'Spirits' (AKA 'hard liquor') is the term for all distilled alcohol - in fact, the name 'spirit' came from alchemists who believed the vapor of distillation was a 'spirit' of the original material. Technically 'spirits' and 'liqueurs' are different - spirits have no added sugar, while liqueurs do - but they tend to be lumped together. Virtually all known spirits were used as health tonics or elixirs at some point in history, but transmuted into good fun drinks over time. Many countries have their 'national' drink - gin, whisky, schnapps, grappa, ouzo, soju, vodka, rakia/rakija...there's quite a list. Experiments began with sugars and flavours - resulting in limoncello, cynar, Benedictine...that's an even longer list.
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Zubrowka Vodka remains one of Poland's best vodkas. Made from one of the a special kind of aromatic bison grass, so highly-prized it costs around NZ$700 per kilo!
$57.95
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The story goes that during his years of exile, Napoleon took hundreds of bottles of Courvoisier Cognac with him. He told Emmanuel. A world famous VS cognac from one of the 'Big Four' producers.
$65.95
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Jim Beam White Label has been made to the same formula since 1795. It undergoes distillation at lower temperatures and is distilled to no more than 62.5%, and aged for 4 years in oak barrels to create a smooth and mellow flavour.
$57.95
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A world renowned whiskey, Canadian Club is aged for six years in white oak barrels before bottling for the smoothest possible flavour.
$57.95
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Triple Aged for 6 years, this extra aging in barrel gives the Black Label an even more intense and complex Bourbon experience.
$61.95
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This Top-Shelf Rum combination of pot-stilled and column-stilled Barbadian Rums that were initially aged in old bourbon casks for 12-20 years. After the initial aging, the Plantation 20th Anniversary XO Rum is transported to France to age in small French Oak Casks for a further 12-18 months.
$119.95
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A fabulous Venezuelan dark golden rum, distilled from molasses in a copper pot still before 12 years of ageing.
$82.95
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Absolut Vodka is a Swedish vodka made exclusively from natural ingredients, and unlike some other vodkas, it doesn’t contain any added sugar. In fact Absolut is as clean as vodka can be. Still, it has a certain taste: Rich, full-bodied and complex, yet smooth and mellow with a distinct character of grain, followed by a hint of dried fruit.
$54.95
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The award winning flag-ship blend from Grant's. First created by William Grant in 1898, it was awarded a silver medal at the 2007 International Wine and Spirits Competition.
$57.95
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Skyy is made from American grains and water, and uses quadruple distillation and triple filtration process.
Thus making it the perfect cocktail vodka, having an extremely clean crisp taste.
$59.95
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Absolut Vanilla Vodka is made from all natural ingredients, and doesn't contain any added sugar. Its a rich, smooth, and subtle vanilla flavour with hints of butterscotch and dark chocolate.
$45.95
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A classic french aperitif. Lillet Blanc is a blend of still wine, brandy, herbs and spices.Then aged in oak for up to twelve months. Serve over ice with an orange twist.
$39.95
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