Spirited Saturday - Single Malt Whiskey

Amrut Fusion Indian Blended Malt Whiskey, 100 proof

Bengaluru, India

Usually $85 per bottle

Sale price $75 per bottle

Fusion is a particularly apt name for this fantastic single malt whisky from Amrut. Y'see, it's made with barley grown in India, where the Amrut Distillery can be found, as well as peated barley from Scotland! Makes sense, right? Not just a clever name, it's also a cracking whisky, offering up generous helpings of fresh fruit, honey, spice and a good whiff of smoke.

Ichiro’s Malt Chichubu II, 111 proof

Saitama, Japan 

Regular price: $175

Sale price: $150

Ichiro’s Malt Chichibu Distillery II marks a historic milestone as the debut single malt from the new Chichibu Distillery, opened in 2019. Built to expand production and drive the evolution of the house style, this elegant 111 Proof (55.5% ABV) whisky was aged 4–5 years in ex-bourbon casks. This highly limited, inaugural release is an essential Gift for collectors and enthusiasts of craft Japanese whisky. 

Isle of Raasay Special Edition 2024, 105 proof

Isle of Hebrides, Scotland

Regular price: $110

Sale price: $95

This cask-strength release of Raasay distillery’s signature single malt was matured in first-fill rye casks, fresh Chinkapin oak and first-fill red wine casks from Bordeaux. A lightly-peated character is driven forward by powerful dark fruit, maple syrup, lemon posset and toffee. 

Few Chicago Smokeworks, 93 proof

Chicago, Illinois

Regular price: $50

Sale price: $45

This traditional Bas Armagnac is distilled in a wood-fired still, in the welcoming vineyard of Chateau de Millet, run by the Deche family for over five generations .Aged for only two years in oak barrels, it has a pale, slightly amber colour and offers delicately fruity and vanilla notes. Warm and not very oaky, it is the ideal blend to enjoy alone or on ice and in cocktails.

Stranahan’s ‘Diamond Peak’ Rum Cask Finished , 90 proof

Denver, Colorado

Regular price: $89

Sale price: $79

Diamond Peak’s third unique release explores the intersection of American Single Malt and Caribbean influence. We finished our whiskey in rum casks sourced from the Greater and Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean, allowing tropical sweetness and warm spice to layer into our bold Rocky Mountain profile. The result is a cask-finished whiskey that’s complex, adventurous, and distinctly Stranahan’s. 

Old Line Double Oak Series Stout Cask Finish, 100 proof

Distilled in Ohio, aged & bottled in Baltimore

Regular price: $70

Sale price: $60

Old Line’s Stout Cask Finish returns with a release built around a truly unique barrel. This whiskey was finished in a 133-gallon French oak puncheon with an incredible journey behind it. The cask began as a PX Sherry barrel in southern Spain, was later used by our friends at Sagamore Spirit for their Sherry Cask Finish Rye, and then made its way to our neighbors at Monument City Brewing, where it held their seasonal Woodstove Imperial Stout. 

Godmother

2 oz Single Malt or Scotch

1 oz Pama Pomegranate Liqueur

½ oz lemon juice 

2 dashes lavender bitters

Add all ingredients together, stir well, strain and serve in an up glass