{"title":"Best Sellers","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"quebrada-del-chucao-cider-2015","title":"Quebrada Del Chucao Cider 2015 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eQuebrada del Chucao [Pron: Kay-brada del choo-cow] means the creek of the Chucao, specifically the chucao tapaculo, a rare, non-flying species of ground bird that also adorns the label. This little fellow thrives in the continental woodland and forests of southern Chile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is a rare example of a bottle conditioned Chilean cider, crafted using the méthode champenoise, a process Diego Rivera favours for the deeper character and elegant, soft carbonation it imparts. All the bottles are turned and disgorged by hand. \"Our style is a mix between Asturian and English cider, focusing on the dryer side of it,\" Rivera told me, \"I think we have worked the aromatic side in a more interesting way than typical Spanish ciders, trying to avoid excessive oxidation while imparting a wilder, more complex aroma and flavour.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quebrada Del Chucao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298539372782,"sku":"13577-750","price":16.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/07f46241-6bfb-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_13577-750.jpg?v=1658785357"},{"product_id":"outlandish-claims-bitter-tonic-red","title":"Outlandish Claims Bitter Tonic Red","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eTo most of our clients, Bryan Martin will need little introduction. This multitalented chef-turned-gun-winemaker is renowned for his work at Clonakilla and has lit up the Canberra scene with his delicious and sometimes esoteric wines. Produced in small, 300-litre batches, the Vermouth’s bitter notes come from cinchona. The 2022 vintage of his red bitter tonic has a base of Canberra Nebbiolo, which was naturally fermented for six weeks on skins and then matured in five-year-old French Barriques. It was fortified and macerated with a tincture of semi-dried blood orange, cinchona, coriander, juniper and tarragon, and finishes with residual sugar of around 50g\/L. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe latest release has considerably upped the ante. Inspired by the Barolo Chinato style of bitters, this Vermouth does not stuff around. The use of barrel-aged, high-quality Canberra Nebbiolo gives a strikingly complex and rich drink. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eDrink Ideas: New York Sour – Vermouth Float, Negroni, Americano or Bijou\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Outlandish Claims","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298549072110,"sku":"20783-750","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/adc817bc-c933-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20783-750.png?v=1663124978"},{"product_id":"cognac-tesseron-4-pack-xo-collection-5cl-bottles-of-90-76-53-29","title":"Cognac Tesseron 4-Pack  XO Collection (5Cl Bottles Of 90, 76, 53, 29 )","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eComposed of one 50ml bottle each of Lot Nos. 90, 76, 53 and 29, offered in a presentation box. It’s a great introduction to the Cognac Tesseron Collection. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognac Tesseron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298568339694,"sku":"6162-50","price":93.34,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/638fac8f-17fc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_6162-50_1a213b8b-e6c7-4103-a031-7fb0316731e1.jpg?v=1764120905"},{"product_id":"babo-prosecco-doc-nv","title":"Babo Prosecco DOC NV","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis Bibendum favourite comes from a young vineyard in Friuli’s San Martino al Tagliamento, a village that has only recently been granted Prosecco status. Now with just 10 g\/L residual sugar, we’ve seen Babo’s Prosecco go from strength to strength. Most Prosecco consumed in Australia clocks in at around 17 g\/L, making this drier and more intense than many other examples. Abiding by the DOC regulations, this has to be labelled as a non-vintage, although the wine comes from a single vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eMade from 100% Glera using the Charmat method, this is attractive and fresh. It has a stone fruit and floral fragrance with creamy mouthfeel centred around a pithy, citrusy core offset by hints of almond biscuits and an ebullient, buoyant texture. As always, it is one of the best-value Proseccos around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Babo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298568405230,"sku":"9084-750","price":19.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/bee77721-7f32-ef11-ac44-02c0c1c8e708_9084-750.png?v=1719271395"},{"product_id":"dodds-gin-200ml","title":"Dodd's Gin (200ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e Inspired by and named after the visionary engineer Ralph Dodd, this small-batch,  full-bodied Gin, was one of the trailblazers that initially fired London’s contemporary craft Gin scene. Time has not wearied it, and Dodd’s remains one of the greats, and indeed the finest Martini Gin that we’ve come across. First created in 2013, Dodd’s is a unique marriage of two separate distillations; the bulk of the botanicals are distilled in a relatively small, 140-litre copper alembic still called ‘Christina’. Then, the distillation of the more delicate botanicals (such as raspberry leaf) takes place in a small, bespoke ‘Cold Vacuum’ still, christened ‘Little Albion’. The two spirits are blended for several weeks before bottling. The team’s attention to detail extends to exquisite individually numbered, letterpress labels, which are printed on an old Heidelberg press and attached to each bottle by hand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIntensely juniper-driven with bright, fresh lime peel in place of the more traditional coriander seed, this makes for a Gin that is at once elegant, refreshing and yet mellow and textured. It’s full-bodied yet somehow remains light on its feet—despite the higher ABV. Verdant lime and bay laurel greet the nose, while the pillowy mouthfeel and a subtle sweetness come from the addition of London honey collected from local beehives, imparting a creaminess that mellows the refreshing, earthy, menthol notes delivered by lingering hints of juniper, bay and angelica. The finish is wonderfully perfumed suggesting an array of elements like lime blossom and jasmine, cardamom and a tickle of nettle and red fruit from the fresh red raspberry leaf. Put simply, this is a complex, audacious Gin (which happens to be 96% organic) that holds its own against the very best. Whether served neat, in a Dodd’s Martini, Gin \u0026amp; Tonic, or in classic cocktails such as the Martinez or Negroni, this is Gin (and prese\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cgrammarly-desktop-integration data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/grammarly-desktop-integration\u003e","brand":"Dodd's Gin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298703638766,"sku":"12677-200","price":29.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/706b67be-1bfc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_12677-200.png?v=1658786115"},{"product_id":"belsazar-dry-vermouth","title":"Belsazar Dry Vermouth","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFirst up is the Belsazar Dry; A tangy, complex vermouth, perfect on the rocks or mixed with lighter spirits. Based on the Gutedel grape variety (better known as Chasselas around these parts), this aromatic, tangy, super-dry vermouth uses two types of wormwood in a botanical bill that also includes apple, cinchona, fennel, cardamom and lemon peel. It is fortified with a touch of Schladerer’s peach eau-de-vie, lending a pleasant fruity note to an otherwise dry vermouth. At a lean 28 grams\/litre (less than Noilly Prat and Dolin for example), this is genuinely dry and yet it is also one of the most textured and vinous in its category, making it nicely versatile and user-friendly; from apéritifs through to the classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eTry it in Belsazar’s Dry and Tonic apéritif, or shake up 25ml with 50ml Dodd’s gin or Poor Toms Fool Strength for a cracking boozy Martini where this vermouth really stretches the flavour. P.S.: It also makes a killer ingredient in beurre blanc, vinaigrette and risotto.  Perfect serve (pictured above): Dry \u0026amp; Tonic. 50ml Belsazar Dry, 100ml StrangeLove Tonic (of choice); over ice with lemon garnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cgrammarly-desktop-integration data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/grammarly-desktop-integration\u003e","brand":"Belsazar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299113861358,"sku":"14968-750","price":28.86,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/2ce5d289-a0fd-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_14968-750.png?v=1658786074"},{"product_id":"belsazar-white-vermouth","title":"Belsazar White Vermouth","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSimply, a very classy, deeply textured newcomer to the sweet-white-vermouth category. The step up in price here is due to the rarity of the base wines, which are sourced from both late harvest Gewürztraminer and a rare example of Gewürztraminer Eiswein! These premium wines bring full-bodied sweetness and aromas of dried peach and orange but also refreshing, crystalline acidity. But let’s not forget that this is a vermouth first and foremost and the wormwood macerates deliver the delicate, integrated, bitter punch, accentuated by a complex, 20-strong botanical mix (including anise, cardamom, coriander, cloves and orange peel) which brings loads of herbal and spicy notes that balance the vermouth’s natural sweetness.With a discernibly fresher, fruitier personality than its peers in the market, there are subtle, well-poised flavours of almond meal, white grape, honey and orange. Again, Belsazar White makes a terrific long drink with Light Tonic and a citrus wheel garnish, yet is equally primed for use in modern classics where a measured hit of botanical bitterness is called for. In essence, it works like a red vermouth, pairing well with base spirits from tequila to gin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belsazar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299115368686,"sku":"14971-750","price":36.54,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/2944a303-8f17-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_14971-750.png?v=1660280583"},{"product_id":"stellacello-amaro-london","title":"Stellacello Amaro London (500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eJoe Stella dates his love of amaro back to his days tending bars in Melbourne, some 20 years ago. His love of bitter flavours started somewhat earlier, as a young Italian lad sipping on chinotto as his mates enjoyed their Coca-Cola. Following the early success of his Stellacello Pompelmo (a stunningly delicious grapefruit-based liqueur), Stella took on a very personal challenge, in 2014, to create an original, London-bred amaro of a quality that could stand alongside his extensive collection of the finest Italian amari. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSome 25 ingredients are used, (including Bethnal Green’s finest imported grapefruit peel and flesh, coriander seed, black peppercorn, orange zest, rosemary, Madagascan vanilla pod and whole fresh rhubarb), each added to a long, staggered maceration in neutral spirit. The sweetness—essential to balance the drink’s bitter elements—comes from the traditional addition of sugar syrup. The resulting brew carries heady scents of sarsaparilla, neroli, blackberry and currants, backed up by vibrant citrus and cinnamon. On the palate, you get notes of cola, burnt orange and red liquorice, with a soft and subtle bitterness balancing the well-rounded texture. Perhaps the best way to familiarise yourself with the brilliant quality and class on offer here is to serve this neat over ice as an after-dinner drink, although its measured sweetness and gentle bitterness also make it an ideal cocktail ingredient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cgrammarly-desktop-integration data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/grammarly-desktop-integration\u003e","brand":"Stellacello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299196961006,"sku":"15714-500","price":65.33,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/849f84e6-0e40-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_15714-500.png?v=1692614794"},{"product_id":"stellacello-pompelmo","title":"Stellacello Pompelmo (500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe signature apero that started the ball rolling, Stellacello Pompelmo is a distinctive and far more interesting twist on the classic Italian Limoncello. The quality pink grapefruit that Stella sources gifts a racier, drier and pithier profile, so while Pompelmo can be enjoyed as a citrusy aperitivo (with tonic), or more traditionally as a digestif, it works equally well as a classy cocktail base and modifier. Already widely used by London’s best barkeeps, this amber liquid, with its sweet, zesty aromas and flavours, its subtlety and versatility, is clearly a fun ingredient to play with behind the stick.  The basic details are that Stella macerates his pink grapefruit peel in a high proof neutral base spirit for up to two months. The liqueur is then modestly sweetened with sugar syrup and cut to 29%. However, Stella admits that there’s a little more to it than that. Back home, he’s got a think tank of Australian-Italian Nonnas divulging their age-old family secrets (and that, it seems, is the way it is going to stay). Regardless, this is a must try.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stellacello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299197190382,"sku":"15715-500","price":66.92,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/c768b2cb-0e40-ee11-ac3c-02c0c1c8e708_15715-500.png?v=1692614798"},{"product_id":"sweetdram-whisky-amaro","title":"Sweetdram Whisky Amaro","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is the third innovative spirit release by this award-winning Edinburgh distillery, Sweetdram. It’s a whisky-based amaro that is made with a blend of single malt Scotch and single grain British whiskies, infused with nine botanicals. The whiskies utilised were: Ardmore seven-year-old drawn from first-fill bourbon casks, North British single grain drawn from virgin oak casks, and Invergordon 12-year-old drawn from refill sherry casks—a serious roster! The whiskies were blended in house, then infused with the botanicals (allspice, hibiscus, coriander, lovage, kola, quassia, rhubarb, lemon and lingonberry) and lightly sweetened with a blend of blossom honey from Sussex, and local urban honey from rooftop hives in Edinburgh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe result is a genius, cross-genre style, bringing together these two seemingly incompatible categories—yet it works a treat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSip it over ice or top with soda according to mood, time of day and general preference! The striking colour alone is worth the price of admission. Bittered, balanced and the first of its kind. 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One of Mexico’s few female master distillers, the fiercely independent Cárdenas—who has 20 years of quality Tequila production under her belt—shares Coronado’s love of the exceptional and unconventional, and leads a team staffed by only local women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a Reposado, La Gritona is light on colour and sweetness—Coronado and Cárdenas want none of the flavours that mask many commercial Reposados like vanilla, chocolate and dulce de leche. Instead this is packed with delicious, honest and savoury, roasted agave flavour, reminiscent of the old-style ‘rested’ Tequila, before the mass market took hold: “It’s tequila like our grandparents drank,” says Cárdenas. Working with 9- to 10-year-old, mature Blue Weber agave grown in the iron-rich red soil of the Jalisco highlands, every step of production after harvest takes place under Cárdenas’ own roof. The agave is steam-cooked in a single, thick-walled earthen oven for 24 hours and then allowed to rest for another 24 hours before crushing. The collected liquid is naturally fermented (no additives are used to push things along) in open steel vats at a rate dictated by the ambient air temperature and the wild yeasts, usually lasting between six to nine days. The double distillation takes place in small steel stills.  Those bespoke bottles by the way are made from recycled Mexican glass, hand-blown just an hour’s drive from the distillery. Coronado uses any recycled clear glass he can find (mostly old Coke bottles) then chips in a few Dos Equis bottles for the green tint! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distilled blanco is then rested in reused American whiskey barrels for eight months before bottling. These low-impact second or third fill barrels are given only the lightest char which allows for the refreshing, sappy notes of the agave to shine through, resulting in a Tequila that sips and mixes perfectly in equal measure—it’s crisp, clean and elegant and kills it in a Tommy’s Margarita.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Gritona","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43299393143022,"sku":"16802-700","price":83.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/e380e7db-4535-f011-ac43-0a5a9202f90d_16802-700.png?v=1747723947"},{"product_id":"dark-matter-spiced-mocha-liqueur","title":"Dark Matter Spiced Mocha Liqueur (500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis rum liqueur is the result of John and Ewan's experimentation around a trio of distinctive yet complementary flavours. 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All the vines are rooted in Meadowbank’s same soils of loose sand and sandstone over dark brown, coffee rock (sand cemented with iron oxides and organic matter). Although the vines are technically farmed conventionally, there team have effectively practiced organics on these blocks for two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eExpect a light and savoury red wine, with a satin-like texture that makes this very, very drinkable. A punch of acid, balanced with highly refined tannins that speak of the cool climate in which these grapes were grown. 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This oxidated wine style provided the base for a tincture of blood orange, cinchona, wormwood, coriander, juniper and pepperberry leaf (enter vermouth). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is fresher and zestier than your average rosso, so it’s probably going to find it’s happy home as an aperitif (with a side of manzanilla olives). However its firm body and unfiltered nature will see it sliding into a dirty Negroni, Manhattan or our own Bryan Martinez: 45mls Poor Toms Fools Cut, 30mls Outlandish Claims Rose, 10mls Maraschino Liqueur, dash of Angostura Bitters; stir all ingredients and pour into a chilled coupe. 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It’s a style of wine that belongs to the same family as Cognac’s Pineau des Charentes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving said that, as with anything bottled by this great grower, the Egly Ratafia is a million miles away from the average example of the genre. While most producers of Ratafia use their weakest grapes (or purchased grapes), Egly uses only perfectly ripe, 100% Grand Cru, estate-grown and sorted Pinot Noir fruit. Add to this the renowned work in the vineyard, and you start to get the picture. This is also from a single vintage—in this case, 2018. The fruit was sorted and gently pressed before the finest grape spirit or marc (distilled from Egly’s own fruit, of course) was added. It then spent four years mellowing in barrel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs we have come to expect, this perfectionist grower refuses to aim for anything other than greatness, no matter what he is making. 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Since its first publication in 2010, this work has become indispensable for Burgundy lovers and the undisputed benchmark reference on the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e The exciting thing we can report here is that the fully updated, second edition takes things to another level! This edition spans a staggering 800 pages, with expanded coverage of 1,200 vineyards, 300 wine villages and 700 domaines. It offers detailed insider knowledge on the places and people that make Burgundy such a special destination for wine lovers. Jasper doesn’t only cover the Côte d’Or, but also Chablis, the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and Nuits, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e The book includes 45 full-colour maps shining a powerful light on Burgundy’s complex network of vineyards and villages. 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Containing over 700 pages of in-depth writing, maps that are almost alarming in their detail, and incorporating newly commissioned and (literally) ground-breaking research into Bordeaux’s terroir, Janes Anson’s work is, by a margin, the most up-to-date and scientifically informed book in the Bordeaux canon. Indeed, with the bar set so high, this is a book unlikely to be surpassed in our lifetime (unless there is a second edition)!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAnson has lived and worked in Bordeaux for almost 20 years, and Inside Bordeaux draws on her extensive knowledge of the region and its people, leaving no stone unturned. The book includes 20 appellation overviews, each providing a summary of the area’s history and wine styles, and detailed facts and figures. The author’s coverage of the Châteaux themselves is unusually wide-ranging (covering 800 properties), while also shining a light on the region’s oft-neglected corners of Fronsac, Lalande-de-Pomerol, Castillon and Francs, Bourg and Blaye, et al.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eEven with all the producer coverage, the book’s core focus is on terroir and the role of climate and soil in the shaping of Bordeaux’s wines. Anson writes that the intention was to “start assessing Bordeaux in the way that we more typically do for other fine wine regions, such as Burgundy, Barolo, the northern Rhône—by its soils, and by how these individual soils react to different growing conditions year on year.” Such an important theme has never been subject to such detailed and accessible analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eTo peel back these layers, the author enlisted the expertise of a team of renowned scientists at the very forefront of the research into this region, including internationally acclaimed scientist and professor at Bordeaux University, Kees van Leeuwen, viticulturist David Pernet, climatologist and winemaker Benjamin Bois, and geologist and terroir consultant Pierre Becheler. 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The translation is fully annotated, with 120 footnotes and over 60 retouched photographs and illustrations. There’s also a foreword by François Dal, and an extensive introduction by Robert Walters that seeks to put the work into both historical and modern context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eTo quote François Dal, France’s most respected vine pruning consultant, “This English translation by Robert Walters is a real gift, offered to all English speakers passionate about viticulture. 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