Our complete Treasure List of SPIRITS The result of human curiosity and discovery. FROM CURIOSITY, DISCOVERY EVOLVES. Humans have long tried to understand our world, explaining its complexities through theories of spirituality, biology, geography and astronomy. This insatiable thirst for understanding fuelled a period of unprecedented discovery during the 1800s with the mapping of our globe, the industrial revolution and the collection of countless botanical, zoological and geological artefacts. Our minds expanded with curiosity as mysterious fossils were uncovered; answering some questions, but presenting thousands more. And just as palaeontologists have captured our imagination with incredible beasts from centuries past, so too have the world’s master distillers by hand-crafting the finest spirits through alchemy of earth’s elements. These spirits endeavour to explain the complexities of our world and are celebrated, wholeheartedly, at Evolve Spirits Bar. SPIRITS Whisk(e)y Tasmanian 4-8 Australia (Mainland) 9-10 Scottish 11-24 Irish 25-26 Japanese 27-30 American 31-36 World 37-38 Tasmanian Vodka & Gin 39-42 Vodka & Gin 43-45 Cognac, Armagnac & Brandies 46-51 Rum & Rhum 52-57 Tequila, Mezcal & Sotol 58-61 Aperitif, Digestive & Liqueurs 62-68 Tasmanian Whisky
Tasmania is ideally situated to make malt whisky, and yet 150 years after the last licensed Tasmanian distillery closed its doors, it took a whisky lover to realise the environment was perfect. Bill Lark, owner and founder of Lark Distillery and renowned godfather of Australian whisky, realised that that everything you need for a world-class whisky was in Tasmania: rich fields of barley, an abundance of wonderfully pure soft water, highland peat bogs and the perfect climate to bring all the ingredients together in a marriage of science, art and passion. So, Bill lobbied the State government to overturn legislation prohibiting the distillation of spirits (a process he says attracted almost no resistance from government) and was successful in his bid.
That is how it all began in Tasmania and our spirits industry has only continued to evolve since.
4 Belgrove Aged Rye | Kempton | 46.5% $25 | 30mL chamomile tea | cedar oak | sourdough bread | slight dill & caraway
Heartwood #2 | Hobart | 40% $68 | 30mL poached pears | baking spice | toasted oak | raisin muffins
Killara Port Cask (KD02) | Goodwood | 50% $55 | 30mL marzipan| stone fruit | rum & raisin | bold finish
Killara Sherry Cask (KD03) | Goodwood | 50% $55 | 30mL brown sugar| dried fruits | oak notes | long finish
Lark | Classic Cask | 43% $25 | 30mL orange peel | butterscotch | subtle peat | smooth finish
Lark | Cask Strength | Coal River Valley | 58% $35 | 30mL dried fruits| sweet spices | honeyed vanilla| light citrus
Lark | Distiller’s Selection | Coal River Valley | 46% $38 | 30mL butterscotch | salted caramel | dark chocolate| burnt orange
5 Lark | The Wolf Release | Coal River Valley | 54% $55 | 30mL lychee| kiwi Fruit | dark chocolate| oaked vanilla
Launceston Distillery | Tawny Port | Western Junction | 46% $26 | 30mL stone fruit| Christmas spice | dried sultanas| dry oak
Launceston Distillery | Apera Cask| Western Junction | 46% $30 | 30mL orchard fruits | cocoa | fresh oak | blackcurrants
McHenry | Double Cask| Port Arthur | 44% $48 | 30mL citrus fruits | clean oak | chocolate coated almonds | toffee
Nant | Bourbon Cask | Bothwell | 43% $34 | 30mL maple syrup| honey | crème brûlée | dark fruits
Nant | Bourbon Cask | Cask Strength | Bothwell | 63% $65 | 30mL muscovado sugar| butterscotch | burnt vanilla | toasted barley
Nant | Port Cask | Bothwell | 43% $34 | 30mL gingernut biscuits| caramel | sultanas | liquorice
Nant | Port Cask | Cask Strength | Bothwell | 63% $55 | 30mL madeira raisins | buttered caramel | cherries | spiced pudding
6 Nant | Sherry | Bothwell | 43% $34 | 30mL hazelnuts | orange toffee | dry oak | roasted fruits
Nant | Sherry | Cask Strength | 63% $55 | 30mL burnt orange | jaffa | candied almonds | dried figs
Old Kempton | Port Small Cask | Kempton | 46% $45 | 30mL fresh oak | pineapple sweetness | peach | caramelised orange
Old Kempton | Tokay | Cask Strength | Kempton | 61.7% $48 | 30mL burnt butter | orange marmalade | subtle oak | candied fruit
Old Kempton | Pinot | Cask Strength | Kempton | 64.3% $48 | 30mL cherries| cassia bark | dry tannins | roast plums
Old Kempton | Sherry | Cask Strength | Kempton | 64.3% $48 | 30mL salted caramel | dark chocolate | strawberries | spiced toffee
Overeem | Port 43% $27 | 30mL fruitcake | vanilla bean | rum-soaked raisins| liquorice
Overeem | Port | Cask Strength | Coal River Valley| 60% $35 | 30mL spiced raisins | stewed plum | cocoa | cloves
7 Overeem | Red Wine | Coal River Valley | 43% $27 | 30mL red liquorice | barley sugar | star anise | cinnamon
Overeem | Small Cask Batch | Coal River Valley | 46% $27 | 30mL orange peel | butterscotch | subtle peat | smooth finish
Spring Bay Rheban | Cask Strength | Spring Beach | 58% $31 | 30mL caramel syrup| butterscotch | plum pudding | soft oak tannin
Sullivans Cove | French Oak | Special Release Ex-White Wine Cask 12YO (TD0119) | Cambridge | 52.3% $90 | 30mL mandarin | ripe cherries | cocoa & coconut | soft and velvety
Sullivans Cove | Double Cask (DC098) | Cambridge | 45% $28 | 30mL roasted pears | autumn fruits | caramelised orange | vanilla beans
Sullivans Cove | American Oak | Unfiltered (TD0159) | Cambridge | 47.5% $40 | 30mL tangelo | caramel fudge | fine tannin | spiced cloves
Sullivans Cove | French Oak | Museum Release (HH0516) | Cambridge | 47.5% $220 | 30mL dark fortified treacle | prunes in Armagnac | dark chocolate eclair
8 Australian (Mainland) Whisky
A country born of turmoil, escape and the hope for a fresh start, Australia has a rich, if not troubled, history. A vast landmass stretching from the Gibson Desert in Western Australia to the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, it is impossible to quantify its incredible and unique landscape. As such it is with the whisky created on mainland Australia. The individual and unique geographical environment of each distillery combined with each distiller’s unique approach makes it difficult to categorise a national style. The fundamentals vary with each distillery: the barley may be a local variety grown for brewing or purpose- grown from paddock to bottle. The yeast can be sourced from brewing companies, imported from overseas, or a wild yeast strain. The peat might be mined or imported depending on the distillery’s location. The stills range from traditional Scottish stills to French alembic stills. The casks are often experimental, taking advantage of Australia's vast wine regions and fortified wine. It is an industry that is setting itself apart from the norm and focusing on creating a truly unique spirit.
What can be quantified about Australian whisky is that it has evolved from the late 1700s grain spirits into today’s booming craft industry, with great care focused on quality whisky.
9 Bakery Hill | Classic Malt | Melbourne | 46% $32 | 30mL nutmeg | spiced honey | green apples | smooth and lingering
Bakery Hill | Peated | Cask Strength| Melbourne | 60% $35 | 30mL tobacco leaf | kumquat | subtle peat | earthiness
Bakery Hill | 2008 8YO | Wisp of Smoke| Melbourne | 51.7% $45 | 30mL salted caramel | steeped raisins | subtle peat | dried apple rings
Fleurieu Distillery | Port Cask | 3YO | First Release | 52% $42 | 30mL autumn leaves | fruit leather | soft citrus | salted caramel
Fleurieu Distillery | Atlantic Crossing | 43% $30 | 30mL Christmas cake| salted toffee | mild smoke | vanilla oak
Great Southern Limeburners | M209 Peated | 48% $40 | 30mL brandy cream | boiled lollies | dark chocolate | subtle peat
The Brisbane Fusion Cask Strength | Starward (AUS), Glen Garioch, Glen Grant (SCT), All Sherry Cask | 57.5% $38 | 30mL sherry sweetness | dark chocolate | stewed orchard fruit | brandy cream
10 Scottish Whisky
Scotch is not only a style of whisky but an expression for a country. A remote, harsh, inexplicable and solitary country, it has three perfect elements for whisky making – peat, pure air and pure water. The first recorded reference to whisky is from 1494 in the accounting records for the royal finances, the Exchequer rolls, where an allowance was made for “eight bolls of malt to Friar John Cor wherewith to make aqua vitae”, otherwise known as whisky. The term “scotch” is trademarked and refers only to whisky from Scotland. There are five main whisky regions in Scotland: the highlands, Speyside, Lowlands, Campbeltown and Islay/ Islands. Scottish whisky is distinctly known for its smokiness given by the peat, but it can also have floral notes moving to spicy or cocoa depending on the region.
The traditions of Scottish whisky date back centuries, and some of the techniques and stills have been handed down through generations of distillers. What has evolved is a passion for producing an incredible product across generations, and the ability to use technology to enhance these techniques.
11 BLEND (VATTED MALTS)
Chivas Regal Ultis | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | 40% $28 | 30mL rich honey | peaches & crumbly fudge | poached pear | dark chocolate
Johnnie Walker Green Label | Glasgow | Scotland | 43% $11 | 30mL creamy toffee | nougat | fig | coffee, nuts & fruit cake
Monkey Shoulder| Balvenie, Glenfiddich & Kininvie | 40% $10 | 30mL floral sherry | baked pear | vanilla custard | ginger & orange marmalade
LOWLANDS
Bladnoch 1990 26YO | Berry Bros. & Rudd Bottling | South West Scotland | 46% $45 | 30mL rich honey | fresh barley | floral vanilla | oily
North British 50YO Grain Whisky Exceptional Casks 1962 | Berry Bros. & Rudd Bottling | 58.9% $120 | 30mL fragrant tropical fruit | vanilla | wood spice | tannin honey
12 HIGHLAND - SPEYSIDE
Aberlour | 18YO | Double Cask | Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Strathspey | 43% $38 | 30mL soft apricot | butterscotch| sweet oak | blackcurrant jam
Aberlour A’Bunadh Batch 59 | Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Strathspey | 60.9% $22 | 30mL dried fruit | black cherries | dark bitter chocolate | exotic spices
Acorn Tamdhu 1995 | 21YO | Homage to Caledonia 104 | Sherry Butt | Speyside | Strathspey | 56.2% $42 | 30mL soft apricot| black cherries | dark bitter chocolate | exotic spices
The Balvenie | Double Wood | 12YO | Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Banffshire | 40% $14 | 30mL red apple skin | raspberry vanilla tart | spiced oak | gingerbread
The Balvenie | Double Wood |17YO | Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Banffshire | 43% $23 | 30mL dried fruits | sherbet spice | vanilla oak | toasted almonds & cinnamon
The Balvenie | Double Wood | 25YO | Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Banffshire | 43% $90 | 30mL brown sugar| sweet dried fruits | candied orange | honey
13 The Balvenie | Port Wood | 21YO | Speyside | Banffshire | 40% $35 | 30mL ripe raisin| butterscotch | nutty dryness | silky finish
The Balvenie | TUN 1509 | Batch 5| Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Banffshire | 43% $50 | 30mL burnt citrus | butterscotch | vanilla oak | honey blossom
Benriach | Peated | Quarter Cask | French Oak | Speyside | Morayshire | 46% $19 | 30mL intense peat | nutty oak | vanilla pods | white pepper
Benromach | 15YO | Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Forres | 43% $20 | 30mL stewed fruits | tangerine peel | dry spices | gingerbread
Cragganmore 1986 | 29YO | Single Cask | Adelphi Bottling | Speyside | 59.2% $58 | 30mL stewed red fruit | honey biscuits | mango & grapefruit | rye spice
Caperdonich 1994 | 14YO | First Fill Sherry | Gordan & MacPhail Bottling | Speyside | 46% $77 | 30mL floral fruits| hint of aniseed| fresh caramel | stewed apple
Cardhu | Special Cask Reserve Cs/Cr 12.14 | Rejuvenated American Oak | Speyside | 40% $21 | 30mL citrus zest| dark chocolate | cinnamon quills | old spice
14 Glendronach | 12YO Original | Pedro Ximenez Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Aberdeenshire | 43% $15 | 30mL dried fruit | cocoa | honey | vanilla oak
Glendronach | 14YO | Cask Strength Batch 6 | Pedro Ximenez Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Aberdeenshire | 43% $37 | 30mL strong oak | sugared barley | orange marmalade | dried raisins
Glendronach 1996 | 20YO Single Cask No.1485 | Pedro Ximenez Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Aberdeenshire | 53% $63 | 30mL winter spices | sherry sweetness | figs & dates | dark chocolate
Glenfacclas 2007 | 9YO | Whisky and Wisdom | Ex-Sherry Cask | Speyside | Ballindalloch | 60.5% $47 | 30mL cigar box spice| syrup toffee| tobacco | flame raisins
Glenfiddich | 18YO | Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Banffshire | 40% $21 | 30mL dried fruit | candy peel | dates | warm oak notes
Glenfiddich | 21YO | Caribbean rum casks | Speyside | Banffshire | 40% $36 | 30mL ginger| fig & lime | spicy toffee | vibrant warmth
15 Glenfiddich | 20YO| Project XX | Speyside | Banffshire | 47% $18 | 30mL sweet candy floss | summer fruits | cinnamon spice | rich port tannins
Glenfiddich | Winter Storm| French Oak Icewine Casks | Speyside | Banffshire | 40% $42 | 30mL lychee | Turkish delight | candied sweets | dry ice-wine finish
Glenfiddich | 30YO | Ex-Bourbon Oloroso Sherry | Speyside | Banffshire | 40% $95 | 30mL sherry | dried fig | dark chocolate | floral sweetness
Glenglassaugh Torfa | Peated 20 ppm | Aberdeenshire | Coastal Speyside | 50% $12 | 30mL buttery vanilla oak | salty peaty/bacon smoke | candied orange | cedarwood
Glen Keith 1995 | 21YO | Cask Strength | Cadenhead Bottling | Rest & Be Thankful | Speyside | 48.8% $34 | 30mL creamy apple & cinnamon | pineapple pudding | cocoa | melt-in-your-mouth malt
Glen Keith 1973 | 43YO | Single Cask | Cadenhead Bottling | Speyside | 43.2% $90 | 30mL banana bread | grapefruit | smoked wood chips | macadamia nuts
16 Glenlivet | 15YO | French Limousin Oak | Speyside | Ballindalloch | 40% $16 | 30mL dried stone fruit | apple crumble | cinnamon & clove spice | dry almond
Glenlivet | 15YO | Single Cask | Morinsh Edition | French Limousin Oak |Speyside | Ballindalloch | 56.3% $44 | 30mL honeyed pear| dark chocolate| sweet ginger | dry & spicy
Macallan | 12YO | Big Sherry Oak| Oloroso Sherry Casks | Speyside| Craigellachie | 43% $50 | 30mL light oak| gentle marzipan| vanilla malt | cinnamon spice
Macallan 18YO Fine Oak | Ex-American Oak Bourbon & Sherry Casks | Speyside | Craigellachie | 43% $50 | 30mL peaches | toasted nuts| burnt grass| ginger
Mortlack 1999 | Cask Strength | Gordon & Macphail Bottling | Speyside| 57.5% $32 | 30mL ripe tropical fruit | warming spice | creamy vanilla | stewed pear
HIGHLAND
Aberfeldy 1997 | 19YO Small Batch | Single Grain | Cadenhead Bottling | 55.3% $25 | 30mL apricots | spiced apple | lime zest | apple crumble
17 Clynelish 1996 | 20YO | Cask Strength | Highland | 50.6% $38 | 30mL honeycomb | ripe rock melon | warming spice | fruity burst
Dalmore | 18YO | 14YO Bourbon & 4YO Oloroso Sherry | Alness | 43% $30 | 30mL citrus fruit | mild oak | marzipan| spicy orange peel
Deanston 1994 | 19YO | Small Batch | Cadenhead Bottling | Perthshire | 56.4% $40 | 30mL fresh cut grass | green bananas | spiced apples | coconut milk
Deanston | 18YO| Ex-American Oak | Perthshire | 46.3% $20 | 30mL sweet & spicy | barley sugar | manuka honey | ginger laced honey
Glenmorangie | 18YO | Extremely Rare | 15YO Ex-Bourbon & 3YO Oloroso Sherry | Ross-shire | 43% $23 | 30mL mandarin & grapefruit peel | toasty oak | soft peat | orange cake aftertaste
Highland Park Dark Origins | First fill Sherry Casks | Kirkwall | 46.8% $23 | 30mL citrus fruit | mild oak | marzipan| spicy orange peel
18 Invergordon | 42YO (Batch 15, 1 of 665) | Single Grain | That Boutique-y Whisky Co. Bottling | 48% $45 | 30mL cinnamon | hazelnut | creamy coffee | praline
Wolfburn Northland | Ex-Islay | Quarter Cask | 46% $13 | 30mL dried grass | vanilla wafer | spicy | burnt wood
CAMPBELTOWN
Hazelburn | 12YO | Oloroso Sherry Casks | 46% $19 | 30mL gentle peat| citrus | cocoa | roasted coffee
Hazelburn 2003 | 13YO Oloroso Sherry Casks | 47.1% $21 | 30mL white chocolate| sweet orange| brandy snaps | blackcurrant
Kilkerran | 9YO| Work In Progress 5 Bourbon Wood | Glengyle Distillery | 46% $16 | 30mL smoky ash | citrus marmalade | spices | old wood
Kilkerran | 8YO | Cask Strength | Glengyle Distillery | 55.7% $19 | 30mL roasted barley | earthy smoke | orange zest sweetness | vanilla & butterscotch
Springbank | 15YO | Oloroso Sherry Casks | 46% $20 | 30mL raisins | marzipan | brazil nuts | hints of leather
19 Springbank | 21YO | Single Oloroso Sherry Cask | 53.3% $52 | 30mL sugared almonds| cinnamon | light peat | toffee
Springbank | 25YO (Batch 5, 1 of 146) | Lightly Peated | That Boutique-y Whisky Co. Bottling | 53.3% $110 | 30mL savoury smoke | blackberries | berry cheesecake | mocha
ISLANDS
Jura Prophecy | Isle of Jura | 40 ppm | No Age | Bourbon, Sherry & Limousin Casks | 46% $22 | 30mL aromatic | smoky peat | mild oak | sweet cereals
Talisker | 10YO | 16-22 ppm | Isle of Skye | 45.8% $12 | 30mL savoury bonfire smoke | salt & pepper spice | green apple | baked caramel banana
Talisker 57'North | Cask Strength | Isle of Skye | 57% $21 | 30mL smoke & tar | liqueur chocolate | pepper | sweet & sour finish
20 ISLAY
Ardbeg | 10YO | Port Ellen | Islay | 46% $13 | 30mL beach bonfire smoke | sea spray | sweet vanilla | salted caramel
Ardbeg An Oa | Pedro Ximenez | Ex-Bourbon | Port Ellen | Islay | 46.6% $17 | 30mL sooty smoke | dry seaweed | creamy malt | mint chocolate
Ardbeg Corryvreckan | Port Ellen | Islay | 57.1% $26 | 30mL pepper sauce | crispy seaweed | melted dark fruits| bitter almonds
Bowmore 1997 | 19YO | Cask Strength | Adelphi Bottling | Islay | 57.2% $44 | 30mL walnuts | leather | oily texture | wood spices
Bruichladdich 1991 | Cask Strength | Gordon & Macphail Bottling | Islay | 53.3% $50 | 30mL floral | orange zest | dark chocolate | spiced fruit
Bruichladdich Octomore | 5YO 1.1 131 ppm | Ex-Bourbon Casks | Islay | 63.5% $78 | 30mL smoked fish | subtle smoke | angelica root | dry tannins
21 Bunnahabhain 1989 | 26YO | Cask Strength | Rest & Be Thankful Bottling | Islay| 49.9% $40 | 30mL walnut-honey yoghurt | peach | cocoa | orchard fruit
Bunnahabhain | 35YO (Batch 4, 1 of 302) | That Boutique-y Whisky Co. Bottling | Islay | 40.2% $90 | 30mL gingerbread | caramelised almonds | coffee beans | driftwood
Cadenhead Islay | 7YO | Unknown Distillery | Cadenhead Bottling | Islay | 57.6% $20 | 30mL citrus | burnt orange | salt spray | sweet spice
Caol Ila | 18YO | Islay | 43% $32 | 30mL sea salt | citrus | smoky bonfires | light oak
Caol Ila | 6YO (Batch 6, 1 of 372) | Ex-American Oak | Islay| 43% $26 | 30mL wood char smoke | sea salt | subtle peat | faint toffee
Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2018 | Sherry Cask | Islay | 46% $19 | 30mL cinnamon-dusted banana | maple syrup | poached peaches | touch of tobacco
Kilchoman Red Wine Cask 5YO | Portugal’s Douro Valley Cask | Islay | 50% $24 | 30mL poached pear | juicy red berries | bitter dark chocolate | oily peat
22 Kilchoman 100% Islay – 8th Edition | 20 ppm | Bourbon Cask & Oloroso Sherry Butts | 50% $26 | 30mL milky coffee | grassy peat | flamed orange peel | cookie dough
Lagavulin | 16YO | Port Ellen | Islay | 43% $17 | 30mL smoky dried fruit | creamy barley-malt | sea salt | peated vanilla
Lagavulin 1996 | 16YO Distillers Edition | Pedro Ximenez Casks | Port Ellen | Islay | 43% $28 | 30mL savoury peat | demerara rum | singed raisins| ashy finish
Lagavulin 1995 | 17YO Distillers Edition | Pedro Ximenez Casks | Port Ellen | Islay | 43% $28 | 30mL smoky peat | sea-spray| sun dried grapes| sugared almonds
Laphroaig | Quarter Cask | Ex-Bourbon | Near Port Ellen | Islay | 48% $15 | 30mL toffee | caramel | smoked spices | gentle sweetness
Laphroaig | Lore | Ex-Bourbon 1st Fill Sherry Butts & Quarter Cask | Near Port Ellen | South East Islay | 48% $22 | 30mL smoky ash | bitter chocolate | fudge & sponge cake | green apples
23 Laphroaig 2016 | 25YO | Cask Strength | Near Port Ellen | Islay | 53.5% $95 | 30mL rich & full bodied | spiced apple fruitiness | sherry sweetness | peat tang
Laphroaig 2016 | 30YO | Cask Strength | Near Port Ellen | Islay | 53.5% $250 | 30mL toasted almond & coconut | smoked sage | oily | cedar cigar box | long & complex
Port Askaig | 19YO | Near Port Ellen | Islay | 50.4% $30 | 30mL smoked poached pears | brine | oily | spicy finish
24 Irish Whiskey
It is believed that Irish monks learnt the technique of distilling perfumes in the Middle East between 700-1000 AD, and brought it back to Ireland. The technique was modified to create a spirit known as Uisce Beath or Poitin, and kickstarted spirit production in Ireland. The first record of Irish whisky was discovered in the Annals of Clonmacnoise in 1405, and the death of Richard Magrannell, the Chieftain of Moyntyreolasis, was attributed to “taking a surfeit of aqua vitae” at Christmas. At the turn of the 18th century, Dublin was a bustling trading port and whisky was a booming business. However it was not to last. A disagreement with the U.S. bootleggers and an Isolationist government policy led to the collapse of the Irish export market in the 20th century and, by the early 1900s, there were less then three active distillers remaining. However, in the late 1900s a new release from Jameson and changing economic conditions, combined with a revitalized export market, rebooted the Irish whisky market to the one we know today.
Irish whiskey, like its Scottish counterpart, has evolved over the centuries. Today, a classic Irish whisky could be malted, unmalted, smokey, sweet, single pot distilled or unsmoked. It is generally served neat or over ice.
25 Bushmills | 16YO | Bourbon, Port & Sherry | County Antrim | Northern Ireland | 40% $23 | 30mL honeyed yoghurt | stone fruit | cassia bark | Christmas spices
Craoi Na Mona | 10YO | Berry Bros. & Rudd | Finished in Ex-Laphroaig Cask | Ireland (finished in Scotland) | 46% $18 | 30mL soft smoke | peaches & cream | rosehip | lemon meringue
Jameson Caskmate Stout Aged | Finished in Franciscan Well Stout Cask | Dublin | 40% $10 | 30mL subtle hops | cocoa beans | milk chocolate | butterscotch
Kinahans | 10YO | Ex-Bourbon | Dublin | 46% $20 | 30mL citrus & red apples | hazelnut | milk chocolate | brandied cherries
26 Japanese Whisky
Japanese whisky is a representation of both its national culture and philosophy. Japanese distillers work in harmony with technology, science and the environment to make a unique whisky that represents the story of Japan, with a deep connection to aesthetics, art, flavours and culture. A Japanese concept, “shibusa” reflects on an object’s natural state: simple, yet deep, and the art of distillation is a reflection of natural flavours from a simple product. Japanese whisky is about displaying the essence of flavours, showcasing both purity and impurity. The difference in barley, Japanese oak, water, geology and geography showcases a lighter, aromatic and floral whisky. The founders of Japanese whiskies Masataka Taketsuru (Nikka) and Shinjiro Torii (Suntory) are reported to be close friends. Masataka left Suntory to found Nikka to create a different style of Japanese whisky.
Japanese whisky may have Scottish roots but it has evolved into a unique expression of a culture, landscape and country.
27 Chichibu Ichiro’s Malt & Grain Blended | Chichibu | Saitama | 46% $20 | 30mL toasted cereals | raisin toast | cream | juicy & tangy
Chichibu Ichiro’s Malt MWR Mizunara Wood Reserve | Chichibu | Saitama | 46% $28 | 30mL sandalwood | nutty | honey | toffee spices
Chita Single Grain | Honshu Island | 43% $12 | 30mL hay | strawberry mousse | honeyed fruit | burnt toast
Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve Single Malt 8YO+ | Hokuto | Yamanashi | 43% $14 | 30mL freshly sawn oak | stewed pear | malty-vanilla | cool mint
Hakushu | 12YO | Single Malt | Hokuto | Yamanashi | 43.5% $21 | 30mL honey toast | sponge cake | milk chocolate | grassy
Hakushu | 18YO | Single Malt | Hokuto | Yamanashi | 43% $75 | 30mL cut grass | orange blossom | apple peel | lemon custard
Hibiki | 17YO | Blended Whisky | Osaka | 43% $40 | 30mL beeswax | pinewood | citrus | bitter chocolate
28 Japanese Blended Whisky | 21YO (Bottle 1 of 940) | That Boutique-y Whisky Co. Bottling | 47.9% $75 | 30mL fresh fig jam | coffee & walnut cake | tobacco | rich & fruity
Monde Shuzo | 10YO | Isawa Whisky | Yamanashi Prefecture | Isawa Town | 43% $57 | 30mL cedar wood | cardamom | subtle smoke | cinnamon
Nikka Gold & Gold Samuarai | Shiribeshi Subprefecture | Yoichi | 43% $43 | 30mL spiced biscuits| brown sugar | Christmas cake | whipped butter
Nikka Yoichi | 15YO | Shiribeshi Subprefecture | Yoichi | 45% $80 | 30mL quince paste| sea breeze salt | subtle peat | sweet smoke
Shinsu Mars Maltage Cosmo Blend Malt | Kyushu Region | Miyata Village | 43% $18 | 30mL orange blossom | caramel | subtle smoke | whipped butter
29 Yamazaki | Distiller’s Reserve | Single Malt | Yamazaki | Kyoto | 43% $17 | 30mL vanilla | cocoa dusted malt | honeyed cereals | orchard fruit
Yamazaki | 12YO | Single Malt | Yamazaki | Kyoto | 43% $20 | 30mL cinnamon | muscovado sugar | jasmine blossom | candied orange peel
Yamazaki | 18YO | Single Malt | Yamazaki | Kyoto | 43% $100 | 30mL polished leather | maple syrup | dark pit fruit | tobacco smoke
30 American Whiskey
Alcohol heralds back to ancient times when it was used as medicine, followed by a medical distillate. Once distillation began, it was often dictated by what was available in the environment. Brandy is an excellent example of this, distilled from an abundance of wine in France. In America, it was corn and maize. America had an interrupted start with alcohol production – between prohibition, World Wars One and Two, alcohol production had come to a complete halt and many states were dry. It was after the wars, buoyed by the wine industry and renewed imports of whisky, that production restarted. Bourbon, rye, corn and wheat whiskies are the major distillates from America.
Classic cocktails like the Manhattan and the Old Fashioned evolved out of the prohibition era as a way to disguise moonshine and high alcohol spirits smuggled into America.
31 BOURBON
Basil Hayden’s | Clermont | Kentucky | 40% $12 | 30mL leather | toasted marshmallow | oak resin | English toffee
Buffalo Trace | Frankfort | Kentucky | 40% $10 | 30mL spicy & sweet caramel | sweet oak | oily espresso beans | chocolate raisins
Blanton’s Gold | Frankfort | Kentucky | 51.5% $20 | 30mL dark stone fruits | chewy oak | citrus rind | dark chocolate fudge
Colonel E.H Taylor Small Batch | Frankfort | Kentucky | 50% $32 | 30mL plum raisins| vanilla | light tobacco | dried apricot
Colonel E.H Taylor Single Barrel | Frankfort | Kentucky | 50% $32 | 30mL sweet & buttery | orange peel | light tobacco | spiced cherry
Eagle Rare | 10YO | Frankfort | Kentucky | 45% $12 | 30mL sweet corn | heavy vanilla | rich full body | macerated cherry
Eagle Rare | 17YO | Frankfort | Kentucky | 45% $45 | 30mL burnt sugar | orange peel | vanilla bean | rich cocoa
32 Georg T Stagg | Frankfort | Kentucky | 64.6% $45 | 30mL dark chocolate | molasses | dark spice | mature oak
Stagg Jnr | Frankfort | Kentucky | 45% $35 | 30mL rich oak | brown sugar | cinnamon | sweet tobacco
Maker’s Mark 46 | Loretto | Kentucky | 47% $12 | 30mL creamy | mulled wine spice | freshly cut wood | vanilla & honey
Noah’s Mill Small Batch | Willett Distillery | Bardstown | Kentucky | 57.2% $16 | 30mL tea biscuits | vanilla fudge | sweet baking spice | sticky date pudding
Old Rip Van Winkle | 10YO | Franklin | Kentucky | 45% $48 | 30mL caramel | nuts | brown spices| long finish
Old Rip Van Winkle | 12YO | Franklin | Kentucky | 45% $55 | 30mL burnt butter | molasses | old spice| complex coffee
33 Weller | 12YO | Franklin | Kentucky | 45% $22 | 30mL soft oak | dark fruit | buttery vanilla | dry finish
William Larue Weller | Franklin | Kentucky | 45% $49 | 30mL brown sugar | vanilla lemon cake | buttery corn | rich toffee
Pappy Van Winkle | 20YO | Bardstown | Kentucky | 47% $90 | 30mL oiled leather | coffee | cigar boxes | smoke
Willett’s Pot Still Reserve | Bardstown | Kentucky | 47% $13 | 30mL brown sugar | vanilla lemon cake | buttery corn | rich toffee
1792 Small Batch | Bardstown | Kentucky | 46.68% $12 | 30mL long oak | herbal spice | toasted corn | caramel popcorn
34 RYE
Pikesville Straight Rye | 6YO | Heaven Hill Distillery | Bardstown | Kentucky | 55% $19 | 30mL creamy cocoa | vanilla custard | spicy rye | apricot Danish
Rittenhouse Bottled In Bond Straight Rye | Heaven Hill Distillery | Bardstown | Kentucky | 50% $11 | 30mL old oak | nutty | faint cherry & vanilla | chocolate coated banana
Colonel E.H Taylor Straight Rye | Frankfort | Kentucky | 50% $34 | 30mL rye spice | vanilla | caramel | cracked pepper
Sazerac Straight Rye | 6YO | Buffalo Distillery | Frankfort | Kentucky | 45% $16 | 30mL pecan pie | vanilla honey | buttery fudge | candied lime peel
Sazerac | 18YO | Buffalo Distillery | Frankfort | Kentucky | 45% $50 | 30mL spice | stewed fruit | buttery fudge | chocolate
Thomas H. Handy Sazerace Rye | Frankfort | Kentucky | 63.6% $51 | 30mL figs | allspice| dry oak | vanilla
Whistle Pig | 10YO | Vermont (Finished) | Sourced from Alberta, Canada | 100% Rye | 50% $24 | 30mL hints of caramel | rye spice | mint | warm butterscotch
35 OTHER AMERICAN WHISKY
High West Campfire | Bourbon, Rye, Blended Scotch | Utah | 5-8YO | 46% $18 | 30mL dried fruit | toasted oak | subtle smoke | spiced peat
Jack Daniel’s Gentleman Jack | Lynchburg | Tennessee | 40% $11 | 30mL charred oak | cinnamon | banana | spice & citrus peel
Koval Four Grain (18-24 months) | Chicago | Illinois | 47% $16 | 30mL creamy | red fruit | banana | allspice
New Zealand Whisky Collection | 25YO | Dunedin | NZ | 46% $60 | 30mL sweet malt | delicate fruit | light vanilla | salty sweetness
Westland | American Oak | Seattle | Washington | 46% $18 | 30mL sweet spices | apple tart | vanilla cloves | biscuity malt
Westward | Small Batch Straight Malt | Portland | Oregon | 45% $28 | 30mL pipe tobacco | cooked barley | toasted barrel spice | soft nectarines
36 World Whisky
We live in an era of booming craft whisky ventures across the world, from generation-old families with a history of grape spirits in Europe to fledging distillers in India to large scale operations in Taiwan. While barley is quite common, other cereal grains are also used and dictated by what is common in the region. The flavour profiles from these spirits can be unique, individual and amazing.
The ventures are occurring in regions that have not produced whisky before, such as India and Taiwan. The climate in these areas alters the expansion and shrinkage of the spirit in the barrel, and therefore the taste and time-aging. Kavalan, a distillery where tropical distillation is being examined, has won two world titles for its single malts. Distilleries in France and Spain have access to some of the best casks in the world for aging spirits and fill a cask with spirit days after the sherry, port or wine was emptied. It can take up to six months for casks to reach Australia from Europe.
As the whisky of the world continue to evolve and change, so does the adventure continue.
37 Canadian Club | 20YO | Walkerville | Ontario | Canada | 40% $12 | 30mL crème caramel | fresh vanilla bean | cinnamon toast | orange zest
Kornog Roch Hir Peated Single Malt | Brittany | France | 46% $18 | 30mL dried apple | cocoa-laced peat | walnut | cinnamon spice
Michel Couvreur XII | 12YO | Pedro Ximenez | Burgundy | France | 47% $32 | 30mL walnut fudge | worn leather | salted hazelnuts | sherry heavy
Michel Couvreur Spirale | 18YO | Jura Wine Cask | Burgundy | France | 49% $95 | 30mL vanilla dried fruits | beeswax | raisin cake | ginger spiced oak
New Zealand Whisky Collection | 25YO | Old Batch #1 $60 | 30mL sweet malt | vanilla beans | campfire smoke | dried fruit
Puni Nova | 3YO | American Oak & Limousin Oak | Glorenza | Italy | 43% $17 | 30mL stewed orchard fruits | medium body | grassy | pink peppercorns
Santis Himmelberg | Beer & Wine Cask | Appenzell | Switzerland | 43% $15 | 30mL hops | stewed pears | vanilla custard | cinnamon & ginger
38 Tasmanian Vodka & Gin
Tasmania is ideally situated to make vodka & gin. The early innovators were looking for a quality spirit that they enjoyed drinking whilst waiting for the whisky to mature. Lark gin started with Bill Lark’s partner, Lynn, who was both interested in native pepper berries and looking for a drink herself. That evolved into infusions, and from there came Lark’s Forty Spotted gin. The range has branched out into sloe gin, made from infusing gin with sloe drupes (a small plumlike fruit) and saffron gin, created by infusing gin with saffron crocus.
The high quality distilleries and pure water mean Tasmania is also an ideal environment for vodka production. Whether neat or mixed with soda, Tasmanian vodka is carving out its own spot in the market. One Tasmania distillery even makes vodka from the by- product of cheese.
There are over 100 different varieties of Tasmanian gin & vodka on the market, with a rapidly evolving market as new botanicals are tried and tested.
39 VODKA
Hartshorn Sheep Whey Vodka | Birches Bay | 40% $11 | 30mL fresh pear | golden apple | leather | wild spice
GIN
The Abel Gin Co. | Essence | Launceston | 42% $12 | 30mL refreshing citrus | delicate floral | medium body | light botanicals
The Abel Gin Co. | Quintessence | Launceston | 42% $12 | 30mL juniper forward | herbal | woody spice | long finish
The Abel Gin Co. | Sloe Gin | Launceston | 27% $13 | 30mL aromatic | tangy juniper | sweet red berries | hints of almond
7K Distillery Aqua Vitae | Modern Tasmanian Gin | Brighton | 43% $11 | 30mL herbal | oily juniper | touch of citrus | eucalyptus
Forty Spotted | Classic | Coal River Valley | 40% $12 | 30mL Tasmanian pepperberries | kaffir lime leaves | fresh cut herbs | clean & fresh
Forty Spotted | Winter Release | Coal River Valley | 40% $13 | 30mL marmalade | oak notes | vanilla | fig & walnut
40 Hartshorn Sheep Whey Gin | Birches Bay | 40% $15 | 30mL citrus | fresh hay | juniper forward | floral
Lawrenny Van Diemen’s Gin | Ouse | Derwent Valley | 42.5% $12 | 30mL kelp | green pine | lemongrass | star anise
McHenry | Classic Dry | Port Arthur | 40% $12 | 30mL citrus peel | star anise | orris root | coriander seeds
McHenry | Navy Strength | Port Arthur | 57% $15 | 30mL delicate black pepper | citrus | pine | ripe juniper
McHenry | Sloe Gin | Port Arthur | 26% $15 | 30mL sloe berries | light | floral | oak notes
McHenry | Christmas Gin | Port Arthur | 40% $15 | 30mL frankincense | myrrh | gold | cloves
Nonesuch Hemp Gin | Forcett | 45% $12 | 30mL malty | juniper forward | buttery | earthy
41 Spring Bay | Spring Beach | 46% $12 | 30mL lemon thyme | pepper warmth | refreshing juniper | textural
Poltergeist | True Spirit | Bothwell | 43% $10 | 30mL liquorice snaps | coriander seeds | orris root | angelica root
Poltergeist | Unfiltered | Bothwell | 43% $10 | 30mL lemon myrtle | fresh citrus | star anise | pepperberries
42 Vodka & Gin
Vodka’s history is shrouded in debate and myth. It was originally named by the Polish, but Russia is most commonly associated with vodka. In the 15th century, vodka was distilled for medical benefits and known as “Zhizennia Voda” or Water of Life. Vodka is a shortened version meaning “little water” that arose in the 19th century when it was drunk as alcohol. Vodka is a grain distillate that is heavily influenced by the type of distillation and filtration it undergoes and the amount of times it is filtered. Each distillery has its own process that creates a unique taste. Vodka can be made from anything starch-based such as potatoes, althugh 90% of vodkas are grain-based. Vodka, unlike whisky, is not aged.
Gin was produced by the Dutch in the 16th century as “genever”. It was dubbed “Dutch Courage” by the English soldiers. By the 17th century, it was known as gin and had reached England. It had a massive popularity boom, in what was known as the Gin Craze. In the United States, prohibition led to “bathtub gin” as gin did not require aging and could be produced in home stills. Gin is created though a neutral spirit being infused with botanicals to create a unique flavour.
As Vodka and Gin have aged over the centuries the flavours, too, have evolved with the spirits.
43 VODKA
Belvedere | Rye | Polmos Zyrardów Distillery | Poland | 40% $12 | 30mL lemon zest | floral & vanilla | rye bread crust | creamy
Grey Goose | Winter Wheat | Cognac | France | 40% $12 | 30mL coconut & nuts | black pepper | aniseed | mineral notes
The Clumsy Bear #50 | København | Denmark | 40% $11 | 30mL citrus peel | grain | white pepper | clean finish
GIN
Anther Gin | Collingwood | VIC | 44% $13 | 30mL creamy | green cardamom | citrus oils | bright juniper
Four Pillars | Rare Dry Gin | Yarra Valley | VIC | 41.8% $11 | 30mL bold citrus | piney | lemon-meringue creaminess | eucalyptus
Four Pillars | Shiraz Gin | Yarra Valley | VIC | 37.8% $12 | 30mL berry tart | stewed plum | juniper & grapefruit | soft spice
Archie Rose Distilling Co. | Distiller’s Strength | Rosebery | NSW | 52.4% $12 | 30mL piney-juniper | creamy/oily | lemon meringue | spicy finish
44 Poor Tom Strawberry Gin | Sydney | NSW | 40% $11 | 30mL fresh strawberries | chamomile | lemon verbena | dry ginger
Never Never Distilling Co. | Aquavit (Not Gin) | Adelaide | SA | 45% $13 | 30mL caraway | fennel | citrus peel | slight herbal notes
Sipsmith London Dry | London | UK | 41.6% $11 | 30mL floral | summer meadow | lemon tart | spicy juniper
Botanist Dry | Bruichladdich Distillery | Islay | Scotland | 46% $12 | 30mL massive juniper | piney | lemon meringue | oily-yet-fresh finish
Tanqueray | Cameronbridge Distillery | Scotland | 40% $10 | 30mL mild juniper | herbal | lemon zest | oily finish
Hendricks | Girvan Distillery | Scotland | 41.4% $12 | 30mL orange peel | butterscotch | subtle peat | smooth finish
Hernö (London Dry) | Härnösand | Sweden | 40.5% $13 | 30mL lemon mousse | piney juniper | mint freshness | dried herbal finish
Hernö Old Tom Gin | Härnösand | Sweden | 43% $14 | 30mL floral citrus | creamy vanilla | elderflower gelato | juicy juniper finish
Monkey 47 | Lossburg (Black Forest) | Germany | 47% $15 | 30mL woody | grassy citrus | pine forest | robust spice
45 Cognac, Armagnac & Brandies
The origins of brandy can be traced back to the 8th century when the Mediterranean states begin distilling spirit from grapes. It comes from the Dutch word “brandewijn” meaning burned wine. Brandy can be any type of distilled fruit liquor. A distilled apple spirit from Normandy known as Calvados is a style of Brandy, as is Cognac.
Cognac is distilled wine from the Cognac region in France, steeped in history beginning from as early as the 15th century. Nearly all Cognac is made from the grape variety Ugni Blanc. There are four great houses of Cognac that have been in operation since the 18th century: Martell, Remy Martin, Hennessy, and Courvoisier.
Armagnac was first distilled about 200 years earlier than Cognac, in the Armagnac Region in Gascony, France. Armagnac is usually made from a blend of grape varieties. The geographical differences between Cognac and Armagnac result in different soil profiles, climate and grape varieties that produce very different flavours. Additionally, Armagnac is often single-distilled whereas Cognac is double-distilled.
A Phylloxera plague in the 19th century was devastating to grapes, forcing producers to evolve and use new grape varieties for Cognac & Armagnac.
46 ARMAGNAC
Comte de Lamaestre 1990 | Bas Armagnac | 40% $17 | 30mL hazelnut & cocoa | warm vanilla | brioche | butter
Castarede 1978 | Grand Bas Armagnac | 40% $24 | 30mL leather | eucalyptus | dry fig | blond tobacco
Delord 1952 | 65YO+ | Bas Armagnac | 40% $115 | 30mL vanilla | bitter orange | star anise | pepper
Francis Darroze Les Grands Assemblages | 40YO | Bas Armagnac | 43% $34 | 30mL rich oak | dry vanilla | fruit pudding | toasted sugar
Francis Darroze Unique Collection 1988 | 29YO | Domaine de Lagoue | Bas Armagnac | 49.5% $27 | 30mL orange peel | dried apricots | quince jam | vanilla & cinnamon
Francis Darroze Unique Collection 1973 Domaine de Bernadotte | Bas Armagnac | 43% $41 | 30mL crystallised fruits | mint | chocolate | coffee
Gelas De Bortoli Noble One Finish | 10YO | Bas Armagnac | 50.2% $17 | 30mL floral | honey toast | candied apricot | orange spice cake
Lacourtoisie 1985 | 100% Baco Grapes | Grand Bas Armagnac | 40% $27 | 30mL cake spice | orange zest | vanilla | baked apple 47 COGNAC
Dudognon | Folle Blanche | Grande Champagne | 42% $18 | 30mL floral stone fruit | slightly tannic | whipped honey | fresh grapes
Dudognon Heritage | 40YO | Grande Champagne | 41% $40 | 30mL almond | honey | crème brûlée | sweet fruit & coconut
Francois Voyer XO | 20-30YO | Grande Champagne | 40% $27 | 30mL ripe apricot | cocoa | vanilla & clove | dry tannins
Grosperrin-Saints 1992 | 25YO | Petite Champagne | 46.6% $31 | 30mL orange zest | vanilla oak | crème caramel | flambe stone fruit
Grosperrin-Saints 1980 | 33YO | Borderies | 41.2% $46 | 30mL stewed dried fruit | strawberry jam | vanilla toffee | cinnamon spice
Grosperrin-Saints 1967 | Fins Bois | 49.3% $80 | 30mL mocha | tobacco | puff pastry | fine oak
48 Hennessy XO | 10-70YO | Grande & Petite Champagne, Borderies & Fins Bois Crus | 40% $34 | 30mL dark dried fruit | nutty | dark chocolate | oak & leather
Hine | Rare VSOP | 6-12YO | Grand & Petit Champagne | 40% $12 | 30mL honey | ripe apricot | orange rind | vanilla
Jean Fillioux | Cigar Club | 35YO | Grande Champagne | 40% $30 | 30mL raisin cake | dates | vanilla shortbread | dried pear
Jean Fillioux | Réserve Familiale | Grande Champagne | 40% $65 | 30mL dried fig, pear & apricot | lemon tart | vanilla custard | roasted almonds
Normandin Mercier | 50YO | Rare | Grande Champagne | 42% $180 | 30mL orange peel | delicate spiced fruit cake | creamed butter | white flowers
Paul Giraud | VSOP | 8YO | Grande Champagne | 40% $15 | 30mL ripe stone fruit | honey | cedar | white grapes
Paul Giraud | Tres Rare | 40YO | Grande Champagne | 40% $46 | 30mL candied citrus peel | fresh flowers | dry finish | tea cake
49 CALVADOS
Comte Louis de Lauriston | 2YO | Domfrontais | Normandy | France | 40% $11 | 30mL fresh pear & apple | fruity | dry | soft spice
Adrien Camut Pays d’Auge Privilege | 18YO | Normandy | France | 40% $32 | 30mL melted toffee | baked spice apple | burnt honey | floral
Roger Groult Doyen d’Âge | 70YO | 20th Century Blend | Normandy | France | 41% $47 | 30mL baked apples | smoke | orange blossoms | tobacco
Victor Gontier Domfrontais 2003 | Apple & Pear | Normandy | France | 40% $13 | 30mL green apples | roasted chestnuts | sandalwood | jasmine
50 BRANDY
Charles Oates Apple Blanco | Huon Valley | TAS | 43% $12 | 30mL fresh apple | floral | delicate spice | dry finish
Fine du Château La Nerthe 1995 | Châteauneuf-du-Pape |France | 40% $26 | 30mL plum | dried flowers | coffee | blackcurrant
Laird’s Straight Apple Brandy | Scobeyville | New Jersey | USA | 50% $13 | 30mL baked apple | nutmeg | allspice | vanilla
PISCO
De Carral Quebranta Pisco | Ica Valley | Peru | 42% $15 | 30mL unripe apple | vanilla | fruit & nut chocolate | beeswax
Don Santiago Mosto Verde Italia Pisco | Ica Valley | Peru | 41.5% $14 | 30mL jasmine | rose | ripe fruit | complex finish
51 Rum & Rhum
Rum’s story begins in the Caribbean Islands, where the explorer Christopher Columbus traded sugarcane seedlings for goods. Initially, the seedlings were used in the colonies for sugar production. A few hundred years later, it was discovered that molasses, a by- product from sugar production, could be distilled. The appearance of column distillation in the 1800s signalled the boom for rum production and, soon after, Bacardi was founded. Rum was especially popular during prohibition. “Rum-runners” from the Caribbean would transport Caribbean rum to outside U.S. waters, load it onto smaller ships and smuggle it into speakeasy bars in the U.S. The sailors discovered that a percentage of the rum evaporated during transportation. They named it “the angels’ share”, believing that angels were drinking it in exchange for safe passage.
Rhum is distinguished from Rum, as it is distilled from sugar cane juice instead of molasses.
The character, aroma and flavour of the rum is greatly influenced by the material used. Rum is often aged in old whisky barrels to give it a softer, deeper flavour and blended by a master blender to achieve perfect taste.
52 Archie Rose Distilling Co. | Virgin Cane | Rosebery | NSW | 50% $15 | 30mL pepper | floral | tropical fruit | grassy finish
Angostura Reserva | 3YO White | Port of Spain | Trinidad | 37.5% $10 | 30mL floral honeysuckle | vanilla | light milk chocolate | black pepper
Angostura 1824 | 12YO | Port of Spain | Trinidad | 40% $17 | 30mL mocha coffee | new leather | fruitcake | toasty almonds & vanilla
Caroni 1998 | 17YO | Closed Distillery | Trinidad | 55% $25 | 30mL vanilla sponge cake | dried tropical fruit | milk chocolate | honey
Caroni 1996 | 12YO | Bristol Classic | Closed Distillery | Trinidad | 43% $26 | 30mL sweet oak | hot buttered croissants | toffee bananas | candied fruit
Appleton Estate Rare Blend | 12YO | St. Elizabeth | Jamaica | 43% $11 | 30mL dried apricot | honey | freshly sawn oak | vanilla & gingerbread spice
Bacardi Carta Blanca | San Juan | Puerto Rico | 37.5% $10 | 30mL bamboo wood | grilled almonds | muscovado sugar | vanilla poached apples
Clairin 2015 Sajous | Closed Distillery | Haiti | 54.3% $13 | 30mL vanilla sponge cake | dried tropical fruit | milk chocolate | honey
53 Doorly’s | 12YO | Foursquare Distillery | Barbados | West Indies | 40% $14 | 30mL chocolate toffee | mulled wine | cigar box | banana shortbread
Depaz XO Hors D’Age | 12YO | St. Pierre | Martinique | 45% $31 | 30mL nutmeg & cinnamon | fruit pudding | cocoa | banana bread
Enmore 1998 Bristol Classic | 20YO | Enmore Distillery | Guyana | 43% $38 | 30mL leather | garam masala | cherry nougat | vanilla ice-cream
El Dorado | 8YO | Demerara Distillery | Georgetown | Guyana | 40% $12 | 30mL orange marmalade | milk chocolate | wood spices | butterscotch
El Dorado | 15YO | Madeira Dry Cask | Demerara Distillery | Guyana | 43% $23 | 30mL cinnamon banana bread | baked pears | caramelised peaches | ginger
El Dorado | 15YO | Sauternes Cask | Demerara Distillery | Guyana | 43% $23 | 30mL aromatic tobacco | white chocolate | vanilla almonds | salty caramel raisins
El Dorado | 15YO | Red Wine Cask | Demerara Distillery | Guyana | 43% $23 | 30mL tropical fruit | cinnamon doughnut | clove studded orange | crème caramel
54 Diplomatico Distillery | Collection No.1 Batch Kettle | Venezuela | 47% $21 | 30mL light molasses | toffee apple | caramel fudge | drying oak
Foursquare Premise | 10YO | Barbados | West Indies | 46% $15 | 30mL shiraz | lemon peel | vanilla aromatic bitters | red berries
Foursquare Dominus | 10YO | Barbados | West Indies | 56% $16 | 30mL dried apricots | Christmas pudding | rum & raisin ice-cream | mixed fruit jam
Habitation Velier Forsyths 2006 WPN | 11YO | Worthy Park Estate | Jamaica | 57.5% $24 | 30mL mango & overripe banana | fruit confectionary | medicinal | sticky ginger cake
Habitation Velier Last Ward 2007 | Mount Gay Distillery | Barbados | 59% $24 | 30mL dark chocolate | cigar spice | cocoa | salted caramel
Habitation Velier Foursquare 2013 | Mount Gay Distillery | Barbados | 64% $18 | 30mL tropical fruits | salted caramel | molasses | exotic spices
Habitation Saint Etienne 2005 | Sauternes Finish | 9YO | Martinique | 41% $32 | 30mL honey | passionfruit | confit apricot | gingerbread
55 J.M. Rhum Calvados Finish | 10YO | Martinique | 41.4% $19 | 30mL vanilla slice | fresh orchid fruit | fig | fruit mince pie
Plantation 3 Star White Rum | Jamaica, Trinidad & Barbados | 41.2% $10 | 30mL unripe banana | peppercorn | green olive | grassy finish
Plantation Original Dark Rum | Trinidad & Jamaica | 40% $10 | 30mL plum | banana | vanilla | cinnamon & clove
Plantation Pineapple Dark Rum | Trinidad & Tobago | 40% $12 | 30mL fresh pineapple | dried banana | golden syrup | shortbread
Plantation O.F.T.D. Overproof | Barbados, Jamaica & Guyana | 69% $16 | 30mL toasted brown sugar | clove & cinnamon | charred oak | hints of smoke
Plantation Haiti | 6YO XO Single Cask | Dry Curacao Finish | Haiti | 40.2% $28 | 30mL aromatic spices | stewed raisins | burnt caramel | cocoa
Sagatiba Pura (Cachaca) | Sao Paulo | Brazil | 38% $10 | 30mL overripe banana | buttery | cookie dough | vegetal
56 Transcontinental Rum Line 2012 | 6YO | Barbados | West Indies | 46% $15 | 30mL coconut milk | pineapple | baking spices | apricot
Transcontinental Rum Line Guadeloupe 2014 | Ex-Bourbon Cask | Guadeloupe | 43% $14 | 30mL tobacco | toasted cocoa | plum | grated ginger
Transcontinental Rum Line Panama 2010 | Ex-French Brandy Cask | Panama | 43% $13 | 30mL honey | vanilla cream | exotic fruit | coconut
Trinidad Distillers 1991 | 25YO | Cadenhead Bottling | Trinidad | 64.3% $42 | 30mL caramel | hints of dates | dehydrated grapes | tropical fruit
Velier Mt Gilboa 2008 | 70th Anniversary | Barbados | West Indies | 66% $27 | 30mL spicy bourbon notes | burnt toffee | hazelnut milk chocolate | large sherry hit
Velier Foursquare Principia | Barbados | West Indies | 62% $28 | 30mL molasses | burnt toffee | dark cocoa| cooking spice
Velier Royal Navy Very Old Rum | Trinidad, Guyana & Jamaica | 57.18% $31 | 30mL dried & exotic fruit | cocoa bean | strawberries & vanilla cream | demerara sugar
57 Tequila, Mezcal & Sotol
An ancient Mesoamerican civilisation known as the Olmecs drank the earliest forms of tequila, mezcal & sotol, known as “pulque”, over 3000 years ago. In the 17th century, it was discovered that boiling the heart of the agave plant and distilling the juice created a drinkable spirit known as mezcal. It can take 8-10 years for the agave plant to reach maturity, and it is roasted or smoked in underground pits before the distillation process to impart a deep, smoky flavour.
Tequila comes specifically from the heart of the blue agave plant, which is boiled before the distillation process begins, and is produced in the region of Jalisco and surrounding areas.
Sotol is only made from wild-harvested dasylirion wheeleri, found in the region of Chihuahua. It can take 12-15 years for these plants to reach maturity. Sotol uses a different still to tequila and mezcal, and can have a creamy flavor contrasting to the pepperiness and citrus notes of tequila and the smokiness of mezcal.
58 TEQUILA
Calle 23 Criollo | Los Altos | Jalisco | Mexico | 49.3% $19 | 30mL green vegetation | coconut water | marsh grapefruit | kaffir lime leaves
Don Juilo Anejo | Los Altos | Jalisco | Mexico | 40% $18 | 30mL citrus notes | sweet agave | black pepper | grassy undertones
Fortaleza Blanco | Tequila Valley | Jalisco | Mexico | 40% $17 | 30mL fresh agave | raspberry | cocoa butter | popcorn
Fuenteseca Extra Anejo | 12YO | California Wine Cask 90% & French Oak 10% | Los Altos | Jalisco | Mexico | 45% $65 | 30mL red apple | floral vanilla | dry apricot | caramelised almonds
Gran Centenario Reposado | 100 French Oak | Los Altos | Jalisco | Mexico | 40% $13 | 30mL vanilla sponge | jasmine tea | white chocolate | marzipan
Gran Orendain Extra Anejo | Los Valles | Jalisco | Mexico | 40% $22 | 30mL roasted pepper | golden syrup | cedar | cayenne pepper
Ocho Curado | Los Altos | Jalisco | Mexico | 40% $15 | 30mL intensely fragrant | charcoal | toffee brittle | huge spice
59 Ocho Extra Anejo 2012 El Refugio | Los Altos | Jalisco | Mexico | 40% $28 | 30mL caramel-coated peaches | roasted agave | pink peppercorn | coastal saltiness
Tapatio Blanco | Los Altos | Jalisco | Mexico | 40% $10 | 30mL agave sweet| peppery | vegetal | dry & spicy
Tapatio Excalancia Gran Reserva Extra Anejo | Los Altos | Jalisco | Mexico | 40% $24 | 30mL caramel apples | intense agave | hint of chocolate | earthy
MEZCAL
Alipus San Andres (Bicishe & Espadin) | San Andres | Oaxaca | Mexico | 44% $14 | 30mL sweet tobacco | smoky | earthy/mushroom umami | cherry
Del Maguey Chichicapa Single Village (Espadin) | Valles Centrales | Oaxaca | Mexico | 46% $16 | 30mL smoky | herbal | tamarind | grilled pineapple
Del Maguey Tobala | Sierra Norte | Oaxaca | Mexico | 45% $21 | 30mL tropical fruits| smoky | briny | earthiness
60 La Venenosa Raicilla Sierra Occidental (Maximiliana) | Mascota | Jalisco | Mexico | 42% $16 | 30mL white pepper| hot sauce | roasted peppers | green tomatoes
QuiQuiRiQui Joven (Espadin) | Santiago Matatlan | Oaxaxa | Mexico | 45% $12 | 30mL sappy agave | chargrilled fire | potpourri | white pepper
SOTOL (made from the dasylirion wheeleri (aka desert spoon plant))
Sotol Por Siempre | Sierra Madre Mountains | Chihuahua | Mexico | 45% $14 | 30mL grapefruit peel | white pepper | leather | campfire smoke
61 Aperitif, Digestive & Liqueurs
Aperitifs, digestives & liqueurs are some of the oldest spirits, originating from a time when liqueurs were used for medicine. An aperitif is a light, dry, refreshing drink to enjoy before an evening meal. There is a theory that the aperitif was created by a French chemist making medicine for the French Foreign Legion in North Africa in the 1800s. It was tried by his wife and her friends who enjoyed it and spread it amongst other friends, increasing its popularity.
A digestive originated as a herbal medicine to aid with digestion, often served as a post- dinner drink. These tend to be slightly more alcoholic, a little sweeter and herbal.
Liqueurs are the oldest-known spirits and have some of the most closely-guarded recipes. At Fecamp Abbey in Normandy in1510, it is said to be one of the oldest liqueurs to have been produced. Today’s liqueurs tend to be an array of flavours from bitter orange, to cream and chocolate, to honeyed whisky.
As alcohol has evolved across the centuries, its form and recipe has changed. However, the core principles have remained the same.
62 APERTIF
Absinthe Bourgeois (Emile Pernot) | Pontarlier | France | 55% $13 | 30mL fresh | wormwood-forward | sweet | star anise
Absinthe Cousin Jeune (Blanche) | Pontarlier | France | 65% $20 | 30mL floral | aromatic | slightly bitter | long finish
Antica Torino Rosso Vermouth | Piedmont | Italy | 18% $9 | 30mL herbaceous | rhubarb | gentian | vanilla
Bonal a la Gentiane | St. Laurent du Pont | France | 16% $8 | 30mL sticky pine sap | hay | dried fruit | quinine
Campari | Novara | Italy | 25% $9 | 30mL blood orange peel | quinine | cherry | honey
Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth | Torino | Italy | 16.5% $13 | 60mL fruit compote | dried mixed peel | tea & oak | herbal spice
Casa Mariol Vermut Negre | D.O. Terra Alta | Catalonia| Spain | 15% $10 | 60mL green tomatoes | green apple skins | lime cordial | cola bean
63 Cynar Artichoke Bitters | Milan | Italy | 16.5% $9 | 30mL sweet herbal | citrus | quinine bitterness | cinnamon spice
Dubonnet Rouge | Languedoc-Roussillon | France | 14.8% $9 | 60mL rich dark stone fruit | herbal | orange zest | cinnamon
Dolin Dry Vermouth | Chambery | France | 17.5% $10 | 60mL nutty | quince | flor yeast | almond & dried apricots
7K Distillery Amante Spiritus | Brighton | TAS | 43% $12 | 30mL star anise | dry stewed berries | herbal | dark flowers
Lillet Blanc | Bordeaux | France | 17% $12 | 60mL orange peel | lime | ripe peaches | apricot
Maurin Quina Le Puy | Burgundy | France | 16% $10 | 60mL wild cherry | lemon zest | soft bitterness | earthy floral
Noilly Prat Extra Dry Vermouth | Marseillan | France | 18% $10 | 60mL delicate floral | chamomile | light acid | apricot & clove spice
Punt e Mes | Torino | Italy | 16% $11 | 60mL wormwood | dill | cornichons | light citrus
64 Rondo Aperitivo | Alto Adige | Italy | 15% $9 | 30mL fizzy orange zest | poached rhubarb | woody herbs | citrus oil bitterness
Select Aperitivo | Venice | Italy | 17.5% $10 | 60mL bittersweet citrus | herbal | warming spice | earthy vanilla
St Germain Elderflower | Burgundy | France | 20% $10 | 30mL floral | pear | quince | sweet & acid
Suze | Thuir | France | 15% $9 | 30mL pine & eucalyptus | orange zest | earthly floral | bittersweet
DIGESTIVE
Amaro Montenegro | Emilia-Romagna | Italy | 23% $10 | 30mL sweet orange peel | medicinal herbs | pekoe tea | mild bitterness
Amaro Nonino Quintessentia | Udine | Friuli | Italy | 35% $12 | 30mL baked custard | nutmeg | kaffir leaf | burnt orange zest
Alpe Amaro | Hone | Val d’Aosta | Italy | 38% $12 | 30mL piney bitterness | rhubarb | wild flowers | woody herbs
Alpe Genepy Herbetet | Hone | Val d’Aosta | Italy | 38% $14 | 30mL pine herbs | lemon balm | mint | oak spices
65 Applewood | OKAR Amaro | Adelaide Hills | SA | 26% $10 | 30mL herbal bitterness | blackberries | thyme | bay leaf & citrus zest
Chartreuse Green | Voiron | France | 55% $11 | 30mL anise | violets | spearmint | basil & key lime pie
Chartreuse Yellow | Voiron | France | 40% $10 | 30mL mocha | peppermint | tarragon | honeyed sweetness
Fernet Branca | Milan | Italy | 39% $10 | 30mL peppermint | chamomile | earthy bitter roots | citrus zest & cooked fruits
Ischia Sapori Rucolino Amaro | Campania | Italy | 30% $13 | 30mL citrus fruit | cedar | medium bitterness | caramel
Lark Distillery Slainte| Coal River Valley | TAS | 32.9% $14 | 30mL honeycomb | milk chocolate | warm & sweet | faint spice
Mr Black Coffee Amaro | Central Coast | NSW | 28.5% $10 | 30mL fresh coffee beans | fruity dark chocolate | orange peel | bittersweet
Salamandre Eau de Coing (Quince) | Sarlat-la-Canéda | France | 18% $9 | 30mL honey | poached quince | soft spice | delicate palate
66 Sangallo Alpicella | Cinque Terre | Italy | 35% $13 | 30mL spearmint | Christmas spice
Sangallo Amaro Camatti | Cinque Terre | Italy | 20% $9 | 30mL candy canes | peppermint | nutmeg & cinnamon
Stellacello Amaro London | Bethnal Green | UK | 23% $11 | 30mL herbal | grapefruit peel | vanilla | earthy bitter
LIQUEURS
Marionette | Orange Curacao | Melbourne | VIC | 28.9% $9 | 30mL orange peel | butter menthol | brandy notes | slightly bitter finish
Marionette | Dry Cassis | Melbourne | VIC | 19.9% $9 | 30mL mixed berry compote | sugar coated jellies | jammy | dry acid finish
Marionette | Apricot Brandy | Melbourne | VIC | 25% $9 | 30mL stewed stone fruit | fruity hops | lemon drops | eucalyptus
Mr Black Cold Drip Coffee Liqueur | Central Coast | NSW | 25% $9 | 30mL intense fresh coffee | vanilla | cocoa | creamy texture
Luxardo Maraschino | Torreglia | Italy | 32% $11 | 30mL roasted nuttiness | faint smoke | sweet cherry | hint of dark chocolate
67 Joseph Cartron | White Crème de Cacao | Burgundy | France | 24% $9 | 30mL toasty aroma | buttery | hint of bitter cocoa | minty finish
Joseph Cartron | Apricot Brandy | Burgundy | France | 25% $9 | 30mL crystallised fruit | bark | hint of cognac | light finish
Joseph Cartron | Crème de Mure | Burgundy | France | 18% $9 | 30mL pure blackberry | sweet spice | long finish
Pierre Ferrand | Dry Curacao Triple Sec | Segonzac | France | 40% $10 | 30mL mandarin | candied orange peel | fresh orange cake | smooth finish
Tempus Fugit | Crème de Cacao a la Vanille | Switzerland | 24% $10 | 30mL dark chocolate | marzipan | vanilla bean | fresh cocoa
Ancho Reyes Verde Chile Poblano | Puebla | Mexico | 40% $12 | 30mL fresh capsicum | grilled vegetables | sweet & creamy | tobacco spice
Cointreau | Angers | France | 40% $9 | 30mL mandarin & orange zest | spiced honey | nutmeg | cinnamon
Benedictine D.O.M. | Normandy | France | 40% $9 | 30mL fresh citrus peel | vanilla & cedar wood | honey & saffron | ginger
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