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Profiles of Scotch, bourbon, mezcal, cognac, Japanese whisky, rum and botanical gin — with flavour wheels, cask notes, regional terroir and rare-bottle spotlights. Filter by what you actually want to drink.
Rare bottle BourbonPappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15 Year
Kentucky, United States$2 500
53.5% ABV · 15 yrs · $$$$
New charred American oak
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Rare bottle Japanese WhiskyYamazaki 12 Year Old
Honshu, Japan$300
43.0% ABV · 12 yrs · $$$$
Mizunara & sherry
4.4 (1)
Scotch WhiskyLaphroaig 10 Year Old
Islay, Scotland$55
43.0% ABV · 10 yrs · $$
Ex-bourbon American oak
4.4 (3)
Scotch WhiskyThe Macallan 12 Double Cask
Speyside, Scotland$75
40.0% ABV · 12 yrs · $$$
Sherry (Oloroso) oak
4.0 (1)
BourbonBuffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Kentucky, United States$30
45.0% ABV · $
New charred American oak
3.9 (1)
BourbonFour Roses Single Barrel
Kentucky, United States$50
50.0% ABV · $$
New charred American oak
4.4 (1)
BourbonWoodford Reserve Double Oaked
Kentucky, United States$65
45.2% ABV · $$
Double-oaked (new, toasted)
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MezcalIlegal Mezcal Añejo
Oaxaca, Mexico$70
40.0% ABV · 1 yrs · $$$
Used American oak
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CognacHine Rare VSOP
Cognac, France$65
40.0% ABV · $$$
Limousin French oak
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CognacPierre Ferrand 1840 Original Formula
Cognac, France$45
45.0% ABV · $$
Limousin French oak
4.0 (1)
CognacRémy Martin 1738 Accord Royal
Cognac, France$60
40.0% ABV · $$
Limousin French oak
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RumMount Gay XO
Barbados, Barbados$60
43.0% ABV · $$
Ex-bourbon American oak
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RumRhum J.M VSOP
Martinique, France (Caribbean)$55
43.0% ABV · 4 yrs · $$
Used American oak
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Rare bottle spotlight
THE GRAIL SHELF
Bottles that sell out in minutes — and the stories that make them legend. Read about them here; the club never sells them.
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Bourbon · KentuckyPappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve 15 YearAnnual allocations are measured in a few thousand cases worldwide. Secondary-market prices regularly exceed ten times the suggest…Read the story →
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Cognac · CognacRémy Martin Louis XIIIEach blend is the work of generations: cellar masters select eaux-de-vie they will never taste at their peak, entrusting the lega…Read the story →
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Scotch Whisky · CampbeltownSpringbank 15 Year OldSpringbank 15 is released in tiny batches and regularly sells out within hours. Distillery staff still turn the barley by hand on…Read the story →