Booze

Complex and subtle aromas of marzipan, dried fruits, star anise, and cola nut. A smooth, velvety entry leads to a mildly sweet full body of roasted almond, marzipan, dried citrus, and complex brown spice flavors. Finishes with a long, lingering meringue, pink peppercorn, and almond fade.

Averna has a mouth-coating and bittersweet taste, carrying hints of orange and licorice, balanced with notes of myrtle, juniper berries, rosemary, and sage

Bitter quinine with balancing syrupy sweetness. Orange zest, piney juniper, violet, strong clove and black pepper.

Amaro Montenegro tastes more floral than most amari: its light and bittersweet with notes of orange a distinct rose petal finish

Bittersweet, complex and tightly integrated with berry and citrus fruit, espresso, dark chocolate, black liquorice, nuts and spices.

Cocchi Americano is characterised by its pale golden colour and complex flavour profile. It offers a delightful combination of sweet, bitter, and herbal notes, making it a refreshing and sophisticated aperitif.

Based on white wine from Piedmont, fortified and aromatised with a secret recipe. Smells of stone fruit and pear blend with orange marmalade and fig. To taste it is quite grippy with spiced tart citrus fruit followed by a lingering bitterness. Perfect with soda or in a fabulous cocktail.

Nose: Slightly pungent, followed by dried chili notes, spices, cinnamon, cacao, tamarind, and wet wood with light herbal notes adding to the complexity. Finish: Pleasantly sweet, followed by chili with moderate heat and slight acidity.

Full-bodied flavour explosion with cardamom flavoured Lebanese coffee, dried fruit particularly orange zest, clove, cinnamon, jasmine and mint. Even diluted there is a cracked black pepper spice but Angostura is not at all hot.

Pleasantly bittersweet with zesty orange, delicate bitter herbal undertones, faint woody notes and salinity.

A blend of rums matured in small casks and married in oak casks, this is a smooth, sweet rum with notes of toffee apples, caramelised pineapple and sticky ginger cake.

Syrupy palate with ripe peach flesh emerging, while retaining balanced sweetness.

Mellow in taste with a touch of sweetness and hints of grape, plums and nuts, a harmonius bouquet with strong floral notes with a hinty of wood.

Toffee popcorn wafts out of the glass, with some sweet spice from the oak and hint of candied orange peel. Some fresh lemon zestiness brightens things up, along with that classic Auchentoshan grassiness. Soft and silky mouthfeel, with pronounced coconut and toffee notes. The sweet spice continues on to the palate, but no hard edges here. Very easy drinking. Sweet spice and toffee, with a lingering citrus-tinged freshness.

Warming notes of butterscotch, nutmeg and dried apricots. Longer aging brings out additional complexity of flavors from the barrel and develops a rich body with velvety smoothness.

Aromas of juicy, caramelised pineapple, lightly toasted coconut, cacao nibs and walnuts meet a spiced palate of vanilla, cinnamon and gingerbread.

It has a fresh, sweet taste with toasted and buttery aromas, making it ideal for making easy and delicious cocktails that pack a flavourful punch. Clear, with a golden hue. Intense coconut aromas, with hints of toasted nuts and butter.

Light and good notes of pineapple, toffee, hint of oak and a blast of alcohol. On the palate it is mild with light tropical fruit balanced with a sticky vanilla, there is a slight astringency. To finish the forward fruit disappears leaving an oak and charcoal residue.

Razz is a wonderfully intense raspberry-infused rum from Bacardi. Its made using raspberries and Marion berries, picked at optimal ripeness. The result is a sharp and sweet drink that mixes wonderfully in a range of cocktails.

Clean and dry, yet very slight sweetness with muscovado sugar, blue cheese, spiced apples, pears and notes of vanilla, caramel and a faint pinch of black pepper spice.

Characteristics of oak barrel staves with the essence of bourbon or brandy, a hint of smoke from the charring process, background notes of dried fruit and heavy delivery of sweet creamy butterscotch.

Layers of cream present delicate milk chocolate, soft nougat and a gentle nutty edge, with a trickle of Irish whiskey and brewed coffee.

The aroma is rich with notes of tropical fruits, namely passion fruit, and creamy toffee. Sweet vanilla forms a creamy palate with notes of apples and mangoes with a hint of orange in the background. The finish lingers with a vanilla focussed character.

Gristy, supple nuttiness intertwined with spices. Honeyed sultanas and grapes. Hugely inviting. Sweet with good body. The bourbon characters develop; gentle spice with a little vanilla, a hint of balancing peat lurking quietly in the substrata. Dried fruit too, combining with nuts, nutmeg, cinnamon, back into the bourbon notes - so well integrated. Spicy, slightly drying, still sweet.

This amber gold whisky has been matured in a mix of sherry, American virgin oak, ex-bourbon casks and has an aroma of vanilla and toffee, candied citrus fruits, and dried fruit, all balanced with a gentle hint of clove. On the palate, experience sweet berry notes, sumptuous vanilla, rich honey, and sweet dried fruit.