT Colline Pescaresi
The
Pecorino is without doubt one of Italy's most interesting and increasingly
fashionable grape varieties. Delicate floral, stone fruit and citrus aromas
lead on to a palate with fresh peach notes backed by a textural minerality,
nutty characters, and crisp acidity.
Tabali
Reserva Chardonnay Valle del Limari
A perfect
interpretation of the quintessential and increasingly popular ‘new world’
Chardonnay. Wonderful and intense on the nose with mineral aromas, ripe fresh
pineapple and hazelnuts, the palate is full-bodied with nice acidity and
freshness, and finesse from the small proportion of the blend that is barrel
fermented. The finish is long and satisfying, and elegantly poised.
Domaine
Presbyteres Muscadet Sevre & Maine Sur Lie
This is a
delightful and traditionally made Muscadet from one of the star producers of
the region. Crisp, flinty notes with a hint of lemon on the nose. The palate
has fresh, zesty, savoury bites with hints of green apple along with yeasty
lees notes. A lovely classic Muscadet with character and flavour that is simply
perfect served with shellfish.
Red
Wines
Adobe
Organic Malbec Rapel Valley
D. BYRNE & CO RED WINE OF THE YEAR 2015/16
This
really is a superb Malbec, with intense aromas of plum and blackberries,
vanilla and spice. The palate has some lively fresh cherry characters,
elegantly combined with a lovely chocolatey richness of flavour. Medium-bodied
on the palate with silky ripe tannins and a long, broad finish.
Monte
Schiavo Sassaiolo Rosso Piceno
Ripe open
nose with cherry jam, red berry fruit characters and herbal notes. The palate
is warm and generous, packed full of rich berry fruit, a touch of spice and a
bitter plum twist on the finish. Tannins are gentle and add structure to this
substantial, spicy red.
Magpie
Estate Wishbone Shiraz/Grenache Barossa Valley
Warm plum
and raspberry fruit on the nose with hints of dusty earth, spice and violets.
Lovely and ripe, medium to full-bodied with juicy plum and raspberry on the
palate mixed with black cherry, spice and a lick of creamy oak. This is a
generous juicy mouthful with bags of fruit and spice.
Bodegas
Borsao Seleccion Barrica Campo de Borja
Ripe plum
and cherry aromas with sweet toasty, well integrated oak and herbal hints. A
rich, warm, generous wine with concentrated earthy blackberry fruit, backed by
fresh acidity and firm ripe tannins. Real old vine Grenache intensity and depth
of flavour with coffee and spicy vanilla notes.
Domaine
Chante Cigale Cicada Red Pays de Mediterranee
The
Cicada takes its name from the emblem of the Domaine Chante Cigale, one of the
leading estates in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Fresh raspberry fruits on the nose with
flavours of ripe cherry and a touch of spice. The Carignan adds a bit of soul
to the vibrant Grenache in this modern style, lighter southern Rhone that has
nicely balanced acidity and supple tannins.
La
Bascula Turret Fields Monastrell Shiraz Jumilla
A
characteristically rich and powerful Monastrell-based red. Deeply perfumed with
black cherry, damson and blueberry aromas, spice and black pepper. The palate
is abundant with ripe juicy fruit, soft approachable tannins, hints of violet
and more spice. The finish has an almost chocolate texture and a fresh vibrant
character.
Chateau
Baron Bellevue Cotes du Bourg
A more
modern style Merlot prevalent right bank Bordeaux of real class. Soft and
approachable with ripe and spicy tannins and a wild brambly character.
Delicious with cheese or a roast of beef.
£85.99 if collected
from the shop £93.99 delivered anywhere in mainland UK.
D.
Byrne & Co.
CONNOISSEURS
CASE
White Wines
2014 Circumstance
Sauvignon Blanc-Stellenbosch
Crushed
laurel on the nose with more than a nuance of residual seaside salt. This has a
big and textured palate with stone fruit and fennel hints – it is rich and
minerally, showing even a slight rocky quality about it. As bracing as the wind
through the vines at Waterkloof.
2014 Feudi di San
Gregorio
Falanghina del
Sannio-Campania
This is a
wonderfully elegant dry white with a clean lemony richness. The nose is intense
and with notes of delicate white flowers and stoned fruits. The palate is fresh
and well balanced with a long, clean finish.
2014 Capricho Val de Paxariñas Godello-Bierzo
A fantastically complex Godello from the up-and-coming
Bierzo region of north-west Spain. Perfumed, with hints of exotic fruit, apple,
and citrus with a hint of white flower. The ripe, textural and complex palate
has a stone fruit minerality, lifted herbal notes and crisp acidity, with white
spice and a lengthy finish.
2014 Yves Cuilleron
Viognier-Collines Rhodaniennes
This is a fabulous Viognier from a star producer of
the northern Rhone, so good in fact is this example that it could easily be
mistaken for a wine from Condrieu. Very sophisticated aromas that are marked by
apricots and blossom, the palate is full and very fine with wonderful texture
and chalky minerality.
2012 Domaine de la
Motte Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy-Bourgogne
This is a superb Premier Cru Chablis from the wonderful 2012
vintage. Domaine de la Motte are a producer of rich modern style Chablis, the
Beauroy is fermented and aged in both new and used oak to produces a Chablis of
uncommon weight and richness.
Red Wines
2011 San Marzano 62
Anniversario Primitivo Riserva-Manduria
A huge wine in
every sense, and one of our most popular wines of 2015. A deep and complex nose
with hints of prunes, cherry jam, spice and tobacco. Full bodied with fine
tannins and notes of cocoa, coffee and vanilla on the long and savoury finish.
2012 Polus Vendimia
Seleccionada-Rioja
Awarded
gold at the 2015 Challenge International du Vin Bordeaux, this is lovely,
mellow wine is made from a selection of the finest parcels from the excellent
2012 vintage. This is well rounded, silky and intense, with real plushness to
the tannins, delicious with roast lamb.
2012 Chateau Fabre
Gasparets Corbieres-Boutenac
Deeply coloured from its youth, the aromas and flavours of
cherry and black fruits infused with subtle, exotic spices are deep and
complex. The finish is smooth and satisfying – an exceptionally fine and elegant
wine. Its quality and character mean it drinks beautifully now but could also
benefit from further ageing.
2008 Marchesi di Gresy Monferatto
Rosso-Piemonte
Aromatic, spicy, mature forest fruits, notes of ripe plum and damson
on the nose. Velvety and sumptuous on the palate - plum, rich vanilla and sour
cherry give way to a fine, long, structured finish with ripe tannins. A
full-bodied wine which exudes elegance.
2011 Vinha do
Mouro-Alentejo
Quinta do Mouro are a leading producer in Portugal’s Alentejo
region, they craft warm velvety red wines from both local and international
grapes that are very typical of the region. No oak is used in the ageing of
this wine and that is very evident in the purity of the silky red fruits that
it carries.
2013 Domaine Florent
et Damien Burle Gigondas-Cotes-du-Rhone
This is a very classically styled Gigondas, full of
freshness and finesse. This is not a heavy or overly sweet style, it is elegant
and perfumed, with fresh red fruit aromas and flavours that are backed by an
irresistible wild spicy edge……absolutely delicious.
2012 Familia Bianchi
Malbec-Mendoza
The luscious, intense fruit aromas have hints of ripe plums,
cherries and blackberries. These aromas continue on the palate with a generous
mouthfeel and great weight, while remaining soft and silky. This is a
wonderfully black and chewy Malbec.
£149.99 if collected from the shop
£158 delivered in mainland UK
BORDEAUX WINES
A special Christmas Promotion
A
selection of value for money petits chateaux and second wines.
2014 Domaine de
Ricaud - Entre-deux-Mers £6.99
45%
Sauvignon Blanc 45% Semillon 10% Muscadelle
This is a wonderfully
crisp and elegant dry white showing plenty of aromatic citrus fruits and lovely
acidity.
2014 Chateau
Beauregard Ducasse - Graves £10.59
50%
Semillon 50%
Sauvignon Blanc
Hand harvested from the
vineyards oldest vines, fermented and aged in French oak. This is the
archetypical white Graves with squeaky clean citrus fruits backed by a subtle
creamy brioche character provided by the oak.
2013 Chateau le
Bruilleau - Pessac-Leognan £11.99
70%
Semillon 30%
Sauvignon Blanc
Chateau le Bruilleau is
a family run estate that produces only a tiny quantity of white wine. A
Semillon dominant wine showing ripe, fleshy, smokey fruit.
2010 Chateau
Rival-Bellevue - Bordeaux
Superieur £6.99
85%
Merlot 15%
Cabernets Sauvignon & Franc
This is excellent value
for money and displays all of the fruit and finesse of the outstanding 2010
vintage.
2012 Chateau
Jalousie - Bordeaux
Superieur £6.99
Merlot prevalent Cabernets Sauvignon
& Franc
Our ever popular ‘House
Claret’, the predominance of Merlot in the wine makes it both soft and
accessible.
2012 Chateau la
Verriere - Bordeaux
Superieur £7.99
70%
Merlot 30%
Cabernets Sauvignon & Francs
Owner-winemaker Alain
Bessette has twice been voted ‘Best Bordeaux Producer’. This is incredibly
concentrated and powerful for such a modest price. A multi gold medal winner.
2012 Chateau
Baron Bellevue - Cotes de
Bourg £8.29
Merlot
Situated on the right
bank, the Cotes de Bourg is an excellent source for value for money, soft and
supple Merlot prevalent wines.
2012 Chateau
Lidonne Tertre Cibelle - Cotes de Bourg £6.59
60%
Merlot 25% Cabernet
Sauvignon 10% Cabernet
Franc 5% Malbec
A very accessible and
easy drinking Cotes de Bourg. Well rounded and soft in the mouth.
2012 Chateau
Beausejour - Fronsac £7.99
85%
Merlot 10%
Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Malbec
A delicious and supple
Fronsac for an incredible price, made by superstar oenologist Stephane
Derencourt’s consulting team. Gold medal, Bordeaux.
2012 Chateau
Mayne Vieil - Fronsac £9.99
Merlot
This is quite a heavy
weight its fruit and concentration are hallmarks of a quality vintage such as
2010. Made in a more modern and approachable style.
2010 Chateau
Gardour - Lalande-de-Pomerol £9.99
60%
Merlot 30%
Cabernet Franc 10% Cab Sauv
Lalande-de-Pomerol is a
satellite region of the more illustrious Pomerol, the wines are of a similar
nature and generally offer considerably better value for money. This is plump
and fresh and a sensational price.
2010 Chateau La
Fleur Cravignac - St-Emilion Grand
Cru £13.99
60%
Merlot 30%
Cabernet Franc 10% Cab Sauv
A very nicely structured
and elegant St Emilion with plenty of perfume and finesse.
2009 Chateau
Valade - St-Emilion
Grand Cru £16.99
95%
Merlot 5%
Cabernet Franc
***SPECIAL OFFER*** One
of our best-selling Bordeaux’s, this is a typically flamboyant 2009. This is
very ripe, full and plummy but it is still perfectly well balanced, drinking
beautifully.
2011 Chateau de
Gironville - Haut-Medoc Cru
Bourgeois £11.99
45%
Merlot 45%
Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Petit
Verdot
A nicely ripe and fruit
forward 2011, but still a very classically fashioned Haut-Medoc.
2006 Chateau
d’Agassac - Haut-Medoc
Cru Bourgeois £15.99
50%
Merlot 47%
Cabernet Sauvignon 3% Cabernet
Franc
One of the oldest
vineyards in the Haut-Medoc, d’Agassac is now a model property that ranks
alongside the best Cru Bourgeois. A perfectly harmonious and mature claret.
2010 Chateau
Soussans - Margaux £15.99
50%
Cabernet Sauvignon 50%
Merlot
A fine, elegant and very
stylish Margaux that represents outstanding value for the appellation.
2011 Chateau
Bellegrave - Pauillac £19.59
52%
Cabernet Sauvignon 48%
Merlot
88-91 points, Wine
Spectator. A very favourably positioned vineyard between Chateau Latour, Pichon
Longueville and Lynch-Bages. A fine Pauillac in both stature and price.
2008 Chateau
Clauzet - Saint-Estephe
Cru Bourgeois £18.99
55%
Cabernet Sauvignon 25%
Merlot 5% Cab Franc & Petit Verdot
This is a lovely
Saint-Estephe, open and ripe with plenty of body, very well rounded with soft
cassis and plum fruit flavours.
2012 Confidences
de Prieure-Lichine - Margaux £16.99
Cabernet
Sauvignon/Merlot/Petit Verdot
The second wine of
Prieure-Lichine, a fine 4th growth Chateau. This is an aromatic,
medium bodied Margaux filled with crunchy red fruits, perfume and finesse.
2011 Blason
d’Issan - Margaux £22.99
Cabernet
Sauvignon/Merlot
he second wine of
Chateau d’Issan, a 3rd growth Chateau that is now on very top form.
This fabulous 2010 really demonstrates the advantages of buying the second
wines from top Chateaux in fine vintages, this really is a very harmonious
Margaux.
2007 Sarget de
Gruaud Larose - Saint Julien £22.99
Cabernet
Sauvignon/Merlot
The second wine of
Gruaud Larose, a 2nd growth Saint Julien of the highest quality. The
2007’s are forward and fruity and this Sarget is no exception, nicely mature
and perfectly soft.
2010 Fiefs de
Lagrange - Saint
Julien £21.99
Cabernet
Sauvignon/Merlot
The Second wine of
Chateau Lagrange, a 3rd growth Saint Julien of the highest quality.
Fiefs de Lagrange is always a very safe bet and consistently one of the most
reliable and well- made second wines.
2011 Duluc de
Branaire-Ducru - Saint Julien £21.99
Cabernet
Sauvignon/merlot/Cabernet Franc/Petit Verdot
The second wine of
Chateau Branaire-Ducru, a 4th growth Saint Julien of the highest
quality. Ripe blackcurrants with cedar and spice, this has excellent balance.
A selection of fine Cru Classe
Bordeaux
and other Clarets for Christmas
and other Clarets for Christmas
Many
of the wines are in limited supply and very competitively priced so order early
to avoid disappointment
1990 Chateau Duhart
Milon Rothschild – Pauillac magnums £170.00
2004 Chateau Grand
Puy Lacoste – Pauillac £39.99
2008 Chateau Talbot
– St Julien £52.99
2003 Chateau Gruaud
Larose – St Julien £59.99
2001 Chateau
Leoville Barton - St Julien £69.99
2008 Chateau Langoa
Barton – St Julien £36.99
2009 Chateau Rauzan
Gassies – Margaux magnums £70.00
2002 Chateau Brane
Cantenac – Margaux £34.99
2001 Chateau
Labegorce – Margaux £24.99
2004 Chateau Kirwan
– Margaux £42.99
2003 Chateau
Giscours – Margaux £33.99
2009 Chateau Haut
Bergey – Pessac £26.99
2008 Chateau Certan
de May – Pomerol £56.99
2003 Vraye Croix de
Gay – Pomerol £34.99
1998 Chateau Feytit
Clinet – Pomerol £34.99
2009 Chateau Bourgneuf
– Pomerol £35.99
2008 Chateau La
Grave a Pomerol – Pomerol £32.99
2001 Chateau
Destieux – St Emilion Grand Cru Classe £28.99
2010 Chateau
D’Aiguilhe – Castillon £22.99
2010 Chateau Les
Grands Marechaux – Blaye £16.99
2007 Chateau
Sociando Mallet – Haut Medoc £26.99
2003 Chateau La
Lagune – Haut Medoc £34.99
Burgundy & Rhone
Selection
2012 Bourgogne Chardonnay Vielles Vigne Roche de Bellene £10.99
2013 Pouilly Fuisse Joseph
Burrier £16.99
2011 Meursault Vendange Selectionnees Lafarge £29.99
2009 Meursault Perriers 1er Cru Matrot £53.99
2009 Puligny Montrachet Combettes 1er Cru Matrot £52.99
2011 Bourgogne Pinot Noir Vielles Vignes Roche de Bellene £10.79
2005 Bourgogne Pinot Noir Cuvee Halinard Dugat Py £29.99
2009 Volney Santenots 1er Cru Matrot £29.99
2009 Corton Pougets Grand Cru Jadot £49.99
2009 Pommard Clos de Epeneaux 1er Cru Comte Armand £62.99
2009 Pommard Rugien 1er Cru Jadot £46.89
2009 Clos de le Roche Grand Cru Pascal Marchand £69.99
2009 Chambertin Clos de Bez Grand Cru Pascal Marchand £149.99
2009 Domaine Saint Prefert Chateauneuf- du- Pape Auguste Favier £31.69
2009 Vieux Telegraph Chateauneuf -du-Pape £39.99
2009 Clos de Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape £59.99
Spirits & Liqueurs for Christmas
Port Offers
Krohn LagrimaWhite £9.59
An elegant sweet wine
with notes of caramel, honey, and nut - all balanced by fresh acidity and
leading to a long and appealing finish.
Graham's Six Grapes Reserve £8.99
This wine can
best be thought of as the ‘everyday Port for the Vintage Port drinker.’
Full-bodied, with rich black fruit on the palate, and fragrant blackberry
aromas.
Warre's Late Bottle Vintage 2003 £13.99
This prolonged bottle ageing is crucial to the development of the superb
“nose” and flavour which lend this Port a style and complexity very much akin
to that of Vintage Port. Warre’s LBV is generally acknowledged to be the finest
of its type. This wine is superb with cheese, nuts and dried fruits after a
meal.
Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos 2001 £18.99
The
extraordinary quality of the wines from the Malvedos vineyard is such that in
Vintage declarations these wines provide the main structure of Graham’s classic
Vintage Ports. In most interim years, the wines from Malvedos merit bottling as
a Single Quinta Vintage Port: Graham’s Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage Port.
A lovely
complex nose with excellent sweet and rich fruit aromas such as black cherry,
black currant and blackberry. On the palate it is packed with solid,
structured, rich and intense black fruit flavours and an admirably long finish.
Krohn Colheita 2001 Vintage Tawny £13.99
A classic Krohn Colheita, smooth, complex and
deliciously nutty - and a double Gold medal winner to boot!
Krohn are famous for their elegant tawny Colheitas.
A great alternative to LBV. Rich dried fruit and fig characters on the complex
palate with notes of spice and balancing, fresh acidity.
Sandeman 10 Year Old Tawny with 2 glasses £17.99
The intense red tawny colour with shades of brick,
typical of this style of aged yet youthful wine, anticipates the elegant and
complex aroma, combining ripe fruit, jam and nuts, with hints of vanilla and
raisins. In the mouth, it is a most flavoursome wine, full-bodied and
appealing, with a persistent finish.
Sherry Offers
Barbadillo Manzanilla £5.99
Zesty and citrus with a very clean, dry, salty finish.
Barbadillo Fino £5.99
Light, crisp and dry, the perfect aperitif.
Barbadillo Oloroso £7.59
Full-flavoured, dry and nutty. Delicious with cheese’s
or salted nuuts.
Barbadillo Medium Amontillado £7.59
Rich nutty aroma and smooth full body. Elegant and
slightly sweet.
Barbadillo Pedro Ximenez £8.99
Very dark and lusciously sweet. Popular poured over
ice cream or a great accompaniment to chocolate desserts.
Malts of the Month
GLENCADAM ‘Origin 1825’ Highland Single Malt £25.99
A very special collection of casks were chosen for the
Origin 1825 edition. The final selection consisted of a unique marriage of
whisky matured in first-class American white-oak then finished in the finest
Spanish Oloroso Sherry butts.
Aromas of creamy, floral malted barley with hints of
vanilla that welcome the arrival of mixed summer fruits. Bananas, pineapple,
pears and boiled sweets merge with a delicious mix of soft spice. Floral with
pear-drop sweetness on the finish.
OLD BALLANTRUAN ‘The Peated Malt’ Speyside Single Malt £26.99
Old Ballantruan is an unusually peated
single malt from the Tomintoul distillery, bottled at a higher proof (50%abv).
Full and rich nose with heathery smoke
balanced by subtle floral notes. On the palate gentle ‘peat reak’ flavours with
hints of citrus tones, malty nuttiness, fudge and chewy dark peat. Long,
lingering finish with a touch of malted barley sweetness.
Other Whisky Offers
A small selection of the hundreds of Whisky’s we have on offer this Christmas.
We also have a large range of whiskies from around the globe.
BLAIRMHOR 8 Year Old Blended Malt £16.99
Blended from a finely balanced selection of single
malt whiskies. Sweet and toffee-like with a beautifully smooth, long lasting
finish.
SPEYBURN Bradan Orach Speyside
Single Malt £17.49
A classic Speyside single malt. Aromas of green
apples, honey, lemon and floral vanilla spices. Wonderfully balanced
medium-bodied whisky, with a long-lasting finish.
THE ILEACH Peated Islay Single
Malt £22.99
Our biggest selling single malt, but it’s not for
everyone. Robustly peaty, with that unmistakable breath of the seashore, The
Ileach is “a true man from Islay”.
GLENGOYNE 10 Year Old Highland
Single Malt £24.99
Fresh green apples, toffee and a hint of nuttiness.
This is the taste of distilling slower than anyone else in Scotland, of barley
they dry by air –never peat-and of sherry casks selected by hand.
THE ARDMORE Legacy, Lightly Peated Highland Single Malt £24.99
Light, silky peat-smoke and creamy vanilla, balanced
with sweet honey and spice.
TOMATIN Legacy Highland
Single Malt £24.99
Light and delicate with a candy sweetness which is
peppered with hints of pine. Lemon sherbet, pineapple and crunchy green apples
with a touch of freshly baked sponge.
ARRAN Lochranza Reserve Island
Single Malt £27.99
Beautifully balanced citrus fruit and light vanilla
sweetness with a burst of apple and delicate marine notes. A fresh island
character from their home village of Lochranza.
TAMDHU 10 Year Old Speyside
Single Malt £29.99
On the nose softness of vanilla and sugared almonds,
balanced by fresh oak and cinnamon. Bursting with fruit and spice, gently
leading to toffee and the richness of sherry oak. Finally unveiling the merest
wisp of peat.
SPRINGBANK 10 Year Old Campbeltown
Single Malt £33.99
This 10 year old offers whisky drinkers the perfect
introduction to the Springbank range. Malt, oak, spice, nutmeg, cinnamon and
vanilla essence. Perfectly balanced from the first sip to the full, rich finish.
EDRADOUR 10 Year Old Highland Single Malt £34.99
Nestled in a pocket Glen, in the hills above
Pitlochry, lies Edradour, the smallest distillery in Scotland. Delicous aromas
of sugared almonds and a hint of Oloroso. The smooth, creamy, light malty taste
is followed by a mellow, warming finish.
BIG PEAT 5th
Christmas Edition Blended
Islay Malt £44.99
A shovelful of Islay Single Malt
Scotch Whiskies including malts distilled at Ardbeg, Caol Ila, Bowmore, Port
Ellen Distilleries. A vatted malt such as this is what the Scotch Whisky
industry would call a ‘marriage of malts’. This very bottling carries a big
peaty, salty, beachy, ashy, oceanic and rather chimney sooty selection of malts
from the legendary Whisky Island of Islay… You could say this is ‘Islay in a
bottle. No chill filtration and bottled at natural cask strength (53.8%) enjoy
on a cold winters night.
Gin Recommendations
A handpicked selection of Gins
from our range of over 200
CAORUNN Small Batch Scottish £23.99
Our most popular Gin by far. A
unique infusion of five Celtic and six traditional Gin botanicals, pure grain
spirit and Scottish water for a clean, crisp, aromatic taste adventure with a
long, dry, appley finish.
AVIATION American Gin £27.59
Created to change the way people
think about gin, made in the traditional dry style with anything but a
traditional flavour profile. Rich, floral and savoury notes of lavender,
cardamom and sarsaparilla.
BATCH Handcrafted Gin, Burnley £29.99
The perfect Christmas Gin, from our
closest distiller, with notes of Frankincense and Myrrh to give it a spicy
savoury finish. Silver award winner.
FIFTY POUNDS London Dry Gin Gift Set £30.59
A genuine English small batch gin.
The careful selection and combination of the natural ingredients used to
produce Fifty Pounds Gin results in exceptional smoothness. Supplied with two
large glasses.
SACRED Christmas Pudding Gin, London £33.99
This rich and satisfying distilled
gin makes an elegant alternative to Christmas Pudding after a large festive
dinner. Serve as a shot straight from the freezer.
LIVERPOOL GIN Rose *NEW* £39.99
This timeless decadence of rose
petals combines with Liverpool Gin to create the very essence of romance. A
tenderly fragrant nose and delicate brush of the palate await every suitor.
Serve with good tonic water and garnish with a rosebud.
LIVERPOOL GIN Valencian Orange *NEW* £39.99
Liverpool Gin and Valencian orange- a match made in heaven. It combines
the gins highly distinctive blend of organic botanicals and ingredients with
the zesty, citrus notes of oranges. Serve with good quality tonic and a slice
of orange.
Vodka Offers
BELVEDERE 007 Collector's Edition - Poland £29.99
Full and round with a medium bodied
weight and rich, velvety texture. Some vanilla swaying between sweet and
savoury with a hint of white pepper and spice.
MAMONT Gift Set with two glasses - Siberia £29.99
MAMONT Gift Set with two glasses - Siberia £29.99
Ultra-premium, crystal clear spirit
producer in limited small batches. Rich and silky smooth this is a truly
exceptional vodka. Packaged in a tusk shaped bottle with two tusk shaped shot
glasses.
Brandy Offers
TORRES 10 Gran Reserva - Spain £12.99
TORRES 10 Gran Reserva - Spain £12.99
A fantastic price on the
outstanding Spanish Brandy. Quite intense on the nose with
warm hints of cinnamon and vanilla. On the palate it is round and rich,
developing towards a lush and lingering aftertaste.
MAXIME TRIJOL Classic VSOP Gognac £28.59
A
quality VSOP from the Maxime Trijol house, one of the few independents still
controlling and performing all aspects of production in-house. Very smooth and
mellow style of Cognac.
MAXIME TRIJOL Grande Champagne VSOP Cognac £36.59
The
VSOP Grande Champagne is blended from a large proportion of cognacs aged
between 10 and 20 years. Distilled from grapes from the Grande Champagne
region and stunningly presented in a handsome decanter. This cognac offers rich
aromas of rancio, with candied peels, stone fruits and aniseed.
RAGNAUD-SABOURIN NO. 25 XO Cognac £80.99
None
of the Ragnaud-Sabourin cognacs are blended between years; they are all matured
as vintages. This is a Grande Champagne XO, packaged in a stunning decanter and
aged for 25 years. Floral nose with blossom, some sweetness and rose petals.
Musty wood, spices oak-led vanilla, fruit and very soft with a long elegant
finish.
BARON DE SIGOGNAC 10ans Armagnac £29.99
This
is a beautifully crafted Bas-Armagnac from Baron de Sigognac. An attractive
nose with discernible hints of vanilla, cinnamon and candied orange. Very round
and full; earthy with hints of dried fruit and toffee yet showing floral, woody
and spicy notes.
BARON DE SIGOGNAC 20ans
BARON DE SIGOGNAC 20ans Armagnac £4 Armagnac £41.99
BARON DE SIGOGNAC 20ans Armagnac £4 Armagnac £41.99
On the
nose supple with impressions of vanilla and reminiscent of brioche. Velvety to
begin with followed by flavours of violets, prunes and vanilla. A gentle but
long finish evokes liquorice, cinnamon and dried fruit.
Rum Offers
DOORLY’S XO Barbados £22.99
To
produce the unique character of Doorly’s XO, very old rums are selected by the
master blender and matured for a second time in Spanish oloroso sherry casks,
producing a delicious fusion of complex flavours from the cask and the
well-aged rums. Demerara sugar, treacle, liquorice
and aniseed on the palate, exceptionally smooth.
MEZAN XO Gift Set Jamaica £26.59
Superb gift for any rum lover. A bottle of Mezan Jamaica XO
and two specially designed rum glasses. Pungent nose with fresh banana and sweet spice. A light
palate with complex spice and hints of tobacco.
Liqueur Offers
AMARETTO SALIZA Bepi Tosolini £19.59
A
traditional Italian Amaretto made with crushed almonds. Light, delicious and rounded on the palate with a fresh almond sweetness
with a long, candied finish.
LIMONCELLO Bepi Tosolini £16.59
The
best Limoncello we’ve tried. All-natural made using lemons harvested from the
Amalfi coast, considered to be the best area for lemons.
EDINBURGH GINS Rhubarb and Ginger Liqueur £18.99
Tangy
spring crop rhubarb macerated with oriental ginger and lemon zest is infused
into Edinburgh gin to create a nostalgia-including roes-hued tipple perfect as
a winter warmer.
LEOPOLD BROS. Michigan Cherry flavoured Whiskey £32.59
Made
by combining the juice of tart cherries with Leopold’s own whiskey. The spirit
is left to rest in bourbon barrels, giving the flavours time to marry and
mature while drawing out notes of vanilla, marzipan and spice. Delicous!
All illustrations in this blog are by Kate Byrne
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