'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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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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A smooth and versatile vodka handcrafted on the Kāpiti Coast using sustainable New Zealand ingredients.
$39.95
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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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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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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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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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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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Bob’s approach was to add dried mandarin skin for aromas of freshly scratched zest, notes of caramelised bitter orange and just the suggestion of spice.
$33.95
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There are many recipes that call for Orange Bitters, but of most note is the "Classic" Martini. Try a dash in your next Martini and you will never want one without Orange Bitters again.
$30.50
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Blended with thirteen botanicals, and lifted with citrus & spice. Earthy notes round out the palate, with a dash of New Zealand ocean breeze. A spirit to stand up to the strongest mixers.
$79.95
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Light brown to caramel. Fresh, smooth and well rounded. Full creamy taste with nuances of the exotic marula fruit - in taste and aftertaste. Distinctive flavour, round and soft in taste, versatile in terms of mixability.
$39.95
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Black Walnut Bitters bring a robust nut flavor to the spice rack behind your bar.
$30.50
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