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Hailed as the first lager to be brewed in Kent, this bracing, brusque Swiss beer had its revered recipe enhanced & enhanced in 2009. Better balanced & more rounded, lime, rose & pears nestle in the nose while on the palate theres taut graininess, tart grapefruit & a full floral flourish. Hurlimann is brewed by Shepherd Neame to its original recipe, keeping faith with the lagers Continental heritage. The Swiss-style lager delivers a clear, tingling lager with a hint of orange & a complex hop character. Only the finest Swiss yeast & Challenger hops are used to brew a full-bodied lager, which has won a Bronze Medal in the Brewing Industry International Awards. ...

Nose: The aroma is rich with notes of tropical fruits from the Caribbean, passion fruit, vanilla & butter toffee. Taste: Notes of Sweet rum, vanilla, ginger & lime with back notes of apple mango & orange in the background. Finish: Rich & Spicy with a buttery vanilla finish. At Hyde they use two different casks to age their Rum cask single malt. Stage 1: For the First 10 years Hyde single malt is aged in flame-charred, first-fill, 200 litre oak bourbon casks, from the USA. Stage 2: For an additional 8 months they transfer Hyde into 200 litre charred dark Caribbean rum casks. The flamed bourbon cask initially adds a sweeter vanilla & caramel flavour, followed by the charred dark rum cask which add a sweet spicy rum character to the final expression. ...

Rugged West Cork provides the perfect maturing conditions for this exceptional 10-year old single malt Irish whiskey. Distilled in a copper pot still, Hyde whiskey is double matured in flame charred, first fill, oak bourbon casks, & finished in vintage sherry casks. Handcrafted in very small limited edition batches, then cut with fresh West Cork spring water, & non-chill filtered for a more original character. Hyde is a presidential quality whiskey, celebrating the inaugural appointment of Ireland's very first president Douglas Hyde, & the establishment of the Irish free state in 1922. A 100% malted Irish barley whiskey from a single distillery
- Hyde is a true taste of the Irish free spirit.
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This single Grain Irish whiskey is made on a traditional Coffey Still from pure corn & barley grain, triple distilled from one single distillery location, & made in small batches & not blended. It is matured for over 6 years in flame-charred, first fill, ex-bourbon casks from Kentucky in the USA. With aromas of cinnamon & clove, succulent sweet caramel, complex & spicy with sweet American bourbon notes. Flavours Robust flavours of single grain spices with a touch of cracked black pepper give way to a lingering buttery vanilla & charred oak taste. ...

This single Malt Irish whiskey is made from 100% malted Irish barley, from a single distillery location, its double distilled in small batches in a traditional copper pot still, then matured for over 10 years in flame-charred, first fill, ex-bourbon casks from Kentucky in the U.S.A. It is then finished for a further six months in Dark Rum casks from Barbados. The nose gas a fantastic interaction between toffee, spices, cinnamon & sultanas, with a rich backdrop of rum, porridge oats & barley. It is smooth & spicy on the palate, with bittersweet vanilla, toffee, cinnamon, apricots, & chocolate, with an overtone of rum & sultanas in the finish. ...

This triple-distilled, pure grain, Irish whiskey is produced in a traditional Coffey still from pure corn grain, made in small batches & is unblended. Its matured for over 6 years in flame-charred, first fill, ex-bourbon casks from Kentucky, before being finished for a further 6 months in vintage Burgundy red wine casks. The nose is spiced with notes of red berry fruit, vanilla, & toasted oak, the palate has a creamy, nutty entry with notes of sweet custard, apple peel, red berries & orange blossom honey, finishing with a silky combination of oak & barley. ...

Hyde No.6 is created using 18-year-old single malt, blended with? 8-year-old single grain, both originally aged ?in flame-charred American Bourbon barrels. These two carefully chosen vintages are then married together for a further 9 months of finishing in old, Spanish Oloroso sherry butts. On the nose, it has delightful floral notes of vanilla, sweet, honey, caramel, chocolate, & mixed fruit, infused with spices. It is wonderfully smooth yet complex, creamy yet fruity with notes of caramel, honey, apricot, & apple, with a silky rich texture, it lingers in the mouth with a rich, long finish. ...

A deliciously smooth gluten free alcoholic ginger beer made using just five natural ingredients: Ginger root, water, sugar, pear juice & yeast. Unlike other so-called ginger beers, this is the real thing. There's no wine, nuts, hops, malts or any other artificial nonsense, that's why it is called it an All Natural Ginger Beer. The quality & superior taste of Hollows is attributed to the traditional slow fermentation & botanical brewing method. The unique process combines the finest h&-picked herbs, natural flavourings, sugar & brewer's yeast, & is then fermented for a two week period with Chinese root ginger & botanical ingredients. The process releases a deeper & more satisfying ginger flavour resulting in a pleasantly quaffable naturally cloudy real ginger beer, free from all artificial flavourings, colours & preservatives. The Hollows story is one that is rooted in heritage & tradition. In 1906, Thomas Fentiman gave away the hand of his eldest daughter, Maria, to John Hollows with a rather unique gift; his secret family recipe for botanically brewed ginger beer. Following the gift that was a recipe for success, John Hollows proceeded to manage one of the Fentimans family factories, & continued to produce the much-loved Fentimans beverages. Bottled up in large hand made stone jars known as ' Grey Hens' & in signature blue topped jars, Hollows managed door to door delivery to local customers, & began to make his mark on the Fentimans dynasty. Hollows & Fentimans then traded until 1927 when the company became Hollows & Co. ...

The expertise of their Cellar Master, honed by the experience of many Vintage cognacs, is used in the selection of all their blends. H by Hine is a blend of more than 15 Petite Champagne cognacs, the youngest is aged 4 years. It is Hine's most floral cognac. Jasmine, iris, hint of vanilla, carnation ; a very vivacious nose & a delicate velvety palate. ...