'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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Bright yellow with glints of green in colour, it is sweet, soft and velvety on the palate.
Beltion Limoncello Mediterraneo is fantastic if drunk chilled, but is also great at room temperature mixed with tonic water or over ice cream or fruit salads.
$44.95
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Shinji Fukuyo describes The Chita Single Grain Whisky as the “serenity of Japanese whisky.” Like the misty, calm seas of the Chita Peninsula on a day of elegant stillness, this airy whisky has a presence that is unmistakably serene.
$108.95
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Using 100% Weber blue agave, picked at their peak — anywhere from 8-12 years old — Añejo is aged in French Oak barrels for a minimum of 14 months. Its finish is described as spicy and well rounded with flavors of toasted oak, vanilla and butterscotch. This deep, luxurious tequila is ideal for sipping.
$85.95
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This tequila is crafted using 8-12 year old 100% Weber blue agave and is matured in American and French Oak barrels for no less than six months.
$78.95
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Warm bright brownish color, rich and consistent in the glass, spicy with hints of cinnamom, cardamom and chinchona. Complex and wide in the palate, hot, bitter-sweet, with long finish.
$74.95
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A smooth and versatile vodka handcrafted on the Kāpiti Coast using sustainable New Zealand ingredients.
$39.95
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Awarded a Bronze Medal at both the 2019 New Zealand Spirits Awards in Wellington and the International Wine and Spirit Competition in Hong Kong, The Bond Store Kawakawa Gin is handcrafted on the Kapiti Coast using sustainable New Zealand ingredients.
$46.95
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From Nakano brewery’s best-selling Kinokuniya Bunzaemon (KB) series, a multi-award-winning extra dry and lighter junmai-shu. The brewer's careful use of the distinctive gohyakumangoku ("5 million stones") rice variety makes for a superbly refreshing sake, rich in aroma, and with a clean finish. Serve chilled or warm.
$39.95
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Introducing Aberlour 14, a new individual batch release that combines the makers careful craft with a deep understanding and respect for the natural maturation process. This approach retains the inherent character of the finest ingredients; imparting soft and gentle hints of blackcurrant and a rich creamy finish.
It’s the perfect balance of nature and nurture; rich and spicy yet subtle and elegant.
$139.95
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Created from high altitude agave grown on the lands of Master Tequilero, Arq. Enrique Fonseca, near Atotonilco in the highlands. Cooked, crushed, fermented, and distilled at his ABV Tequileña distillery in the town of Tequila.
$97.95
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Pisang Ambon is the smooth, easy to drink banana liqueur that is based on an original Indonesian recipe. The actual name pays tribute to its Indonesian roots because Pisang Ambon means banana in Indonesian and Ambon is a small island near Bali.
$33.95
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This 12 year old rum was produced at the multi award winning Foursquare distillery on the Caribbean island of Barbados. It is rich and sweet with notes of butterscotch and tropical fruit and has a full-bodied viscous mouthfeel with flavours of toffee apple, toasted spices and orange.
$83.95
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