
International Whiskey & Bourbon
Buffalo Trace 70cl
€42,00
Buffalo Trace Bourbon—the namesake and flagship of the distillery—is one of the more famous bourbons out of Kentucky. It uses a distinct mash bill of Indian corn, rye, and barley. They take especial care in their barrel selection using "center ring" wood from trees between 70 and 80 years old. They claim to have the highest rejection rate for barrels in the industry. The whiskey chill-filtered and bottled for a taste that "pleasantly sweet" with a "long dry finish." 2016 Update: with their gold award at the 2015 and double gold in 2016 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, this bourbon...
Southern Comfort 70cl
€30,00
Southern Comfort Liqueur is term variably a flavored whiskey or a liqueur, often depending upon the proof, which can come from 100 all the way down to 40. We have opted to list it at 70 proof as the most common spirit available in the United States. It is produced in Kentucky by Brown Forman, who also own the label (some of the filings with the federal Tax and Trade Bureau suggest some of the production is shared by Jack Daniels). Southern Comfort is the oldest whiskey liqueur available on the market flavored with peaches and other citrus flavors. As...
SOUTHERN COMFORT 100 70CL
€44,00Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash
€38,00
One doesn't often think of buffalo in Kentucky but the distillery takes its name from the buffalo path (or "trace") that led to the banks of the Kentucky River in Franklin County. Buffalo Trace Distillery takes pride in the limestone water (being notably free of iron) and good soil conditions for grain. The site has had a working distillery since 1787 but the official Buffalo Trace first began operation in 1857. It obtained one of only four permits offered during Prohibition to maintain production for "medicinal purposes." Today, the distillery sits on a picturesque 119 acres and produces several labels of...
Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey 75cl
€55,99
Sazerac rye is made with "the tradition and history of New Orleans dating back to the 1800s. Sazerac Rye Whiskey was used to make the original, first and only branded American Cocktail "The Sazerac." Named Top American Whiskey in the 2007 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. One doesn't often think of buffalo in Kentucky but the distillery takes its name from the buffalo path (or "trace") that led to the banks of the Kentucky River in Franklin County. Buffalo Trace Distillery takes pride in the limestone water (being notably free of iron) and good soil conditions for grain. The site...
EAGLE RARE 10 YEAR OLD
€50,00
Eagle Rare 10yr--along with the Buffalo Trace Bourbon--is one of Buffalo Trace's flagship spirits. Along with the required 50%+ corn in the mash bill to qualify as a bourbon, Eagle Rare has a somewhat higher quantity of rye, giving the bourbon a spicier, more robust flavor. As the label suggests, it's aged for 10 years on site. In 2014, Eagle Rare dropped the "single barrel" designation and took the "10yr" out of the title and moved it to the label description. We verified with Buffalo Trace that the bourbon remains a full 10 years aged and "the company has absolutely...
Sheepdog 70cl
€28,50Woodford Reserve Distillers Select Bourbon 70cl
€43,00
Woodford Reserve bourbon is "handcrafted" in "small batches" but has become a very popular and leading premium bourbon. There is no age statement but rather a blend of different aged bourbons. In their 2011 review, the Beverage Testing Institute said the flagship expression from Woodford Reserve was "Very distinctive, intricate, and stylish." Woodford Distillery is located on "a huge limestone aquifer" which provides both a natural filter and calcium additives. It was first constructed in 1838 and continues to expand to this day. They continue to ferment their bourbon in cypress tanks, which they claim prevents unwanted flavors that may...
Wild Turkey 81 70cl
€36,99
Wild Turkey 81 is a lower-proofed launch of bourbon whiskey from Austin Nichols of Kentucky. In keeping with their famous and widely known "101" whiskeys, this is a milder proof of "81" (as opposed to the more traditional 80). As a bourbon, its grain bill will be at least 50%+ of corn (a sweeter style of grain) but also contains a proportion of high-rye that is meant to give it a spicy and robust flavor. Wild Turkey got its name in 1940 when Thomas McCarthy (then executive of Austin Nichols) pulled a bottle of bourbon from his warehouse for an...
BULLEIT RYE BOURBON
€47,95
First released on March 1, 2011, Bulleit 95 Rye whiskey is the second product launched by the popular brand and complements their bourbon. The 95 in the title is in reference to the 95% rye in the grain bill (it must be at least 50% to qualify as a rye). The remaining 5% is malted barley. The frontier whisky brand is widely regarded as signalling a revived interest in American rye whiskey... the style of high rye content in the grain bill is often referred to as Pennsylvania or Monongahela style rye, regardless of the place of origin. Bulleit Distilling...
NIKKA PURE MALT BLACK
€65,00
Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt is one of the Pure Malt series of whisky. It is a blend of single malts (often known as a vatted malt) coming from the "fruity" character of the Miyagikyo malts and the smokiness of the Yoichi malts. To us, this implies an almost-blended scotch whisky character that subdues the heavier smoke for a smoother, more approachable whisky. We have opted to list this as a "single malt" since a blended label typically implies a measure of added grain whisky. This appears to be the same whisky as the Pure Malt Black that was re-branded in...
NIKKA FROM THE BARREL 50CL
€59,99
Nikka "From the Barrel" calls itself a vatted whisky. They use the term meaning it is a blend or "marriage" of different malt and grain whisky, in this case the Japanese Miyagikyo and Yoichi distilleries. In other words, it's a blended whisky. The expression is bottled at cask strength (hence "from the barrel") and comes in at a relatively high proof, though anyone familiar with barrel-strength bourbon and cask-strength scotch will be comfortable with the proof. Nikka whisky is made in Japan and founded officially in 1952, though its heritage reaches back to Masataka Taketsuru who trained in Glasgow and...
KNOB CREEK
€53,00
Knob Creek bourbon is part of Jim Beam's "small batch collection," which is intended to create handcrafted spirits capable of competing with the specialty boutique bourbons from smaller distilleries. Knob Creek, aged for 9 full years and personally selected by the master distiller, is considered one of the most successful premium bourbons on the market. In the summer of 2009, Proof66 was informed that Jim Beam was in danger of "running out" of Knob Creek due to its success but (after all, it takes nine years to make) they would not compromise the quality by attempting to artificially increase production....
CANADIAN CLUB
€35,00
Canadian 6yr Whisky is the original and flagship blend. Usually, whiskies are blended after aging in order to marry the flavors but in the case of this flagship brand, the blending is done unaged (still in its "moonshine" state) in order to properly mix the various malts. It experienced a slight re-branding celebrating the "1858" date and is is often referred to as the "original 1858 whisky." Canadian Club is a brand of Canadian whisky using a blend of different grains... and you have gotta love their new tag line, "Damn right your dad drank it." Hiram Walker founded Canadian...
Evan Williams Honey Reserve 75cl
€43,00
Heaven Hill Distilleries was founded shortly after prohibition and in the height of the Great Depression with no brands and no ready available stocks of whiskey. Today, they claim an inventory of over 675,000 barrels. The company reports that it is "the largest independent, family-owned producer and marketer of distilled spirits in the country." While Heaven Hill focuses on bourbon, it produces a wide array of spirits. Evan Williams is one of the largest producers of bourbon in the world and they have used that expertise to create a bourbon-based honey liqueur. They claim to make it with "extra-aged" bourbon (but...
BULLEIT BOURBON 70CL 45%ABV
€40,95
Bulleit Bourbon is their flagship brand and their take on the most classic of American whiskeys. The bourbon itself is a blend of 68% corn; 28% rye; and 4% malted barley. They regard this as a "high rye" bourbon recipe, which implies to us a robust and somewhat spicy kick to the otherwise mellow and sweet corn flavors. Bulleit Distilling Company came from the man Augustus Bulleit, who began as a tavern keeper in Louisville, Kentucky. His experiments in bourbon were lost in a trip to New Orleans not to be heard from again until 1987 when great-great grandson Tom...
Rittenhouse Straight Rye BIB
€68,50
Rittenhouse rye whiskies are owned and managed as a brand by Heaven Hill Distilleries and comes in several different expressions; they claim it is "Produced in the tradition of the classic Pennsylvania or Monongahela rye whiskies"... that style of whiskey is generally known for high rye-grain proportions from 90% to a full 100%. (Compare with Maryland style rye whiskey, which tends to have lower proportions of rye and thus a softer flavor profile.) They consider it an homage to the classic American whiskey. Rittenhouse Bottled-in-Bond 100 proof rye whiskey is one of their entry level expressions but nonetheless gained considerable...
MAKERS MARK 70CL
€38,89
Maker's Mark bourbon is necessarily made from a primarily corn mash (all bourbons are required to be at least 50% corn among other requirements). But Maker's has an unusually high ratio of wheat as opposed to more typical rye or barley and is sometimes called a "wheated bourbon" as a result. The wheat is believed to create a much smoother flavor profile than some of its competitors. The bourbon is made from a lake on the distillery grounds fed by limestone springs and said to be free of iron (which can turn whiskey green in the barrel). Their grain is...
Michters US 1 Toasted Bourbon 70cl
€110,00
Ever wondered what would happen if you took Michter's US*1 Bourbon (matured in charred American oak) and then went and gave it an additional maturation in toasted, but not charred, barrels (made with wood that's been air dried for 18 months)? This. This is what happens. A limited release first available in the US in late 2014.
Michters US 1 Sour Mash 70cl
€70,00
Michter's Sour Mash Whiskey was once an incredibly popular expression back in the 1970s and 1980s, though in recent years, it had disappeared from the market. However, it has returned in the shape of Michter's US*1 Sour Mash Whiskey - awesome! Very well balanced notes of sugared almonds, cinnamon spice and vanilla sweetness.
Michters US 1 Rye 70cl
€71,00Michters US 1 Bourbon 70cl
€78,00