'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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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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Clement white rum is made from the best selection of the finest sugarcane from Habitation Clement. The sugarcane is harvested as low to the ground as possible in order to get the highest concentration of sucrose. The distillery is within view of the fields to ensure freshness.
$64.95
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The true expression of our Master Blender’s passion and craft. Its rare and hand-selected rums have all been aged for a minimum of 12 years in the tropical climate of Jamaica for a smooth and sophisticated expression of aged rum. This superb blend reveals aromas of toasted oak, dried fruit and hazelnut, followed by notes of dark cocoa, delicate molasses, orange peel, rich vanilla and hints of coffee.
$87.95
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Big flavour and tropical funk. Langs Rum holds true to the original 1860s Lang Brothers Banana Rum; tropical and characterful, packed with vibrant exotic fruit notes.
$49.95
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