Spirits

As we're all aware, one of the defining characteristics to a spirit is taste. The flavour profile differs from one type of spirit to another and can include fruity, savoury, sweet and even spicy flavours! But how does this work?
 

What are Alcoholic Spirits and How is it Made?
 

Alcoholic spirits are a type of alcohol that is distilled to create a stronger, more concentrated product. It is made by taking fermented grains, fruits, or vegetables and distilling them to remove impurities and increase the alcohol content. This process can be done using a variety of methods, but the end result is a drink with a higher alcohol content than beer or wine.
 

There are many different types of alcoholic spirits, each with its own unique flavour and history. Some of the most popular include vodka, rum, whiskey, and tequila. Vodka is typically made from grain or potatoes, while rum is made from sugarcane. Whiskey is made from grain, and tequila is made from the agave plant.
 

No matter what type of spirit you're interested in, there's sure to be one that appeals to your taste. And with so many different ways to enjoy them, you're sure to find the perfect way to enjoy your favourite spirit. Whether you like it neat, on the rocks, or mixed into a cocktail, there's an alcoholic spirit out there for you.
 

History of Spirits
 

Spirits have been around for centuries, and their history is fascinating. From the early days of distillation to the modern day, spirits have played an important role in society. In this blog section, we'll explore the history of spirits and how they've evolved over time.
 

Spirits were first distilled in the Middle Ages, and they quickly became a staple of European culture. Early spirits were made from wine, and they were often used medicinally. As distillation techniques improved, spirits began to be made from other materials, including grain and fruit.
 

Spirits became particularly popular in the 18th century, when they were used to make cocktails. This was also the era when many famous spirit brands were founded, including gin, vodka, and rum. The 19th century saw a decline in spirits consumption, but they regained popularity in the 20th century.
 

Today, spirits are enjoyed all over the world, and they come in a wide variety of styles. Whether you prefer whiskey, vodka, or something else entirely, there's a spirit out there that's perfect for you. So raise a glass and enjoy a taste of history!
 

Pairing Alcoholic Spirits with Foods
 

When it comes to pairing alcoholic spirits with food, there are no hard and fast rules. However, there are some general guidelines that can help you create a harmonious and enjoyable pairing. 
 

The first thing to consider is the type of alcohol you're using. Generally speaking, lighter spirits like gin and vodka go well with lighter foods, while heavier spirits like whiskey and brandy are better suited for heartier dishes. 
 

Once you've selected your spirit, you can start thinking about what type of food will complement it. If you're serving a light spirit like gin, for example, you might want to pair it with something refreshing like a cucumber salad or a citrusy dessert. On the other hand, if you're serving a heavier spirit like whiskey, you might want to pair it with something rich and savoury like a burger or a grilled steak. 
 

Of course, these are just general guidelines. The most important thing is to use your own taste buds as your guide. Experiment with different combinations and see what you like best!

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23rd Street Red Citrus Limited Edition Gin 700 ml -10%
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In celebration of their fourth birthday, 23rd Street Distillery has launched their next limited-edition release, Red Citrus Gin. Zesty and fresh, this summer inspired gin is full of bright citrus flavours. Riverland Cara Cara Navels and Blood Oranges are harvested fresh for this distinctive gin, and balanced with juniper, pepper berry, coriander, cinnamon myrtle, camomile, and strawberry gum. Like all Twenty Third Street Gins, Red Citrus uses Australian grown sugarcane as a base. All botanicals are distributed across six botanical baskets and slow steeped for up to two days to extract every heart-warming drop of flavour. Red...
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Weight: 0.800 kg
The Emperor Mauritian Rum Royal Spiced is based on the Emperor Héritage, but is refined with 4 other spices. The ingredients, cardamom, cinnamon, star anise and vanilla are individually macerated in barrels in France before being married with the rum. The advantage of macerating the ingredients separately is that you can have more influence on the taste.
GrainShaker Australian Corn Vodka 1500ML -10%
GrainShaker Australian Corn Vodka 1500ML
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GrainShaker Australian Corn Vodka 1500ML ABV : 40% Country : Australia Brand : GrainShaker Quantity : 1 Bottle
Gangstar Vodka Pistol 175ml @ 37.5% abv -10%
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A collectable, pistol shaped vodka bottle
Mercury Hard Cider Original (10X375ML) -10%
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10 X (375ML @ 6.9% ABV) Mercury Hard Cider has a light golden appearance with a fresh, yet delicate and subdued, lingering aroma of apples. Mercury Hard Cider is inspired by traditional ‘hard ciders’. Mercury Hard Cider is full flavoured with a smooth finish.
Roku Japanese Gin 700ML -10%
Roku Japanese Gin 700ML
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Roku Japanese Gin 700ML ABV : 43% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Japan Brand :Roku Style : Gin
Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin 700ML -10%
Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin 700ML
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Whitley Neill Blood Orange Gin 700ML ABV : 43% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :UK Brand :Whitley Style : Gin
Absolut Vodka 1L -10%
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Absolut Vodka 1L ABV : 40% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Swedan Brand :Absolut Style : Vodka
Rhapsody Ruby Gin 700ML -10%
Rhapsody Ruby Gin 700ML
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Rhapsody Ruby Gin 700ML ABV : 48 Country : Australia Brand : Rhapsody Style : Gin Quantity : 1 Unit
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Arak Batta 700ml is now available across esclusive retailers.
Monte Alban Mezcal 700ML -10%
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Monte Alban Mezcal 700ML ABV : 40% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Mexico Brand :Monte Alban Style : Mezcal
Centenario Anejo Tequila 700ML -10%
Centenario Anejo Tequila 700ML
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Centenario Anejo Tequila 700ML ABV : 38% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Mexico Brand :Gran Centenario Style : Tequila
Grey Goose Vodka 1L -10%
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1L @ 40% abv Grey Goose Vodka is distilled using French wheat from the La Beauce region and made with water from the Gensac that is filtered through champagne limestone. Grey Goose claim to make the "World's Best Tasting Vodka", they just might be right.
Vecchia Romagna Brandy 700ML -10%
Vecchia Romagna Brandy 700ML
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Vecchia Romagna Brandy 700ML ABV : 38 Country : Italy Brand : Vecchia Style : Brandy Quantity : 1 Unit
Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 200ML -10%
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Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 200ML ABV : 37 Country : USA Brand : Jim Beam Quantity : 1 Bottle
Fox Gang Pink Crafted Gin 700ml -21%
Fox Gang Pink Crafted Gin 700ml
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Weight: 0.800 kg
The purity of the taste reflects the purity of the visual. Sipping our strawberry gin tastes and smells like you’ve crushed the freshest, ripest, most cared for strawberries in the world straight into your glass – you won’t be disappointed. Let this fresh and fragrant gin transport you to coastal sunshine, beaches lined with striped umbrellas and long tables filled with friends well into the night.
KI NO BI SEI Kyoto Dry Gin 700ML -10%
KI NO BI SEI Kyoto Dry Gin 700ML
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KI NO BI SEI Kyoto Dry Gin 700ML ABV : 54.5% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Japan Brand :Ki No Bi Style : Gin
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Weight: 0.900 kg
Flor De Cana will celebrate 130 years and five generations’ involvement since its founding back in 1890. To mark the occasion, this 30-year-old single barrel rum distilled back in 1988 is being offered. Sub titled 'V Generaciones', it's the company's oldest rum to date, matured in a single ex-Bourbon barrel. Limited number of bottles are on offer world wide, each individually numbered and featuring the signatures of the five family generations behind the company. Replete with a bottle cap crafted from volcanic rock and a replica of the iconic 1902 volcano postal stamp of Nicaragua, the bottles also feature a metallic label and a...
Amaro Montenegro Liqueurs 700ML -10%
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Amaro Montenegro Liqueurs 700ML ABV : 23 Country : Italy Brand : Amaro Montenegro Style : Liqueurs Quantity : 1 Unit
Disaronno Amaretto 700ML -10%
Disaronno Amaretto 700ML
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Disaronno Amaretto 700ML ABV : 20% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Italy Brand :Disaronno Style : Amaretto
Corazon de Agave Anejo Tequila 700ML -10%
Corazon de Agave Anejo Tequila 700ML
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Corazon de Agave Anejo Tequila 700ML ABV : 40 Country : Mexico Brand : Corazon Style : Tequila Quantity : 1 Unit
Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 200ML -10%
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Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 200ML ABV : 40 Country : Scotland Brand : Chivas Regal Quantity : 1 Bottle
Ketel One Vodka 700ML -10%
Ketel One Vodka 700ML
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Ketel One Vodka 700ML ABV : 40% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Netherlands Brand :Ketel One Style : Vodka
Eristoff Vodka 700ML -10%
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Eristoff Vodka 700ML ABV : 37.5% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :France Brand :Eristoff Style : Vodka
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Weight: 1.400 kg
The luscious Irish Cream found in Baileys, infused with a delightful ripe strawberry flavour, the taste of delicious vanilla and a hint of white chocolate. Best Before: End of 2024.
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky 50ML -10%
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Fireball Cinnamon Whisky 50ML ABV : 33 Country : Cananda Brand : Fireball Quantity : 1 Bottle
Baileys Original Irish Cream 1L -10%
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1L @ 17% abv Baileys Original Irish Cream is the sweetest meeting of fine Irish whiskey and spirits, Irish dairy cream, rich chocolate and vanilla flavours resulting in one of life's most pleasurable indulgences. This delicious beverage can be enjoyed neat over ice, shaken in cocktails, drizzled over ice-cream, or in a Baileys-tastic cake.
Isle of Harris Gin 700mL -10%
Isle of Harris Gin 700mL
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700mL @ 45% abv The award-winning Isle of Harris Gin is made in the village of Tarbert, every drop distilled in a small copper gin still known as 'The Dottach', before being bottled and sealed by hand. A beautifully designed bottle captures the elemental nature of the Isle of Harris, while its contents reward the discerning gin drinker with refreshing maritime pleasures. The inclusion of local, hand-harvested Sugar Kelp speaks of our island's deep connections to the sea while working with eight other carefully chosen botanicals.
23rd Street Signature Rum 700ML -10%
23rd Street Signature Rum 700ML
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23rd Street Signature Rum 700ML ABV : 40 Country : Australia Brand : 23rd Street Style : Rum Quantity : 1 Unit
Jin Jiji Darjeeling Indian Dry Gin 700mL -10%
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700mL @ 43% abv Jin JiJi Darjeeling is our first Tea inspired variant, as Darjeeling is home to the most elegant and distinctive black tea in the world. The heart and soul of our “India Dry Gin” is wild Juniper, foraged from the Himalayas. Copper Pot distilled in Goa, Jin Jiji is the essence of India.
Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur & Mug Gift Pack -10%
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700mL @ 17% abv + Baileys Mug The world's No.1 liqueur made from a perfect blend of Irish cream, Irish whisky and the finest of spirits. Enjoy delicious Baileys Irish Cream with a limited edition mug; a great gift for the festive season.
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Stara Sokolova 12 year old Slivovitz plum brandy is produced from the Bogdanovic family special reserve. Distilled from traditional plum varieties of pozegaca and trnovaca this rakija holds the same esteem as an aged Scotch or Cognac on the Serbian table.  Winner of eight great gold medals at the Novi Sad Exhibition. 
Smirnoff Vodka 375ML -10%
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Smirnoff Vodka 375ML ABV : 37.5 Country : Russia Brand : Smirnoff Quantity : 1 Bottle
Dictador 20 Years Old Colombian Aged Rum 700ML -10%
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Dictador 20 Years Old Colombian Aged Rum 700ML ABV : 40 Country : Colombia Brand : Dictador Style : Rum Quantity : 1 Unit
Divas VKAT Original 700mL -10%
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700mL @ 22% abv Divas Vkat Original is our award winning white spirit liqueur with a smooth, subtle, and distinctive character all its own. It’s the perfect base for your favourite cocktail, the inspiration for a new creation, or simply add your favourite mixer.
Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum 700ML -10%
Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum 700ML
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Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum 700ML ABV : 40% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Scotland Brand :Sailor Jerry Style : Spiced Rum
Malfy Con Limone Gin 700ML -10%
Malfy Con Limone Gin 700ML
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Malfy Con Limone Gin 700ML ABV : 41 Country : Italy Brand : Malfy Style : Gin Quantity : 1 Unit
23rd Street Navy Strength Gin 700ML -10%
23rd Street Navy Strength Gin 700ML
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23rd Street Navy Strength Gin 700ML ABV : 57.7 Country : Australia Brand : 23rd Street Style : Gin Quantity : 1 Unit
Gordon's London Dry Gin 700mL -10%
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Gordon’s London Dry Gin is made with only the finest botanicals, all carefully distilled to create its distinctively refreshing taste Bold, juniper-led, with zesty notes of citrus and super smooth texture. It’s no wonder the world’s best-selling gin is also a multiple gold award-winning gin. It is, however, distilled in other countries throughout the world and at different strengths with the UK market getting a 37.5% ABV version.  
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin Gift Pack 700ml -12%
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Weight: 0.800 kg
It takes an inquisitive, questing spirit to produce the most remarkable results. Through the years PJ Rigney has taken many journeys from the familiar into terra incognita. In time, those travels brought him here, to the wild and unspoilt landscape of Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim. And it was here that his curious mind, fi lled with the great oriental traditions of distilling fruit, herbs and botanicals, got to work. He created The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney, with its medieval copper pot stills, and began a quest to fuse oriental botanicals with the local Irish ones. As it turned out, they got on very well indeed. The result of this...
Chambord Liqueur 500ML -10%
Chambord Liqueur 500ML
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Chambord Liqueur 500ML ABV : 16.5% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :France Brand :Chambord Style : Liqueurs
Suntory X.O. Deluxe Brandy 700ML -10%
Suntory X.O. Deluxe Brandy 700ML
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Suntory X.O. Deluxe Brandy 700ML ABV : 40% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Japan Brand :Suntory Style : X.O
Pearl Bursting Bubblegum Vodka 700ml -23%
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A fun flavoured vodka with a cheeky surpise when it is shaken! ABV 37%
Crystal Head Vodka 700ML -10%
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Crystal Head Vodka 700ML ABV : 40% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Canada Brand :Crystal Head Style : Vodka
Alize Pineapple 750mL -10%
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750mL @ 20% ABV Intensely unique and inviting, Alizé Pineapple is a tropical infusion of ripe Pineapple and Passion Fruit delicately blended with premium French vodka. Enjoy the delicious and enchanting flavor of Alizé Pineapple on the rocks or with your favorite premium spirits, fresh juices and mixers.
Absolut Juice Rhubarb Edition Vodka 500ML -10%
Absolut Juice Rhubarb Edition Vodka 500ML
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Absolut Juice Rhubarb Edition Vodka 500ML ABV : 35% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Sweden Brand :Absolut Style : Vodka
Billson's Vodka Fruit Tangle 355ml
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Weight: 0.800 kg
Billson's Vodka Tangle is hand crafted in Beechworth Victoria and is made with Billson's famous pure alpine spring water. It has been perfectly blended with the finest ingredients to create a light, sparkling mixed spirit that's ready to drink wherever you are. ABV 3.50%
Ink Dry Gin 700Ml -10%
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Ink Gin® is a premium dry gin made with 13 organic botanicals, including a mix of traditional and Australian natives. Like all true gins, juniper berries are the largest botanical component, however, the defining character of Ink Gin comes from the second tier botanicals led by locally grown lemon myrtle leaf, coriander seed, Tasmanian pepper berry, and freshly peeled sundried sweet orange peel. These major ingredients give Ink Gin its fresh piney, spicy and citrusy aroma and flavour. The third group of minor botanicals includes elderflower, cinnamon, cardamom, angelica root, orris root, licorice root, and lemon peel. Like a pinch of...
West Winds Sabre Gin 700ML -10%
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West Winds Sabre Gin 700ML ABV : 40% Quantity : 1 Bottle Country :Australia Brand :West Winds Style : Gin
Jumping Goat Cold Brewed Coffee Infused Whisky Liqueur 700ML -10%
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Jumping Goat Cold Brewed Coffee Infused Whisky Liqueur 700ML ABV : 33 Country : New Zealand Brand : Jumping Goat Style : Whisky Liqueurs Quantity : 1 Unit