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Hazy × Vivrant × AromaticA fragrant, sweet and refreshing drink; this is the perfect summer beverage. It is light and smooth with a fruity flavour. The colour is a hazy light yellow and the palate is filled with citrus fruit flavours with a touch of bitter-sweetness. The sake celebrates the mergin...

Lychee × Pear × Clear × LeanSake Meter Value(SMV): 1.5 (Dry and Clean)Kura Master 2022 : Platinum Medal This junmai ginjo is brewed with water that started as snow in the mountains around the brewery and, over many years, melted then filtered through the earth. This gives the sake a pure, refresh...

Sweet-Sour Nostalgia × Traditional Brewing × Omachi InfluenceA refreshingly nostalgic sake with gentle acidity and lingering citrus notes.Senkin Retro Ichishiki Hiire is crafted by Senkin brewery in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, as part of the “Edo-gaeri" (return to Edo) concept that honours...

The TBA 'Gold Capsule' is an extraordinary Riesling.At harvest, the grapes measured just over 50° Brix—the maximum our hydrometer could record—so the actual sugar content may have been even higher. With a residual sugar of 308g/L (latest test 314g/L) and nearly double the acidity of previous T...

Ethereal × Graceful × Synergistic96/100 Bob Campbell MW🌿Sustainable Wine🌿🐞Organic Wine🐞🌒Byodynamic Wine🌒🐝Natural Wine🐝🌱Vegan Wine🌱 Tim and Judy Finn planted their first vines at Neudorf in the late seventies, a time of rejuvenation and renaissance in the New Zealand w...

Single Grain whisky from Aichi, JapanVolume: 700mlAlcohol: 43% Chita is the pride of Japan and one of the world's finest single-grain whiskies. There is, of course, a reason why it is considered the best whisky. First, the original whisky is made into three types: heavy, medium and clean. It is then...

Prosecco from VenetoVintage: NVVolume: 750ml The word ‘Rustico’ dates back to an old winemaking tradition where Prosecco was made using a second short fermentation in the bottle and leaving the sediments in the wine. Although no longer the technique, the name ‘Rustico’ has remained as a refl...

Chardonnay from Hawke's BayVintage: 2023Volume:750ml 🌿Sustainable Wine🌿🐞Organic Wine🐞 Flint and citrus, chamomile and white stonefruit. A crunchy, chalky texture with flavours of granny smith apples and light toast. Brilliant acidity and a grapefruit zest finish.Only 2232 bottles produce...

Rose Hue × Wild Strawberry × Orange Brossam🌿Sustainable Wine🌿 The wine ranges from pale salmon to a rosy hue. Fragrant orange blossom, wild strawberry and fresh lavender all are prominent on the bouquet. The palate is refreshing and moreish, with the sweet berried fruit sitting harmoniously...

Peach × Apricot × HoneyDecanter : 91 points Beautiful tension with a greedy aromatic complexity. This dense and fresh wine seduces with its creamy touch which combines with peach and citrus aromas until a final of a rare vivacity. G de Chteau Guiraud 2023 is a sublime dry white wine produced in Sa...

Chenin Blanc from LoireVintage: 2021Volume:750ml After gaining experience in Alsace and Burgundy, Bernard Fouquet established his own winery in 1982 in the Loire, focussed on the Chenin Blanc grape. He soon created a trial and error knowledge of his terroir and by the mid-late 1990s, when Vouvray ha...

Blended Malt Whisky from JapanVolume: 500mlAlcohol: 43% This new distillery only went into operation 2 years ago. In order to bridge the time until the bottling of their first own whisky, they buy selected malt whisky from Scotland and Japan. These were then refined in a Mizunara barrel for up to a...

Cabernet Franc from Saumur, Loire valleyVintage: 2021Volume:750ml 🐞Organic Wine🐞🐝Natural Wine🐝 "100% Cabernet Franc. Les Arboises is a subsection of the limestone-dominant Brézé hill. This is Guiberteau’s top red from a renowned red terroir. The monopole parcel was planted in 19...

Dark cherry × Bramble × Dried herbThe Real Review : 96pts (2021 Vintage) Single Vineyard Pinot from the Mt Maude pedigree. Six rows of Dijon Pinot Noir clones were planted in 2000 and dedicated to Dawn and Terry's grandchildren. Now, not unlike the grandchildren themselves, they're reaching a leve...

Quince × Yellow Apple × Beeswax Clos St Yves is the first or “entry level" Savennieres for the domaine however the vineyard is one of the most superbly sited in the appellation containing some of the prized rhyolite soils amongst its schist and volcanic seams not far from Roche aux Moines. Whole...

Pear × Waxy Citrus × Baked Bread95/100: Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate🌿Sustainable Wine🌿🌒Byodynamic Wine🌒🐞Organic Wine🐞🐝Natural Wine🐝 Domaine Pattes Loup is located in Courgis , in the Chablis region of Burgundy. Thomas Pico discovered a passion for viticulture very early...

Brioche × Croissant × Cooked Apple95/100 Bob Campbell MW93/100 James Suckling🌿Sustainable Wine🌿 Serious sparkling wine with with bright, refreshing acidity and flavours suggesting fresh bread, brioche, oyster shell and ginger. A first release that appears to have hit the ground running. A ma...

Paer × Apple × RichnessSake Meter Value(SMV): Non-publicise (Rich yet Dry)Concours Mondial des Feminalise Gold Medal Junmai Ginjo sake brewed to be an ideal sake in the mind, like a mirror reflecting the universe. The rice used is 55% Yamada-Nishiki polished rice. With an elegant aroma reminiscent...

White Peach × Fromage Blanc × Harmonious Sake Meter Value(SMV): Non-publicise (Rich and Aromatic) Mr. Yoichiro Nishi is the 8th generation head of Nishi Sake Brewery. Takagi Akitsuna, who created the renowned sake Juyondai "十四代" at Yamagata's Takagi Sake Brewery, is his senior from...

Blended Whisky from JapanVolume: 600mlAlcohol: 43%Suntory Royal is a delightful blended expression that has lasted the test of time. It was initially created in the 1960s, at a time when Yamazaki was the only active distillery in Suntory’s portfolio. At that time, the Master Blenders making this e...

Wild Strawberry × Raspberry × Rose Water94/100 Cameron Douglas MS🌿Sustainable Wine🌿🌱Vegan Wine🌱 Crimson has an enticing nose of dark cherry blended with new season raspberry and wild mulberries. Light touches of smoky clove and exotic spice enhance the rich flavours of sweet red plum a...

Ancient Red Rice × Balanced Sweet-Tart Profile × Unique ExpressionA rare sake with rose-petal colour and vibrant characterIne Mankai Ancient Rice Sake is brewed by Mukai Shuzō in the fishing town of Ine, Kyoto Prefecture, using an ancient strain of red rice (Murasaki Komachi) alongside locally gr...

Yuzu × Sudachi × BitternessHong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition : Best Japana Wine Trophy (2022 Vintage) This wine allows you to enjoy the harmony between aromas reminiscent of Japanese citrus fruit, such as yuzu and kabosu, and fresh acidity. A highly aromatic wine produced f...

Strawberry × Cherry × Rose Petal★★★★★ Michael Cooper 🌿Sustainable Wine🌿🐞Organic Wine🐞🌒Biodynamic Wine🌒🌱Vegan🌱 A romantic bouquet of strawberry sherbet and rose petal with a hint of shortbread. Enhanced by lush pinot notes, a creamy acidity and a touch of nutmeg in...