The warming almond flavour of this liqueur works surprisingly well with cola. The oils are extracted from ripe almonds under high pressure, resulting in a smooth, intense flavour. The flavour of Volare Amaretto is best shown off in an 'Amaretto Sour'.

John Haig and Co. distilled the first Dimple Whisky in 1890 and three years later introduced the unique and instantly recognisable Dimple Bottle. To the present day, John Haig and Co.

continues to distil and blend Dimple Whiskies of exceptional quality in the time-honoured tradition established by the founders in the 1890's. Only the very best 15 year old malt and grain whiskies are selected to create Dimple 15 Year Old blended scotch whisky, a warm, inviting smooth whisky with hints of fruit and spices with a rich, soft finish on the palate.

Only the very best Blackcurrant - Noir de Burgundy - highly reputed for its incomparable flavour and grown in a sunny and rich area of France, is used for the 'Creme de Cassis'. The Cassis is picked on the ultimate and best moment and in accordance with unchanging tradition and selected rigorously. Close to the areas of production there is no deterioration of the fruit in transportation and the powerful aromas of freshly picked blackcurrants are preserved.

The maceration process begins straight away. Fresh blackcurrants are macerated in airtight stainless steel tanks which protect them from light and oxidation. No artificial aromas, no colours.

Nice cassis, sweet, distinct cassis character, intensive, concentrated, natural, dark, fresh, nice taste, very good.

Creme de Cassis de Dijon is the only Cassis to be defined at European level. Produced from the maceration of 'Noir de Bourgogne' blackcurrants in alcohol, it is well constituted and loaded with fruit. Ideal for the famous 'blanc-cassis' aperitif.

Fine Cognacs are an infinite source of drinking pleasure, especially suited to longer sessions where their fuller depths can be contemplated. For a faster-paced occasion or for the discerning drinker who prefers a fresh taste and a reduced alcohol strength, this exquisite blend is immediately satisfying. The formula has taken many months to perfect ; as with many creations, small changes in the composition completely modify the character of the product, and Gilles Merlet wished this to be a perfectly-balanced drinking experience.

The modern packaging confirms this as an elegant, delicious product.

Fine Cognacs are an infinite source of drinking pleasure, especially suited to longer sessions where their fuller depths can be contemplated. For a faster-paced occasion or for the discerning drinker who prefers a fresh taste and a reduced alcohol strength, this exquisite blend is immediately satisfying. The formula has taken many months to perfect ; as with many creations, small changes in the composition completely modify the character of the product, and Gilles Merlet wished this to be a perfectly-balanced drinking experience.

The modern packaging confirms this as an elegant, delicious product.

Jorg Rupf and Lance Winters figured out how to make straight vodka taste good. First they pot-distill a vodka from expensive viognier wine. Then they blend it into an excellent column still wheat vodka.

Here's the magic: there's no harsh alcoholic smell or taste, just soft beautiful purity. Hangar One's 'straight' vodka is a blend of grain (wheat) neutral spirit and a vodka crafted from viognier wine. They use the viognier vodka to diminish the alcoholic overtone found in most other vodkas.

Viognier is an old varietal wine grape that makes a delicious white wine, but it's relatively new to California. Viognier grapes are hard to grow, and they don't produce a whole lot of fruit. To get the full flavour, you have to pick them when they're perfectly...

Totally fresh tangerines in the infusion, with fresh tangerine flowers added. It's like peeling an actual tangerine, a really good one: the tiny spray of oil that comes up from your thumbnail is exactly what their vodka smells and tastes like. One night as Lance Winters walked from his apartment to the laundromat, he went by an orange tree in full bloom.

The fragrance blew him away. Later he asked a friend if he could pick the flowers off her orange tree. She thought he was kind of crazy, but let him pick a bucketful of blossoms.

Lance distilled them right away, and - it came out perfectly. So the Mandarin blossom infusion was the first idea that came to mind when St George Spirits decided to to make a high-end vodka. Many parts of a citrus tree have the same fragrance and flavour...

Unusual & knobbly Indonesian lime. Hangar One use the leaves too - they are the ones you see in Thai cuisine. Great fresh lime taste, without any of that artificial overtones that spoil so many lime products.

Normally, lime is really hard to distill without ending up with something that smells artificial and candy-like. That's why Hangar One turned to Kaffir lime, which goes in directions that standard lime or key lime cannot. Kaffir limes and leaves are mainstays of Thai cuisine because of their high aromatic oil content and intense flavour.

There are notes of wood, white pepper and cucumber. Hangar One infuse Kaffir leaves with the fruit to increase the richness and complexity. At one point, they owned every commercially available Kaffir lime leaf in North America.

Since...

This weird & rare South Asian citrus variety is beautifully aromatic. The lemon flavour is delicate but deep & complex. Folks in China hang them in their closets to make their clothes smell good.

Hangar One can't get them all the time so sometimes they run out. There are lots of citrus-flavored vodkas, but most are flavoured with highly purified extracts, which means they have only a single note. Hangar One is made with whole fresh fruit, which of course includes seeds, skin, pits, and juice, and all the fresh citrus oils.

That's why Hangar One vodkas have far more complex flavours. They hit the palate in more spots. They just taste richer.

When you taste the Buddha's Hand, it doesn't have only the focused intensity of, say, a standard lemon. It also has wonderful...