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Contents Pages

Irish Whiskey 2-5

Scotch Whisky 5-7

American Whiskey 7-10

Other Whisk(e)y 10

Cognac 10-12

Armagnac 13

Brandy 13-14

Calvados 14

Grappa/Jenever 15

Gin 16-17

Rum/Cachaca 18-23

Tequila 23-24

Vodka 25-27

Other Spirits 28

Vermouth, Aperitif & Digestif 28-29

Port and Sherry 29

Liqueurs 30-31

Beer 32

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IRISH WHISKEY at The Merchant

Bushmills 10yrs 40% Single Malt £3.95Each drop of Bushmills Malt is carefully distilled three times and is made from 100% malted barley. Thesingle malt Whiskey is matured for at least 10 years in specially selected American bourbon barrels storedin the warehouses adjoining the distillery.

Bushmills 16yrs 40% Single Malt £6.50With “Three Wood” maturation and finishing, a malt of distinction emerges, with a fullness of depth andflavour rarely found. This exceptional whiskey is matured for 16 years or more in a combination of Americanbourbon barrels and Spanish Oloroso sherry butts.

Bushmills 21yrs 40% Single Malt £17.75Only a very limited number of bottles are available each year. It is matured for a minimum of 21 years in threedifferent types of casks. The whiskey is first aged in American bourbon barrels and Spanish Oloroso sherry casksfor 21 years and upward. The malt whiskey is then vatted and married for months in Madeira drums.

Bushmills 1975 Millenium 56.5% Single Malt £21.50In 1975 Bushmills decided to commemorate the millennium with a strictly limited edition of “private cask”25 Year Old Single Malt whiskey. This unique Malt has come straight from the cask, pure and unfiltered,following the ancient tradition that is whiskey making in Ireland.

Connemara Cask Strength 60% Single Malt £4.95Natural and undiluted, not chill-filtered or coloured in any way, Connemara Cask Strength reflects the ruggednature of the famous region in the West of Ireland. As extraordinary as the landscape, this whiskey isexceptional because it is so natural and undiluted.

Connemara 40% Single Malt £3.45Managing Director of Cooley Distillery, David Hynes and chairman John Teeling resurrected the traditional Irishcustom of drying the malted barley over peat fires with this peated single malt. The smoke rising through themalted barley during this drying process confers the whiskey with a distinct peaty flavour and aroma.

Connemara 12yrs 40% Single Malt £7.50A Gold Medal winner at the World Spirit Competition in San Francisco. This magnificent 12 Year Old revivesthe age-old tradition and heritage of drying malted barley over peat fires. To the smooth, balanced malt andpeat flavours of Connemara Peated Single Malt is added the lingering wood aftertaste to produce a whiskeyof great complexity and sophistication.

Knappogue Castle 1994 40% Single Malt £5.95This latest vintage in this award-winning series of Irish single malts was distilled in 1994 and bottled in 2004,the oldest vintage to date. Unlike single malt Scotch, no peat is used in the drying of the malt. Knappogueis lightly chill filtered and, unlike many whiskeys, no artificial coloring is added. And, like fine wines, thiswhiskey is marked with the year of its creation.

Tyrconnel 40% Single Malt £5.25The Watts distillery dates back to 1762 and had a proud tradition of producing good whiskies. Tyrconnellwas their flagship brand, which was a best seller in the United States before Prohibition and is named aftera very successful racehorse owned by the Watt family.



Jameson Gold 40% Pure Pot Still £7.75A deluxe Irish whiskey of exceptional harmony. It takes its unique character from the small selection oftraditional pot still whiskeys matured in virgin oak used in the blend. This is the only whiskey in whichvirgin oak is used for maturation. This unique marriage with whiskeys matured in traditional seasoned oakmakes for a superb whiskey at once creamy, spicy and crisp.

Old Comber 30yrs 40% Pure Pot Still £75.00An Irish whiskey distilled in Comber, County Down. Comber Distilleries was established in 1825. At the timeof its closure it was the last pot still in Northern Ireland. The whiskey was last distilled in 1956. Howeversome reserves were discovered and bottled in the 1980s as “Old Comber”.

Redbreast 12yrs 40% Pure Pot Still £3.75Launched in 1939 as the brand name given to the pot still whiskey supplied by Jameson to whiskey bondersbefore bottling at the distillery became the norm in 1968. Stocks of whiskey in bonders’ stores petered out, andthus Redbreast all but disappeared until its re-launch by the distillery in the 1990s as a single pot still whiskey.

Green Spot 40% Pure Pot Still £4.50The pride and joy of Mitchell and Son Wine Merchants. It plays both a major part in the history and traditionof this family business, and in the history of Irish Whiskey. It is one of the only remaining bonded whiskeysleft in Ireland, and is now one of the most sought after whiskeys in the world.

Bushmills Original 40% Blend £3.25A blend of single malt Irish whiskey and Irish grain whiskey. Grain whiskey reserved for Bushmills Originalis slowly matured in American oak casks that are specially selected to bring out the golden hue and light,yet distinctive, characteristics of the whiskey.

Black Bush 40% Blend £3.50A rich, dark blend from Ireland’s oldest working distillery, Old Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim. It iscomprised almost entirely of single malt whiskey. The malt whiskey used to create Black Bush is aged incarefully selected Spanish Oloroso sherry-seasoned oak casks before being blended with a small portion ofdelicate sweet single grain whiskey.

Bushmills 1608 Reserve 40% Blend £5.25In 1608, the first license to distil whiskey was granted by King James I for the region, which is now CountyAntrim. The Irish spirit soon became a favourite among the revellers of British King James’s court. In 1784,the Bushmills distillery became an officially registered company.

Inishowen 40% Blend £3.25This is a unique blend as it is very lightly peated. It contains a number of different types of whiskey, whichinclude peated malt, malt, and grain whiskey. The use of peated malt is a distinct characteristic, whichensures that Inishowen is the only peated Irish blend whiskey in the world.

Jameson 12yrs 1780 40% Blend £4.25Jameson 12 year old stays true to the Jameson style in that its defining characteristics are pot still whiskeywith overtones of sherry cask maturation. With complex flavours of toasted wood, spice and sherry,Jameson 12 year old is superbly mellowed by age.

Jameson 40% Blend £3.35Blended from a combination of pure pot still and grain whiskeys. Triple distillation and many years of maturationresult in an exceptionally smooth whiskey, with hints of spice, sherry and wood. A versatile and accessible whiskey.

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Jameson Crested Ten 40% Blend £3.45Crested Ten is one of the most distinguished whiskeys from John Jameson & Son. A blend of older whiskeysit boasts a rich Irish Pot Still character, a soft sherry taste, balanced with some warm spicy tones and a hintof sweetness.

Jameson 18yrs 40% Blend £9.95A supreme example of the Jameson tradition of maturing whiskey in Spanish Oloroso sherry casks. Rich,complex and truly rare, only limited stocks of this exceptional Jameson 18 year old are available.

Kilbeggan 40% Blend £3.25First appearing as a John Locke’s brand over 100 years ago and was sold successfully until Locke’s distilleryceased production in the 1950’s. Locke’s distillery is the oldest continuously licensed whiskey distillery in theworld dating back to 1757. Kilbeggan is Gaelic for “little church”.

Cooley 1992 – Acorn’s 40% Blend £9.65A proof of the huge popularity that whiskey has had in Japan, this whiskey was made at the Cooley distilleryin Ireland and then aged in Scotland which makes for this unusual blend. This whiskey has been broughtback from Japan in small quantities.

Lockes 8 40% Blend £3.45Made from marrying malt and grain whiskey together. Double distilled and uses only the finest malted barley,maize and the purest Irish spring water. Maturation takes place in the 200 year old warehouses in Kilbeggan.A blend of malt and grain whiskey that has been gently mature in oak casks is used to create the distinctflavour and character that is unique to Locke’s Irish Whiskey.

Midleton Very Rare 40% Blend £11.25This is one of the most exclusive Irish Whiskey in existence. Each year Master Distiller, Barry Crockett, hand picksno more than one hundred casks of the finest distillates to create this magnificent rare old Irish Whiskey.

Midelton 1973 30yrs 40% Blend £125.00In l973 the Master Distiller, set aside a number of casks as his personal selection. This was kept in theDistiller’s private cellar at Midleton and was carefully nurtured over the last thirty years until 2003 whenBarry Crockett, decided to release a limited number of bottles to the general public.

Paddy 40% Blend £3.35Named after a gregarious sales representative for Cork Distilleries Company called Paddy Flaherty. His legacylives on in the whiskey which was named after him in 1912. Paddy Whiskey is distilled three times from thefinest quality barley and water.

Powers Gold Label 40% Blend £3.35Powers was the first whiskey distiller to practice the art of bottling their own whiskey. This was to ensureconsistent quality up to that time whiskey was sold in cask to Whiskey Bonders. The distillery bottled brandwas called Power’s Gold Label.

Powers Gold Label 1970’s 40% Blend £20.50James Power founded his distillery in 1791 at John’s Lane in Dublin. His son, Sir John Power, expanded thebusiness greatly in the 1800’s and alongside John Jameson, established the worldwide reputation of Dublinwhiskey. This is a rare bottle in great condition form the 1970’s.

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Greenore 8yrs 40% Grain £3.25A unique and exceptional Single Grain Irish Whiskey, Greenore’s silky smooth taste and robust character area truly delightful experience for the discerning drinker. Single Grain whiskies are very rare as most grainwhiskey finds itself into Blended whiskies.

SCOTCH WHISKY at The Merchant

Chivas Regal 12yrs 40% Blend £3.95From a single store in Aberdeen, Scotland, the brothers James and John Chivas built a reputation asconsummate blenders of fine Scotch . Distinguished by its light, lingering aroma, full, smooth palate andbalanced flavour with a hint of smoke, a Scotch of subtle and complex character.

Johnnie Walker Black Label 40% Blend £3.50As many as 40 whiskies, each aged 12 years or more, make up this satisfyingly complex blend. Expertsconsistently appreciate its understated, classic qualities. A deep and complex flavour, this is a luxury blendand a luxury brand, with a completely individual personality.

Johnnie Walker Red Label 40% Blend £3.25The world’s best selling whisky is still going strong. Red Label is a powerful combination of spicy, smokymalts, such as Talisker, and lingering, lighter grains. The global success of Red Label is just one reason whyit is now considered to be the classic taste of blended Scotch whisky.

Johnnie Walker Gold 18yrs 40% Blend £8.95A skilful fusion of rare aged whiskies inspired by the notes originally kept by Sir Alexander Walker, and craftedfrom only a small number of Scotland’s most renowned distilleries each matured for a minimum of 18 years.

Monkey Shoulder 40% Vatted Malt £4.25Inspired by and named in honour of the malt men who are among the few still to turn the malting barleyby hand using a wooden shovel. Monkey Shoulder was a nickname given to a temporary injury some maltmen occasionally suffered many years ago as a result of repeatedly bending over whilst turning the malt.

Glenkinchie 10yrs 43% Lowland £4.50This is rolling farm country, perfect for growing barley and described by Robert Burns as “the most gloriouscorn country I have ever seen”. Because of its closeness to Scotland’s capital city, it is commonly known as‘The Edinburgh Malt’.

Rosebank 1992 ‘Coopers’ 46% Lowland £5.50Sadly now closed since 1993 due to unforeseen major changes in transport options in the area from canalsto roads which made transportation to the distillery very difficult. Regarded by many as one of the finestexamples of a Lowland malt to be produced. An independent bottling by ‘Coopers Choice’.

Auchentoshan 1991 ‘Coopers ‘46% Lowland £Auchentoshan meaning ‘corner of the field’ is pronounced ‘och-n-tosh-n’. Run by the Japanese firm Suntoryit is thought that the distillery was in operation since 1800 but there is no proof until there was an officialfoundation in 1825. This is an independent bottling by ‘Coopers Choice’.

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Glengoyne 10yrs 43% S. Highlands £4.55Unlike most other malts Glengoyne has been preserving the essence of its flavour for decades by using air-dried barley rather than barley dried using peat smoke. The result is a more subtle, complex whisky in whichall of the delicate flavours are freely allowed to express themselves.

Oban 14yrs 43% W. Highlands £5.75Oban is made using only the finest barley, malted to the distillery’s own particular specification. Partlygerminated barley is gently dried in a kiln where a light peat smoke gives the malt a distinctive characterand taste. The result is a smoky, malty, dryness in the flavour and finish.

Dalwhinnie 15yrs 43% N. Highlands £5.25Dalwhinnie has a little bit of everything, peat, honey and backbone. Some of Dalwhinnie’s complexity isfrom the water, sourced from Allt an t’Sluie Burn and the traditional two stills. The young spirit is aged inEx-Bourbon casks for 15 years before bottling.

Cragganmore 12yrs 43% Speyside £4.75Original Cragganmore owner ‘Big’ John Smith felt that it would be the perfect place for the perfect distillery.And who could argue with his genius? Successive managers of Cragganmore have strived to continue hisvision to deliver the sweetest, most complex malt whiskies: fruity, honeyed notes are often found. And manya taster has talked lyrically of fruitcake and toffee flavours.

Glenfarclas 105 60% Speyside £This is the story of one Scottish family, the Grants, who since 1865 have been united by a single vision –the creation of the perfect malt whisky, the ultimate taste of Scotland. A deep peaty-gold, spirity yetamazingly smooth and dry. Finish rich and long lasting.

Macallan 1990 ‘Adelphi’ 54% Speyside £The name Macallan derives from the Macallan Church, which is now a ruin on the Easter Elchies Estate.Macallan is also used for the blend ‘Famous Grouse. This is an independent bottling of Macallan by ‘Adelphi’and is bottled at cask strength and non filtered.

Aberlour 10yrs 40% Speyside £3.45The Aberlour Distillery is at the heart of Speyside where no fewer than half of Scotland’s malt distilleries arelocated in the region. Pure spring water for making the whisky is drawn from the Lour, and the maturingspirit in the warehouse beneficially inhales the moist Speyside air.

Talisker 10yrs 45.8% Islands £4.95Talisker’s soft, peaty process water is drawn from twenty-one underground springs that rise from Hawk Hillbeside the distillery. These same springs have fed Talisker from the beginning. Today, 20,000 gallons an hourof cooling water from the fast running Carbost Burn fill a traditional Talisker feature - five wooden “wormtubs”, located outside the still house.

Tobermory 10yrs 40% Islands £4.25This famous, very small old distillery, the only one on the island of Mull reopened in 1990 after a decade’s‘silence’. The distillery was founded in 1798 and the present buildings were erected during its first period ofoperation which continued until 1826.

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Bowmore 15yrs 40% Islay £4.95The water rises from peat and flows via the river Laggan for eight miles to the distillery. The company hasits own maltings and uses a gentle technique of peating. The maturation warehouses are doused with fouror five feet of water at high tide.

Caol Ila 1991 ‘Coopers’ 46% Islay £The name Caol Ila, means ‘Sound of Islay’ and is pronounced ‘cull-eela’. The Gaelic word ‘caol’ is betterknown as ‘kyle’. Caol Ila is now owned by Diageo who own several distilleries throughout Scotland. This isan independent bottling from ‘Coopers Choice’.

Lagavulin 16yrs 43% Islay £6.50The barley used to distil Lagavulin is malted at nearby Port Ellen and has a strong peat “reek” - it has perhapstwenty times as much exposure to peat smoke as a typical Speyside. Following the original practice,Lagavulin receives the slowest distillation of any Islay malt - around five hours for the first distillation andmore than nine hours for the second is the norm.

Springbank 10yrs 46% Campbelton £5.25Whilst bourbon casks are mainly used for maturation, allowing the distillery character to shine through, anumber of sherry casks are also used for added body. Complexity is the key word here yet it remains perfectlybalanced from first sip to the full, rich finish.

AMERICAN WHISK(E)Y at The Merchant

BOURBON

Fighting Cock 6yrs 43% Kentucky Straight £3.95The brand name reflects the proud, passionate, independent spirit that the Fighting Cock bird embodies.Indeed, during World War II, a fighter squadron adorned the cowls of their planes with this proud but fierceemblem. Bottled after a full 6 years in charred white oak barrels at 103 proof.

Eagle Rare 10yrs 45% Kentucky Straight £4.25Originally a 101-proof ten-year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey introduced in 1975. This is among thelast new bourbon brands introduced prior to current era of ‘small-batch bourbons’. Eagle Rare has been distilled,bottled and/or marketed by a number of companies but is now owned by the Buffalo Trace distillery.

Wild Turkey 101 8yrs 50.5% Kentucky Straight £3.75Smooth and richly colored, Wild Turkey Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey is a genuine super-premiumbourbon carefully crafted in the heart of Kentucky. Wild Turkey 101° offers a lesson in traditional Americanvalues, most notably, the refusal to compromise on standards of excellence.

Wild Turkey Russells Res 50.5% Kentucky Straight £6.75Master Distiller Jimmy Russell follows his father and grandfather before him. His son, Eddie is a veritablenewcomer, with just 20 years under his belt. Passing down the secrets of the distilling tradition fromgeneration to generation is one of the things that has kept Wild Turkey true to the strictest standards in anera when so many others are willing to cut corners.

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Makers Mark 45% Kentucky Straight £3.25Maker’s Mark is the only bourbon distillery to use pure, iron-free limestone spring water exclusively, not city,well or river water. The source is a 10-acre limestone spring-fed lake at the distillery.

Old Timbrook 1937 50% Kentucky Straight £115.00Little is actually known about the history of this very rare liquid. The year of this bourbon coincides with amajor historical time in the country which was known as America’s Great Economic Depression. The liquiditself has actually been bottled in 1943 but still has an intense nose with complex flavours.

Blantons Special Reserve 40% Single Barrel £5.75Blanton’s Special Reserve is a part of their award winning family of fine Kentucky bourbons. It is bottled at40% alcohol by volume, therefore more appealing to beginning whiskey consumers. Blanton’s SpecialReserve is a natural selection for a relaxed bourbon.

Elijah Craig 18yrs 45% Single Barrel £6.25The oldest Single Barrel Bourbon in the world at 18 years, Elijah Craig Single Barrel is a rare marvel ofwhiskey-making. The barrels are hand selected by Parker and Craig Beam, and after 18 years of Kentuckyseasons nearly 2/3 of the contents of the barrel have evaporated into “Angel’s Share”!

Evan Williams 23yrs 53.5% Single Barrel £13.95Evan Williams, born a Welshman, settled in Virginia and moved to what would become Kentucky in about1780. Evan Williams, the second largest selling brand of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in the U.S., isnamed for Kentucky’s first distiller of 1783.

Elijah Craig 12yrs 47% Small Batch £3.75At 12 years old and 94 proof, Elijah Craig is bottled exclusively from a dumping of 70 barrels or less, alldrawn from the middle to upper floors of the traditional metal clad rickhouses. It is the original Small BatchBourbon, having been made available even before the term was invented.

Jeffersons 8yrs 44% Small Batch £6.25This very small batch hand-crafted bourbon delivers what bourbon enthusiasts have been asking for; “Adeliciously smooth, stylish bourbon.” Jefferson’s is aged in new oak barrels with only a slight char, allowingthe bourbon to take in the flavorful characteristics of the wood.

L&G Woodford Reserve 45.2% Small Batch £3.75Woodford Reserve is a super-premium small batch bourbon with roots at the Labrot & Graham Distillery(circa 1812), a National Historic Landmark in the bluegrass region of central Kentucky. Winner of a GoldMedal at the 2001 International Wine & Spirits Competition in London.

TENNESSEE

Jack Daniels Old No. 7 40% Tennessee £3.35A Tennessee whiskey distillery and brand known for its rectangular bottles and black label. The company isbased in Lynchburg, Tennessee and It is believed that the founder Jasper Newton “Jack” Daniel was born inSeptember 1850, although seemingly no one knows the exact date.

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Jack Daniels Single Barrel 45% Tennessee £5.25Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Tennessee Whiskey - an all new product from the master craftsmen at JackDaniel’s. A distinctively robust and mature Tennessee Whiskey bottled from a single barrel at a time. Eachbarrel is hand-selected for its unique character.

Jack Daniels Monogram 47% Tennessee £30.00Folks who knew Mr. Jack Daniel best also knew his name was really Jasper “Jack” Daniel. This was the nameraised in warmth over a formal dinner toast. Engraved on invitations to his home for a special celebration.Monogrammed on fine glass decanters of whiskey reserved for his own use and the personal enjoyment ofhis closest friends.

George Dickel No.12 45% Tennessee £5.75In 1870, George A. Dickel distilled his first bottle of Tennessee Whisky in Cascade Hollow and used manyunique techniques when producing his premium whisky. Today, George Dickel Tennessee Whisky is stillhandcrafted with the same quality and attention to detail that ensures that each drop of George Dickel is asremarkable now as it was when the first batch was made.

RYE/CORN WHISKEY

Pikesville 40% Rye/Corn £3.35Pikesville Supreme offers the sharp, fruity nose and spicy, full-bodied palate so treasured by connoisseurs ofAmerican Rye Whiskey. A rare bottling, it is now winning over converts in international markets as well,where rye is considered a seldom seen treasure.

Jim Beam Rye 40% Rye/Corn £4.25Very rarely seen outside of the US this ‘Yellow Label’ Jim Beam is Gold with a light amber cast. Moderatelylight-bodied. Reminiscent of toasted oats, hazelnuts, lemon. Delicate, soft texture. Brisk and slightly tart onthe palate. Quite pungent in the finish, showing a little heat.

Sazerac 18yrs 45% Rye/Corn £9.25Sazerac 18 year old straight rye whiskey demonstrates a sophistication and style that is second to none. Ahearty whiskey with a strong body, a mellow spice and a dry sweetness that dances on the tongue. It is theonly 18 year old whiskey worthy of the Sazerac name.

Georgia Moon 40% Rye/Corn £3.65Bottled in a Mason jar, this liquid is supposed to be reminiscent of moonshine. Claiming to be “less than 30days old” on the label this is a very straightforward whiskey that almost verges on vodka due to its lack ofage. A must try if even just for the novelty.

Rittenhouse Straight 40% Rye/Corn £3.25Rittenhouse is a much acclaimed rye now enjoying a renaissance. Rittenhouse is a tribute to the classic ryewhiskies that were once the preeminent American whiskey style, kept alive through the many lean years byHeaven Hill and two other Kentucky distilleries.

Rittenhouse 21yrs 50% Rye/Corn £20.50The team at Heaven Hill enters the premium rye market with this single barrel 21 year old whiskey. The finishhas notes of cherries and the spiciness of rye that you will come to know and love. There has been aproduction of only 3000 bottles released to the world and each is marked with the barrel that it came from.

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Van Winkle 13yr 47.8% Rye/Corn £5.95The original aged rye whiskey. The maturity it has received while aging is quite obvious when you take thefirst sip. Flavours include cocoa, vanilla, spice and white pepper. Rye whiskey lovers who try this bottlingwill never again look back at the younger versions.

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CANADA

Canadian Club 6yrs 40% Canada £3.35The original light and versatile blended whisky, Canadian Club is the only Canadian whisky blended beforeaging in white oak barrels. This allows the flavours of the rye, rye malt, barley malt and corn to merry, givingCC its unique, smooth taste.

Canadian Club Classic 40% Canada £6.75Blended then aged for 12 years in oak barrels, the Master Distiller has created a full yet smooth characterwith hints of spice and vanilla. Canadian Club Classic’s quality is exemplified in the winning of a double-gold medal at the prestigious 2003 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Canadian Club Sherry Cask 41.3% Canada £5.50Made in very small quantities from the finest whiskies. These whiskies are aged for at least 8 years in whiteoak barrels and then double matured in sherry casks imported from Jerez, Spain. An exquisite blend thatdelivers a smooth whisky with distinct undertones of Spanish Sherry.

Crown Royal 40% Canada £3.75Crown Royal consists of whiskies over 10 years old. The blend is then allowed to marry for some time beforebeing bottled. The first bottle of this brand was presented as a gift to King George VI during his visit toCanada in 1939. The design of the bottle is inspired by his crown.

JAPAN

Suntory Hibiki 40% Japan £10.75Suntory Whisky Hibiki 30 Years captured the Trophy, the highest award, at the International SpiritsChallenge. Made famous in the UK by its high visibility of its product in the film ‘Lost in Translation’.

COGNAC at The Merchant

Courvoisier Exclusif VSOP 40% Blended £6.25Exclusif has a younger, more contemporary feel. Designed to be mixed, Exclusif brings a modern twist tocognac and an extravagant streak to cocktail drinking. It is also one of the oldest VSOPs so when it is drunkstraight it delivers the most sophisticated smoothness and richness available.

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Hennessy Paradis 40% Blended £17.50Hennessy Paradis Extra, revered by cognac amateurs all over the world, is one of Hennessy’s best kept secrets.The aromas and flavours of this blend are the ultimate delight for the senses.

Hennessy VS 40% Blended £3.50A blend of the finest cognacs, aged to full maturity in oak barrels in the town of Cognac, where Richard Hennessyestablished his company in 1765. Still operated by the Hennessy family, this cognac is aged for at least 2-5 years.

Hennessy VSOP 40% Blended £5.50Hennessy V.S.O.P ‘Very Superior Old Pale’ was blended for a prince and it is still beautifully rounded today.It has a complex aromatic balance with suppleness, depth and persistence.

Hennessy XO 40% Blended £9.95The first ‘eXtra Old’ cognac, is powerful, masculine and generous - a genuine pleasure. It releases woody,spicy aromas. Now an established symbol of luxury, its rich character is enhanced by a distinctive decanterdesigned in 1947.

‘H’ by HINE 40% Blended £3.45This is a blend of more than 15 Petite Champagne cognacs, the youngest is aged 4 years. It is HINE’s mostfloral cognac. Jasmine, iris, hint of vanilla, carnation a very vivacious nose and a delicate velvety palate.

HINE Antique XO 40% Blended £12.75A blend of more than 40 cognacs drawn from both the Grande and Petite Champagne districts and aged formore than one generation. It is light and delicate on the nose, with spicy and intense vanilla aromas. It iscomplex, balanced, velvety, supple and voluptuous on the palate.

Martell L’Or 40% Blended £195.00L’Or is the result of the alchemy between gold cognac. A blend of ‘eaux-de-vie’ mainly from the GrandeChampagne area, this cognac has a rare intensity. Some of the ‘eaux de vie’ are drawn from “Le Paradis”cellar, and have been aged in oak barrels for more than 60 years.

Remy Louis XIII 40% Blended £125.00Using only grapes from the Grande Champagne region which guarantees its unique, exclusive quality.It isblended from eaux de vie, some more than a century in age, then it is aged in ‘tiercons’, barrels that areseveral hundred years old, in a cellar set apart for it alone.

Remy Martin Extra 40% Blended £27.50Rémy Martin Extra is a rare and refined cognac. This is a blend of more than 700 eaux-de-vie’s from the twomost prestigious regions in Cognac with a miniumum age of 20 years and a maximum of 50 years. Theaverage being 35 years.

Richard Hennessy 40% Blended £250.00Blended in homage to the founder this is well-rounded but with infinite possibilities, mature and at the sametime ever-youthful, this perfectly balanced aromatic cognac is the quintessential Hennessy.

Edgar Leyrat VSOP 40% Single Estate £5.25Cognac Leyrat quality is unanimously acknowledged as a great after dinner by some of the worlds greatestgastronomes. Their 54 hectare estate in the Fin Bois district is completely organic and been cultivated byfour generations of the family.

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AE Dor Hors d’Age 40% Single Estate £“A little bit leather and wild”. Especially recommended for connoisseurs. An ardent, masculine nose. Apowerful attach in the mouth which can be surprising, ripening on the palate to a delicate fullness withpersistent aromas.

Maxime Trijol VSOP 40% Single Estate £4.25The carefully structured body encapsulates the richness of Grande Champagne in a virile, yet subtle cognac.Mellow and rich on the palate, but also fruity. Its length is all but perfect, leaving lingering bliss on the palate.

Maxime Trijol XO Decanter 40% Single Estate £12.00A full-bodied and yet delicate cognac, powerful and fine. Behind the topaz colour with its flashes of gold, itoffers a remarkable aromatic richness with hints of liquorice and touches of vanilla, lingering with anextraordinary length on the palate to a very smooth, soft finish.

Ragnaud Sabourin Floriege 46% Single Estate £17.50This Cognac, elegantly matured in barrels, is naturally 46% proof. Its long ageing in red casks lends theCognac all the typical features of the Grande Champagne, with its marked charente rancio.

Georges Roullet 1937 40% Single Estate £47.50A true rarity this Cognac is aged for a full 55 years in old oak casks, then gradually reduced with distilled waterto 40% before bottling. This is an unusual and very interesting fine rare cognac from one of the finest producers.

La Fine Goule 1967 43.7% Single Estate £45.00Francoise and Jean-Bernard of Larquier have been producing fantastic Cognac for many years and evenmake a limited number of Pineau and a range of liqueurs. This rare bottling of 1967 is sure to be a treat andgreat heat along with elegance.

Raymond Ragnaud 1906 45% Single Estate £165.00Dating from the beginning of the century (1906). Natural, perfectly clear. The initial smell lends delicatewhile intense aromas, thanks to what is known as the ‘rancio Charentais’. This eau-de-vie is the quintessenceGrande Champagne’s best characteristics: refinement and body. It reaches perfection in its balance,complexity and persistence.

Ragnaud Sabourin XO 40% Single Estate £11.95This latest addition to the Ragnaud-Sabourin Cognac family will arouse the curiosity of connoisseurs whowill appreciate its richness and smoothness on the palate. On the palate it is full and smooth and is madeusing the Ugni blanc grape variety.

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ARMAGNAC at The Merchant

Baron de Sigognac VSOP 40% Blend £3.75Spending six months in new oak followed by a seven-year period in old oak, it gives noble flavours and isvery pleasant on the palate. Medal winner at the 2004 International Spirit Challenge in London.

Domaine Boingneres 1984 49% Single Estate £Amber with gold highlights. High-pitched aromatics with a touch of almond and vanilla. Plenty of vanillaand spice on the palate, yet with a lightly honeyed texture. Encapsulating all the top aromatic qualities ofthe 1985 Folle Blanche, yet slightly softer.

Domaine du Miquer 1982 45% Single Estate £10.95The Lasserre family owns this small Armagnac House and much of their estate are planted with FolleBlanche. A floral and spicy spirit from a fantastic year.

Baron de Lustrac 1969 42% Single Estate £12.00Baron de Lustrac Bas Armagnac 1969 Domaine Tucot is a deep and brilliant amber colour. On the nose it hasaromas of roasted cacao, vanilla, rancio and prunes. On the palate there are flavours of rancio, cinnamonand liquorice.

Marquis de Puysegur 1961 40% Single Estate £Marquis de Puysegur is one of the largest estates in Argmanac, where Armagnac has been made at Chateaude Puysegur as early as the 1500s. Marquis de Puysegur offers high quality and terrific value Armagnac.

Baron de Sigognac 1978 40% Single Estate £7.25Baron de Sigognac Bas Armagnac 1978 is a beautiful golden colour with reflections of mahogany. It is fineand delicate on the nose with grape of Corinth, cinnamon and vanilla notes. It is round in the mouth, withsome exotic fruit savours. The finish is rich and full of prunes with a touch of rancio and some subtle wooding.

BRANDY at The Merchant

Cardenal Mendoza Carta Real 45% Spain £8.95“Cardenal Mendoza” Carta Real has been created with the purpose of satisfying the most exigent brandyconsumers. In 1981, with its eyes set on the new millennium, Sanchez Romate Hnos. set aside a reserve of“Cardenal Mendoza”. This brandy has remained under the constant attention of its foremen since then.

Cardenal Mendoza Non Plus Ultra 45% Spain £38.00In commemoration of their second centenary Sanchez Romate Hnos. set aside 40 butts of “CardenalMendoza” to celebrate. This brandy came to light in 1981. There are very limited amounts of this preciousbrandy and because of this a very small number of people are fortunate enough to gain access to it.

Cardenal Mendoza Solera Gran Res 42% Spain £11.50This is a Solera Gran Reserva Brandy, the highest category within the regulating council “Brandy de Jerez”. Itis aged in American oak casks that have previously been used for the ageing of Pedro Ximénez and old Olorosowines. These oak casks form part of one of the largest Brandy Solera Gran Reseva bodegas in the world.

Uno en Mil Solera Gran Reserva 40% Spain £The origin of this brandy is one thousand American oak casks of selected grape spirits, and therefore its nameof One in a Thousand , or, 1/1000, which is the way the casks are called in the Cellars.

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BRANDY at The Merchant

Vecchio 800 1976 53% Italy £11.25Made by the Eaux-de-Vie Brandy specialists Bepi Tosolini. The history of Tosolini begins after World War II whenBepi Tosolini, who cultivated a profound knowledge of his land and traditions, dedicated himself to transforminghis distillate of humble origins into an elite beverage for the most refined and demanding of palates.

CALVADOS at The Merchant

Adrien Camut Prestige 40% France £33.0040-50 years old and Deep amber. Tremendous legs and nutty vanilla on the nose. Deep notes of preserved,baked apple, smoke, and prune. Impeccably balanced, earthy complexity. Long, pure finish.

Adrien Camut 6ans 40% France £5.25Since the 1800’s, the Camut family has grown 115 acres of apple trees in the Pays d’Auge, the finest growingregion for Calvados. In Normandy, 800 types of apples are grown; the Camut family grow about 25 of these,all of which are hand-harvested at optimum maturity between October and mid-December. This 6 year oldhas impressive viscosity for a relatively young.

Lemorton Rarete 40% France £36.50The Lemorton family has a long history in the Domfrontais. Roger is the fifth generation and his son Didiernow run the domaine. The Lemorton’s distill their cider after aging it for eleven months in oak barrels.Distillation takes place in their own alambic, a single-distillation unit that distills to about 140 proof. A truetreat for Calvados lovers.

Berneroy No. 5 40% France £3.50For more than fifty years the estate producing Calvados Berneroy has been the Normandy based productionfacility of one of the most respected Calvados Houses. Pronounced and very rich with smoothing apple fruitson the palate.

APPLEJACK at The Merchant

Lairds Applejack 3-4 yrs 40% USA £3.95Only carefully selected, whole tree-ripened apples can be used in the making of Laird’s Applejack. Manyvarieties of apples are used, including Jonathans, Winesaps, Stamens, Pippens and Delicious apples.Applejack is made at the peak of the apple harvest, early September to mid November.

Lairds Rare Apple Brandy 12yr 44% USA £6.95The 12 year old Apple Brandy is the finest American Apple Brandy. Each of the barrels containing applebrandy are tasted as they rest in a barrel ageing facility. Only the finest barrels are selected for 12year oldRare Apple Brandy.

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GRAPPA at The Merchant

Bepi Tosolini de Merlot 38% Friuli £3.75Made using pomace from Merlot grapes and produced in the Grave del Friuli area. This Grappa is transparentand crystal-clear. There is a distinct note of brushwood aromas, with marked hints of raspberry. Pleasant anddelicate, but distinct. Bright and fruity aftertaste.

I Legni stagionata en Frassino 42% Friuli £4.95The team at Bepi Tosolini have rigorously maintained the rules of refinement and aging to best preserve theflavours and aromas of ancestral Friuli, which also symbolize their love of tradition. Together they strive tokeep the knowledge and craftsmanship of the master distillers of Friuli alive, as master Bepi did years agothrough a relentless pursuit of quality and purity. This grappa has been seasoned in Excelsior ash-barrels andis from Colli Orientali of Friuli

Most da Uva Ramandolo 40% Friuli £12.50Made using Ramandolo grapes in the Colli Orientali area of Friuli using a traditional, manually operated,copper steam-pot still. The aromas are sweet and delicate reminiscent of ripe apple. Full bodied on the palateand aged in stainless steel with a brief period in ash barrels.

JENEVER at The Merchant

Ketel One Jonge 35% Holland £4.75Best known for its excellent Vodka production this company was first established as a Jenever house andstill produces it to this day. Made by the Nolet family. The Dutch refer to their pot stills as ‘ketels’.

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GIN at the Merchant Hotel

Xoriguer (Mahon Gin) 38% Spain £3.35In the 18th Century British sailors and soldiers stationed in Menorca wanted gin so the local craftsmendistilled gin from wine alcohol. Centuries Later, Miguel Pons Justo, a descendant of one of the originalcraftsmen, branded his gin, ‘Xoriguer’ and it is still run by the Pons family.

Whitley Neill 42% England £3.35Inspired by Africa, it contains two botanicals specially selected to create a vibrant Gin with bold, warmflavours. These botanicals are Baobab (fruit from the Baobab tree, known as the ‘tree of life’) and CapeGooseberry. This Gin is produced in very small batches.

Cadenhead’s Old Raj 55% Scotland £5.45Old Raj Dry Gin is distinctive in that it contains a measure of saffron, the rare and costly spice derived fromthe crocus flower. In addition to a slightly spicy flavour, this also imparts a pale yellow colour to Old Raj.The addition of saffron is undertaken personally by the Company Chairman in order to ensure consistencyin flavour and colour each time Old Raj is bottled.

Broker’s Export 47% England £3.45Made with the finest herbs, spices and fruit imported from the continents, Broker’s Gin is specially blended to bedry...not unlike the British sense of humour. An extremely high quality gin designed to compete with the bestbrands in the world. It is made from 100% English grain, quadruple distilled and flavoured with 10 botanicals.

Bombay Sapphire 40% England £3.35Launched in 1987 the flavoring of the drink comes from a recipe of ten ingredients: almond, lemon peel,licorice, juniper berries, orris root, angelica, coriander, cassia, cubeb, and grains of paradise. The spirit istriple distilled, and the alcohol vapours are passed through bundles of the herbs and spices in order to gainflavour and aroma. Then, water from Lake Vyrnwy is added.

Citadelle 44% France £3.55This recipe was developed by a distillery in Dunkirk in 1771. Dunkirk was one of the first ports of call inEurope for many explorers sailing back from the Orient, whose ships were laden with exotic herbs and spices.It is made according to principles laid down in the original recipe. They still use the same 19 botanicals listedin the original recipe.

Haymans 1820 40% England £4.25Haymans 1820 is the worlds first gin liqueur. The combination of botanicals used in the distillation resultsin a smooth, clean and refreshing gin with an obvious citrus lilt. However, when combined with theadditional sweetness that one would expect from a liqueur, the result is a product with a delicious orangecharacter. It is also an extremely versatile cocktail base spirit. Hayman’s has been compared to a traditionalstyle of gin known as Old Tom, which is now extremely rare.

Hendricks 41.4% Scotland £3.95Hendrick’s is produced as a small batch gin distilled in Ayrshire, Scotland. Handcrafted gin with traditionalbotanicals, juniper, coriander, and citrus peel but the special infusion of cucumber and rose petals creates aunique and unexpected flavour.

Junipero 49.3% USA £5.45Junipero Gin is made by hand in the classic “distilled dry gin” tradition utilizing more than a dozenbotanicals in their natural state, in a small copper pot still at the Anchor Distilling Company’s little distilleryon Potrero Hill in San Francisco.

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GIN at the Merchant Hotel

Martin Millers Westbourne 45.2% England £4.25This multi award winning gin is receiving unbelievable reviews worldwide and its extra strength simplyincreases the terrific gin that it already is as normal Martin Millers Gin. Pot distilled in 100 year old still,using only the heart of the spirit.

Plymouth 40% England £3.65Plymouth Gin is the only 18th century gin still batch distilled in the original distillery, Black Friars inPlymouth, England. It is a unique style of gin that differs from London gins, due to the use of a special blendcontaining only sweet botanicals.

Tanqueray No. Ten 47.3% England £4.25Created under the watchful eye and uncompromising senses of our Master Distiller, No.TEN is the only ginin the world distilled with handpicked, whole-fruit fresh botanicals. And it is produced exclusively in aspecial small batch still aptly dubbed “Tiny Ten,” which is specifically designed to provide for the exquisitedepth and character of the resulting spirit.

Tanqueray Export Strength 43.1% England £3.50Tanqueray Gin was initially distilled in 1830, by Charles Tanqueray who was descended from threegenerations of clergy from the village of Tingreth in Bedfordshire. At 20 he chose not to follow the familycalling and established a distillery in the Bloomsbury district of London instead. When Charles died, in 1868,the company passed into the hands of his heir, Charles Waugh Tanqueray.

Crimson Ireland £4.25There is a long and distinguished history of gin distilling in Cork city dating back to the l700’s. This is thenew super premium gin from Irish Distillers and apparently only the most expensive and rare ingredients areused in its creation!

Beefeater 40% England £3.25This gin is distilled from “100% grain spirit”. The bottle bears an image of a Yeomen Warder who are morepopularly known as ‘Beefeaters’, the ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. The manufacturer hasbeen in business since 1820 and is located in London, England.

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RUM at The Merchant

LIGHT RUM

Appleton White 37.5% Jamaica £3.15A truly versatile rum and was awarded the Greenall’s Trophy for the Best White Spirit Overall, and a GoldMedal in the 1998 International Wine and Spirits Competition. Appleton White Jamaica Rum is a blend ofrich pot still rums and light column still rums and, unlike many other white rums, it is aged and then filteredslowly through special charcoal filters.

Havana Club Anejo Blanco 37.5% Cuba £3.25Havana Anejo Blanco is transparent in colour and characterised for its smooth and sweet aroma, with subtlehints of vanilla, caramel, and mint. It has a delicate and balanced flavor, which makes it a perfect ingredientfor many cocktails. Used as the base in its home country for most Mojito cocktails.

Matusalem Platino 40% Dominican Rep. £3.35Unique blend of triple distilled, hand-crafted spirits, joined in a special process, and filtered and refined tocreate a rum of exceptionally clean taste, delicate balance and subtle flavour. Presented in distinctivepackaging emphasising the rum’s heritage, Platino is a discerning trade-up for standard rum drinkers andsophisticated alternative to premium vodka drinkers.

Santiago de Cuba Blanca 38% Cuba £3.95Santiago de Cuba Carta Blanco Rum is a white rum distilled from sugar cane grown in the rich microclimateof the Sierra Maestra basin around Santiago de Cuba. It is matured for up to 3 years in the oldest oak barrelsin Cuba, which date back to the 1920’s. The nose is light and fruity with a sweet, smooth flavour. There arehints of summer fruits on the palate with a lasting, dry finish. Cubans consider this to be the best premium rum.

GOLD RUMS

Angostura 1919 40% Trinidad & Tobago £3.75A marvelous anejo made from a blend of light and heavy, molasses-based rums aged for a minimum of 8years in charred American oak bourbon barrels. Angostura 1919 rum possesses a rich, golden-amber huewith excellent clarity. The rum exudes a complex bouquet brimming over with aromas of cocoa, molasses,caramel and vanilla.

Appleton Special 40% Jamaica £3.25Appleton Special Jamaica Rum is a medium-bodied golden rum that truly epitomises the tropical energylifestyle unique to Jamaica. This is a perfect blend of fuller-flavoured traditional pot-still rums and lightercolumn still rums.

Appleton 21yrs 43% Jamaica £12.95A rare blend of some of the world’s finest aged rums, Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Jamaica Rum is a smooth sippingrum that will leave a lasting impression on even the most discerning of palates. The rums in Appleton Estate 21 YearOld, each aged a minimum of 21 years, bring their own special characteristics together into a truly glorious harmony.

Appleton Estate Extra 43% Jamaica £4.75Appleton Estate Extra Jamaica Rum is often regarded as the ultimate expression of the rum-maker’s art.Distilled in traditional copper pot stills, Appleton Extra is a superb blend of rums, many of which have beenaged for as long as 18 years. Its bold character and smooth taste can easily be compared to the exemplaryqualities of a fine cognac or single malt scotch.

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RUM at The Merchant

Appleton Estate V/X 40% Jamaica £3.50As the flagship brand of the Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum family, Appleton Estate V/X Jamaica Rum is theembodiment of the distinctive rums for which the Appleton Estate is renowned. Born on the Appleton Estate,home of the finest rums in the world since 1749, Appleton Estate V/X is an exceptional blend of several rumsof varying types and ages with an average age of between five and ten years. This full bodied medium-sweetrum boasts a warm golden colour, a rich aroma and an exceptionally smooth taste.

Appleton 250th Anniversary Jamaica £60.00Joy Spence, Master Blender at J. Wray and Nephew Ltd., has the distinction of being the first woman to holdthis position in the industry. Her crowning glory, however, is the Appleton Estate 250th Anniversary Blend– a limited edition rum of which only 6,000 bottles were produced to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of theAppleton Estate.

St. James Vieux 42% Martinique £6.45Rhum Saint James, from the French Caribbean Island of Martinique, are the only sipping rums dating backto 1765 When the French King, Louis XIV, banned the sale of rum in France, an enterprising priest movedto Martinique and founded Plantations Saint James, where he produced and sold his rum to the settlers inNew England.

Coruba Jamaica £5.75A traditional planter’s rum, the historic sort that first distinguished Jamaica as a producer of quality rums.Distilled in small batches using time-honored methods and traditional copper stills, Coruba derives its flavorfrom the richest cane molasses Jamaica has to offer. It is a full-flavored, full-bodied dark rum.

Bacardi 8yrs 40% Bahamas £3.45Don Facundo Bacardi created the worlds original, smooth premium rums in Santiago de Cuba in 1862. Nowunder the watchful eye of the family’s master blender, Bacardi presents Bacardi 8, the aged rum historicallyreserved for Don Facundo and the Bacardi family.

Bacardi Gold1950’s Cuba £150.00A true historical piece of rum of a very rare status. The Bacardi family maintained a fierce opposition to FidelCastro’s revolution in Cuba in the 1960’s. The Bacardi family where eventually forced to exit Cuba but theyhad already started a few years previously by moving all important trademarks to the Bahamas. This wasamong some of the last bottles actually made in Cuba before their departure.

Wray & Nephew 17yrs 75.3% Jamaica £700.00Probably the rarest rum in the world and The Merchant is the only bar in the world where you can get it.Originally used in 1944 by Trader Vic for his cocktail invention ‘The Mai Tai’ the success of the drink wasso major that the 17 year old rum quickly ran out. Only 6 bottles have since been re-created and released tothe world by world famous Master Distiller Joy Spence.

Clement Rhum Agricole VSOP 40% Martinique £4.25This rum has long been the identity of Rhum Clément. The superb alchemy between rum and woodorchestrated by the Cellar Master is what gives Clément VSOP its unique personality and well-deservednotoriety. It is the ideal rum to sip neat in a snifter with a cigar, on the rocks, or enjoy in your favoritecocktail. Along with several of our aged rums and cuvées, it received a gold medal at the 2004 InternationalSpirits Competition.

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RUM at The Merchant

Havana Club Anejo Especial 40% Cuba £3.50Specifically created for premium cocktails such as Mojito, Daiquiri and Cuba Libre, Havana Club Especial isaged for up to 5 years for an intense, persistent taste in the mouth, while keeping the lightness. This rum hasa sweet nose with deep smoked aromas.

Havana Club 3yrs 40% Cuba £3.35Havana Club 3 year old rum is distilled from fermented molasses and is the colour of yellow straw from beingaged in oak barrels. The scent and taste has a bizarre tequila style to it. Check it out the next time you try it.

Havana Club 7yrs 40% Cuba £3.75The necessary “patience” for the ageing of this rum- 7 years in white oak barrels in the age-old cellars -instils in the drink that powerful and complex aroma: its distinguishing feature. Appreciated as a liqueur byexperienced rum-lovers, Havana Club 7 years naturally has its place among the very best spirits. Like AnejoEspecial, Havana Club 7 years combines wonderfully with its Cuban brother, the Havana cigar.

Havana Club 15yrs 40% Cuba £15.95Havana Club Rum 15 Anos Gran Reserva was created by selecting the best quality reserve rums of Cuba. Itis the result of a lengthy and complex aging process, which has produced a rum with a flavour, that willplease even the most particular palates.

Havana Club San Cristobal 40% Cuba £20.00A Havana Club Special Edition label, which is generally only sold in the official store of the Havana ClubFoundation Distillery. Havana Club rum Solera San Cristóbal was created for the grand celebration of the480th Anniversary of the Villa San Cristóbal Foundation of the city of Havana.

Matusalem Gran Reserva 40% Dominican Rep. £4.25Originally produced over 130 years ago in Santiago de Cuba and known as the “Cognac of Rums,” this solera15 super-premium rum is the perfect choice for those looking for exceptional quality and sophisticated taste.Complex yet velvety smooth, with a pronounced bouquet and flavour, Gran Reserva is idealy enjoyed neator on the rocks, but will also make your favourite cocktail even better.

Mount Gay Eclipse 40% Barbados £3.35Mount Gay is one of the oldest rum in the world. Since 1703 this rum has been hand-crafted at the samelocation, using the finest Barbados sugar cane and pure spring water. Mount Gay Rum’s heritage andlegendary quality continue to be enjoyed by rum connoisseurs the world over.

N.O (New Orleans) 43% USA £3.95A fairly new rum on the market first released in 1998, this is a single barrel rum distilled in Louisiana.Produced in what must be the world’s smallest distillery this is the only style of small batch golden rum thatthey make.

Plantation Trinidad 1993 45% Trinidad £5.50This outstanding rum with great finesse is produced with the best sugar cane in the world and admirablyrepresents its country of origin. Its colour is intense golden yellow and its bouquet is subtle, elegant aromas.On the palate a long, very subtle aftertaste. Rich, exotic, complex flavours of coconut and citrus fruits.

Plantation Guyana 1990 45% Guyana £5.50From the west coast of Demerara, Plantation Guyana 1990 is distilled in a small traditional copper still, usingtechniques that date back several centuries. Its bouquet is redolent with flambeed bananas, dried figs, andraisins. It is beautifully balanced on the palate with a long aftertaste.

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Plantation Barbados 1993 45% Barbados £5.75This rum is made following traditional methods and aged in Bourbon casks. Like all the Barbados rums, it isrich and full of aroma without losing any of its subtlety and elegance.Its colour is dark amber and its nose isdelicate aromas of sugar cane mingled with vanilla. The taste is pleasant, mellow, long, with lasting flavours.

Plantation Jamaica 8YO 45% Jamaica £5.75This extraordinarily rich rum is produced by traditional methods and aged in small oak barrels. It isMahogany in colour and its bouquet is a broad palette of tropical aromas consisting of roasted bananas,coconut, and sweets. On the palate it is generous, gourmet rum.

Doorlys XO 40% Barbados £3.95From the House of Martin Doorly comes this rare rum of unparalleled excellence. Created through the time-oldtraditions of master blenders who have combined Barbados finest, oldest rums with a special second maturation.The special ‘rare’ second maturation takes place in solid oak Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks, which ages Doorly’sXO Fine Old Barbados Rum to perfection for a taste of exception smoothness and superiority.

Cockspur 37.5% Barbados £3.25This fine golden rum is matured slowly in American white oak barrels before being expertly blended to createthe final product. In Barbados, Cockspur & Coke is a popular favourite. Five Star is light and golden in colourwith an uncomplicated, pleasant smell. Its taste is extremely smooth, round and warm, which becomes spicyon the palate, getting slightly buttery towards the end.

Barbancourt 15yo Res 43% Haiti £7.25Aged 15 years, the Reserve du Domaine was originally reserved for the Barbancourt family and their friends.It was offered for public sale for the first time in the middle of the 1960’s. Today, the reserve du domaineand its incomparable flavour has become a veritable institution in the world of connoisseurs.

Santiago de Cuba Anejo 38% Cuba £5.25Santiago de Cuba Rum Anejo is distilled from sugar cane grown in the rich microclimate of the Sierra Maestrabasin around Santiago de Cuba. It is matured, using the Spanish Solera system, for up to 5 years, in the oldestoak barrels in Cuba, which date back to the 1920’s. Combines a grassy, spirity bouquet with a complex flavour,suggestive of vanilla combined with hints of orange zest. Cubans consider Santiago to be the best.

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo 40% Cuba £32.50Santiago De Cuba Extra Anejo 20 yo is distilled from sugar cane grown in the rich microclimate of the SierraMaestra basin around Santiago de Cuba. It is matured, using the Spanish Solera system, for up to 20 years,in the oldest oak barrels in Cuba, which date back to the 1920’s. This aging has produced an elegant andmature rum which has hints of candied fruits, oranges and just a hint of cigar box.

Santa Teresa 1796 40% Venezuala £7.50This rum of rums and Santa Teresa’s flagship product is a careful blend of the finest rums matured over 15years. Launched in 1996 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Hacienda Santa Teresa, this rum represents aproud 200 year tradition. This rum has been listed as the best aged (anejo) super premium rum two yearsrunning (2003 and 2004), and has won the Gold Medal of the Chicago Tasting Institute.

Cruzan 5yrs 40% Virgin Islands £4.95Founded in 1760, the Cruzan Rum Distillery is recognized as much for its hand crafted, ultra premium rumsas for its pioneering efforts in introducing critically acclaimed, natural tasting flavourful rums. This rum isa blend of five to ten year old cask aged rums.

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Pyrat Cask 23 40% Anguilla £45.00Pyrat (Old English: pronounced pirate) Cask is an ultra premium aged, limited production rum. This excellentdark amber rum is blended from the finest Caribbean rums, aged up to 40 years. Pyrat Cask has the bodyand color of a rare cognac and is perfect for sipping.

Ron Zacapa 23yr Old 40% Guatemala £7.45This rum was a specialty Item made for just the owners of the distillery for many years. This rum is producedin a small town in Guatemala which is named Zacapaneca. A very impressive rum and is typically sweet ofGuatemalan rums. This is the only rum to be awarded First Place Gold Medal for five consecutive years atthe ‘Caribbean Weeks Rum Competition’.

Malecon Esplendida 1976 40% Panama £13.75A rare rum from Panama and darker than most golden rums. The rum itself is from 1979 and has been bottledin 2002. The rum is very soft, round and harmonious. The long aftertaste fills your palate with cinnamon,dried fruit and leather. Each bottle in individually numbered.

DARK RUM

Captain Morgan 40% Caribbean £3.25Captain Morgan Black Label rum offers a unique depth of taste recalling the navy rum rations which werethe choice of swashbuckling adventurers and connoisseurs alike. Its dark, full-bodied colour and distinctiverich, smooth taste are unmistakable.

Goslings Black Seal 40% Bermuda £3.50In the World Spirits Championship conducted by the Beverage Tasting Institute,Gosling’s Black Seal Rum wasawarded a Platinum Medal in a blind taste test consisting of an extensive collection of world class rums, BlackSeal was rated 96 out of a possible 100 and Best Buy. The corks were secured in place with the use of black sealingwax, prompting people to refer to the brand as “Black Seal.”Famed in Bermuda for making a dark and stormy.

Myers Original Dark 40% Jamaica £3.50Myers’s is 100 per cent Jamaican Rum using only pure Jamaican molasses. A blend of up to nine selectrums, Myers’s is produced from continuous and pot still distillation and is then matured for up to fouryears in white oak barrels.

OVERPROOF

Wray & Nephew Overproof 63% Jamaica £4.50To the uninitiated, Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum is merely the top-selling high strength rum in theworld. In its native Jamaica, however, this crystal-clear rum is legendary. In the country known for its rum,it is the rum of choice. In fact, it currently accounts for more than 90% of all rum sold in Jamaica.

SPICED

Four Square Spiced 35% Barbados £3.35Voted best spiced/flavoured rum at The Chicago Beverage Testing Institute. Beating products such as Bacardiand Captain Morgans. Foursquare Spiced Rum is an aged rum with hints of cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeggently blended in at the distillery. The actual recipe is a family secret passed down through five generations.

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CACHACA at The Merchant

Germana 10yrs 40% Brazil £9.75A serious cachaca distilled in copper potstills and aged in oak for ten years, during which time it developsinto a spirit of remarkable honeyed complexity.

Beija Flor Reserva 10yrs 40% Brazil £5.95Reserved in oak barrels for 10 years, Reserva Especial is heavenly, rich and complex with characters ofcaramel, vanilla, chocolate and nut. Enjoy in cocktails or simply straight or on ice.

Sagatiba Preciosa 38% Brazil £The first ever Cachaca to be sold at the auction house. Each bottle comes in a handcrafted Brazilian woodcase. The Sagatiba Preciousa was distilled in 1982 and matured in European oak barrels.

Sagatiba Velha 38% Brazil £3.25This is a top quality, aged Cachaca produced by careful distillation of sugar cane, slowly aged in oak barrels.Its name means ‘The Infinite Saga’ the never ending searh for purity, quality and flavour.

TEQUILA at The Merchant

BLANCO

Gran Centenario Plata 40% Nom – 1122 £3.50The process begins in the area of Jalicso, where a selection of 10 year old agave is cooked in ovens of stoneto obtain the honey flavours that ferment naturally, and is then slowly distilled on two occasions and agedin oak barrels for a smooth flavour of the silver (plata) Gran Centenario.

Patron Silver 40% Nom – 1492 £6.75Patron Silver is called young or “joven” tequila. A similarity may be made to a young or nouvelle wine. Itis known for its light, fresh, crystal clear look and an elegant smoothness not found in other silver tequilas.Many prefer this smooth, soft and light tequila over an aged and slightly oaky flavour. Those that know thedifference may find Patron Silver the finest silver tequila available. It is perfect for blending with a highquality mixer or may be easily sipped.

Patron Gran Patron Platinum 40% Nom – 1492 £50.00Gran Patron is the world’s finest platinum tequila. Triple distilled then aged to perfection, it is a trueconnoisseur’s silver tequila. This is the smoothest sipping tequila ever produced. With this claim of being thesmoothest sipping tequila ever produced, the Patron Spirits Company’s Gran Patron Platinum Tequila iscreated using hand selected Waeber blue agave grown in the hills of Jalisco, Mexico.

Porfidio Plata 39.5% £9.75Made by the Austrian born Martin Grassl this agave spirt is not aged and is bottled within 60 days ofdistillation. Porfidio does not dilute the freshly squeezed agave juice during the pressing process as somemanufacturers would, as this would reduce the quality of the agave juice. The agave juice derived frommature agave plants contains natural agave sugar, which is the basis for the subsequent fermentationprocess. The agave juice is brownish in colour and similar to coffee in appearance.

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TEQUILA at The Merchant

Arette Blanco 38% Nom – 1109 £3.95Arette is a 100% blue agave estate-bottled tequila, born in the heart of the town of Tequila in the Mexicanstate of Jalisco. Arette Tequila, the most ‘premium’ of tequilas, is one of the best in Mexico. Carefullyproduced at the El Lano distillery, it has been made by the Orendain family since the early 1900s, using aprocess that has been mastered and refined over generations. Blanco, or silver, is a strong and pure tequilaof exceptional quality.

REPOSADO

Gran Centenario Reposado 40% Nom – 1122 £3.75Gran Centenario Reposado is a tequila of unparalleled smoothness and quality. It is distilled from carefullyselected 10 year old blue agave plants and aged in new oak barrels to achieve the perfect balance of tasteand smoothness.

Patron Reposado 40% Nom – 1492 £7.75Patron Reposado is aged in oak barrels for a minimum of six months. Patron Reposado is aged and blendedto incorporate the fresh clean taste of Patron Silver with a hint of the oak flavour found in Patron Anejo.Patron Reposado may be enjoyed as a sipping tequila or mixed with high quality mixers. It makes anexcellent “Ultra Premium” margarita.

Arette Reposado 38% Nom – 1109 £4.45The name Arette, comes from a famous horse champion of jumping in the Olympic games of England in1948. Mounted by Gen. Humberto Mariles, winner of the only double gold medal for Mexico in thisdiscipline. Tequila Arette, The best of Tequilas. 4 to 6 months of maturing in barrels of white oak, givebouquet, unmistakable body and personality to this tequila.

ANEJO

Patron Anejo 40% Nom – 1492 £7.75Patron Anejo is a delicate blend of uniquely aged tequilas. As in many premium red wines the blends mustbe adjusted for each vintage. The same care and attention is paid when blending Patron Anejo. All the agedtequilas are aged in small, white oak barrels. Each bottle is invidually signed and given a unique bottlenumber due to the limited number produced.

Porfidio Single Barrel Anejo 41% £17.50With probably one of the most striking looking bottles on the market this agave spirit has been aged for 5years in new American oak barrels that are only used once. The agave juice is fermented by introducingmicro-organisms, or ‘good’ bacteria, which convert the sugar into alcohol. ‘Bad’ bacteria would turn theagave juices into vinegar. The fermented agave juice has an alcoholic content of only 12% abv. DestileriaPorfidio is the only factory in Mexico which implements quality fermentation in a rigorously controlled andtherefore ideal environment.

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VODKA at The Merchant

Ketel One 40% Holland £3.50Joannes Nolet founded the Ketel One Vodka distillery in Schiedam, Holland, over 300 years ago. Tengenerations on, his descendants craft Ketel One Vodka in a traditional copper pot still just like the alembicsthat Joannes used. Ketel One Vodka is distilled from fine wheat and pure water and filtered through naturalcharcoal for added clarity. A member of the Nolet family tastes every single batch.

Belvedere 40% Poland £4.45Belvedere hails from the small town of Zyrardow in the Mazovian plains west of Warsaw, Poland. Followingtraditions dating back over 600 years, Belvedere is handcrafted in small and is distilled four times. If a tastesampling shows even a hint of imbalance, the entire batch is destroyed.

Finlandia 40% Finland £3.25Produced from water which has been naturally filtered through moraine soils and the finest six-row Finnishbarley offering the highest quality starch, the biggest enzyme count and the lowest volume of fatty oils ofany distilling grain. Finlandia is manufactured according to a continuous process, from fermentation usingspecially cultivated yeast, through to a double distillation and continual clarification of impurities.

Grey Goose 40% France £4.35Launched in the US in 1997and winner of the 1998 World Spirit Championships.Grey Goose is made from aunique combination of the choicest grains. Lovingly created with clear mineral waters from the GenteSprings of Cognac, natuarlly filtered through Champagne limestone. Handcrafted in small batches through afive step distillation process starting ina a traditional copper pot still.

Kauffman Luxury Vintage 40% Russia £11.25Made from the highest quality wheat of one single harvest only in the years when the finest wheat grains areidentified. To guarantee high quality and retain continuity of style Kauffman Luxury is bottled only once pervintage with each bottle carrying a limited edition number. This blend contains the infusion of dried wheatencrusts that is thoroughly filtered before being added to the other components of Vodka Kauffman Luxury.

Kauffman Inauguration 40% Russia £79.50This vodka was issued in limited edition (2000 bt) on the occasion of the Russian President’s Inauguration inMay 2004. The bottle is truly inspirational and decorated by the 24-carat gold sputtering. The taste is soft andelegant, inherent to a honey-based vodka, marked by a barely perceptible scent of roasted rye bread crust.

Kauffman Select Vintage 40% Russia £7.75In 2003 Dr Mark Kaoufman launched his second range of vodka - Kauffman Special Selected Vintage. Dr.Mark Kaoufman, the creator and brand owner of Vodka Kauffman, is Academician of the InternationalAcademy of Viticulture and Winemaking and the President of National Wine & Food Association andMoscow Branch of International Wine & Food Society and author of a series of books about wines.

Sibirskaya 42% Russia £3.95Truly authentic Russian vodka, distilled and bottled in the colds of Siberia. This is a soft smooth sippingvodka made with crystal clear water from Siberian artesian wells.

Krolewska Blue 42% Poland £3.95Pronunced Crow-Loo-Ska this is a deluxe 100% neutral spirit distilled from grain alcohol, which is highlyrefined, and used to produce Krolewska. The royalty of this vodka is also underlined via the image of thepackage - a satin bottle of a slender shape with the stained glass window from Mariacki Church in Cracow.

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Potocki 40% Poland £4.35Pronunced ‘Pot-Ot-Ski’ this Ultra premium vodka only requires double distillation due to its incredible purity.The vodka has been made to recreate what the Potocki family did before the war as they were renowned fordistilling at the countries oldest distillery. The vodka is still family owned.

Siwucha 40% Poland £3.75Siwucha was developed in 1996 by Elzbieta Goldynka at the Zielona Gora distillery to mark the fiftieth postwar anniversary. This rye vodka is packaged with a cork and wax seal enclosure, and made by adding a smallamount of unrectified barley spirit. Awarded a Trophy in a blind tasting of over 40 vodkas at theInternational Spirits Challenge 2002.

Stolichnaya 40% Russia £3.25The name comes from the Russian word ‘Stolitsa’ meaning ‘capital city’ and there are 3 key elements thatseparate Stoli’ from its imitators. First, Stoli’ is distilled from winter wheat, which is the best tasting wheat,not from corn or other grains. Secondly, virtually all domestic vodka producers use processed water to reducethe product to its proper proof, whilst Stoli’ uses the purest, softest glacial waters. Last, Stoli’ is carefullyfiltered through both quartz and activated charcoal, then through quartz again.

Stolichnaya Elit 40% Russia £6.75Elit’s unmistakable purity is the result of the highest quality ingredients, centuries-old traditions and aboveall, a unique and revolutionary ‘freezing’ filtration process, specially developed and patented by the SPI Group.This expensive, labour and time consuming procedure filters the spirit at sub-zero temperatures reaching -18C, so that the liquid’s density increases causing all impurities to freeze aagainst the walls of the filtration tanks.

Tanqueray Sterling 40% England £3.50Tanqueray Sterling vodka is made using a craft process extremely different from the factory methods usedto make other vodkas. It is slower, laborious and more expensive, but allows maximum control over thequality. This vodka is made from pure grain spirit, distilled at high proof and carefully distilled a secondtime in a 220-year-old copper pot still. After the final distillation, the spirit is “cut” with water to give it thefinal desired 80 or 100 proof.

U’Luvka 40% Poland £5.75Distilled in small batches, by craftsmen, from the finest Polish rye, wheat and barley. It has roots going backto the alchemists of the 17th century Polish Royal Court. In those heady days, the tradition was to drinkvodka from glasses without bases. This had one unfortunate side effect that the glasses could not be put downuntil the entire contents had been drunk.

Wyborowa Exquisite 40% Poland £5.25Wyborowa Exquisite is produced exclusively from a single variety of premium rye, Dankowskie Zlote Zytowhich is grown on a single Estate around the village of Turew near Poznan in Western Poland. Shortly beforelaunching in the USA, Wyborowa Single Estate was awarded a double gold medal in San Francisco, followedby a gold medal at the Chicago Beverage Testing Institute, and has been voted as ‘one of the best’ amongstNew York Times journalists in January, 2005.

Zubrowka Bison Grass 40% Poland £3.25Pronunced ‘Zhu-Brov-Ka’ it is a genuine Polish vodka, a result of a tradition going back to the 14th century.Zubrowka owes it’s name to an aromatic grass growing wildly in the Eastern part of Poland, where bisonslive in their natural habitat. Zubrowka is a unique product flavoured with bison grass. In every bottle a singleblade is placed, which confirms the polish origin and bottling of the vodka.

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Chopin 40% Poland £It is claimed that this is the only luxury potato vodka in the world, it is named after the famous PolishRomantic composer Frédéric Chopin. It was first introduced to the world in 1997. Seven pounds of potatoesare used to make each bottle of Chopin. The production is made in small batches and under rigorous qualitycontrol, to ensure maximum quality. The manufacturer claims that if a taste sampling shows even a smallhint of imbalance, the whole batch is destroyed.

Wyborowa Original 40% Poland £3.35Wyborowa is produced in Poland where vodka has been the favourite national drink for hundreds of years.It’s distillation from pure grain has earned it a reputation amongst connoisseurs as the world’s finest vodka.Wyborowa Polish Vodka also makes the perfect base for refreshing long drinks and cocktails.

Russky Standart Imperia 40% Russia £4.25Quartz filtration is exclusive to Imperia. The filtration not only uses charcoal filters to remove undesirableremaining congeners such as ethanol, aldehydes, esters and fusel oils, but it also uses quartz crystal filtersthat compress the vodka molecules into smaller molecules, thereby increasing the level of smoothness.

Zytnia Extra 40% Poland £Extra Zytnia Vodka is an excellent dry vodka and one of the most popular in Poland and among Polishexpatriate communities around the world. Zytnia (pronounced zhit-NYA) is made from high quality rectifiedrye spirit obtained from special varieties of grain. This vodka has won numerous gold medals for its taste. Mostrecently the Chicago-based Beverage Tasting Institute named Zytnia a “Gold Medal World Champion Vodka.”

Krepkaya 56% Russia £Distilled four times from local grains and purified water producing the finest taste and clarity. Though do bevery wary of krepkaya vodka, which at 110 proof is quite a bit stronger than the standard.

Lancut Wyborowa 40% Poland £3.75The distillery in Lancut was founded by Duchess Lubomirska on the vast estate of the Lubomirski family. TheDistillery Museum has an original document attesting to the distillery’s existence in 1784. At that time theLancut estate produced regular, anise flavoured and sweetened vodkas. In 1823 the Lancut and LvovLubomirski estates were taken over by a grandson of the Duchess, Count Alfred Potocki.

Moskovskaya 40% Russia £Produced at the same distillery as the well-known and popular Stolichnaya known worldwide for exceptionalquality. Moskovskaya Vodka has the same basic label design and recognizable bottle as Stolichnaya. It haspictures of the Award Winning Medals just like Stolichnaya. This is a great value for all vodka drinkers,especially fans of Russian vodka who want something a little different.

Luksusowa 40% Poland £3.25Luksusowa is uniquely smooth, crystal-clear vodka made from potato spirit. The spirit used to makeLuksusowa is produced from potatoes grown along the Baltic Sea coast, where the soil is loamy and thepotatoes are truly superior in quality. Extra steps of purification mellow the taste of this excellent vodka.

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SPIRITS OTHERS at The Merchant

ABA 40% Pisco Chile £3.25Pisco ABA uses only the best Muscat grapes from a designated area in the Elqi Valley, in the high, clearChilean Andes. They then distil in small traditional stills to produce a white eaux de vie called Pisco.

Opal Bianco 40% Sambuca Italy £3.35Opal Bianca is a modern interpretation of traditional Italian sambucas. It is made with pure Alpine water,elderflowers, fresh lemon and two kinds of anise. These all natural ingredients produce a smooth, seductiveaniseed and citrus flavour. Enjoy it straight, over ice, in coffee or as a refreshing aperitif.

Opal Nera Black 40% Sambuca Italy £3.35The world’s original black sambuca, Opal Nera is a dark, edgy blend of anise, elderberries and lemon with adistinctive flavour of liquorice and aniseed backed by citrus freshness. Its smooth finish makes it the idealshooter and its indigo hue is 100% natural.

Pernod 40% Anis France £3.25Pernod’s secret formula includes mint, added for its cooling and digestive properties, and coriander, for itsheady and subtle flavour. Pernod is different from the other anise spirits, as its subtle taste and bouquet comefrom the distillation of star anise alone. Pastis, on the other hand, is produced by maceration and includesliquorice as a major flavouring agent.

Pernod Absinthe 68% Absinthe France £5.45In 1805, Henri-Louis Pernod founded the first absinthe distillery this absinthe is inspired by the originalrecipe. Pernod with absinthe plant extracts is produced in compliance with current legislation and is madefrom a great variety of plants, including the famous wormwood (artemesia absinthium).

VERMOUTH, APERITIF & DIGESTIF at The Merchant

Noilly Prat 18% France £3.25Bitter-sweet in the mouth with a slightly gingerish note, cinnamon, clove and green apple. Very attractive.The essential grape varieties used by Noilly Prat are exclusively Blancs de Blancs white wines, light andfruity. The wines are first matured separately in large oak casks inside the original storehouses first used in1850. For eight months, contact with the oak strengthens the body of the wine.

Noilly Prat Rouge 18% France £3.25Noilly Prat Red is the new sweet vermouth. It uses a secret combination of 30 herbs imported from fivecontinents. The vermouth is created from two types of fine white table wines¸ Clairette and Picpoul.Production takes three years to complete¸ including a year aging in outdoor barrels. It is versatile and idealfor cooking¸ as the flavour does not evaporate¸ or as an aperitif.

Lillet Blanc 17% France £3.25Lillet (pronounced lee-lay), is a French Aperitif made from a blend of wine, liqueurs, fruits and herbs. Itoriginated in the French village of Podensac and has been made since the late 1800s. Lillet Blanc is madefrom white wine. Lillet Blanc has a golden color with candied orange, honey, pine resin, lime and fresh mintaromas.Full and rich on the palate with a lovely, long aftertaste.

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VERMOUTH, APERITIF & DIGESTIF at The Merchant

Vya Sweet Red 18% USA £4.25Vya sweet vermouth, inspired by the best Italian sweet vermouths, is all about sensations which stimulatethe taste buds, producing a mouth-watering effect. Vya sweet induces a warm tingling in the mouth with asubtle balance of bitter and sweet. According to classic references, sweet muscat is the preferred base winefor sweet vermouth. For Sweet Vya, a special base wine using Orange Muscat and Valdepenas (for its redfruit tones) was made.

Campari 25% Italy £3.25Campari is a bitter Italian aperitif made according to a secret recipe originally developed in 1860 by GaspareCampari in Milan. Campari is the result of a unique blend of aromatic herbs mellowed in selected spirit.

PORT at The Merchant

Churchill’s Vintage Character Reserve £ btl £3.75glsVCR is a Premium Ruby Port blended from the wines of different years from our top grade “A” quintas. Ithas plenty of structure and layers of flavour. Four years of ageing in oak gives it a measure of complexitywhilst still retaining a dark ruby colour, and presenting itself as fresh and fruity.

Churchill’s 10 Year Old Tawny £ btl £4.25gls“Unquestionably the finest Tawny I’ve tasted in years. What makes it profound is its complex fragrance ofroasted nuts and sweet fruit. There is impeccable definition and richness, a velvety texture and a longlusty finish. It is all a Tawny should be” – Robert M. Parker Jnr. – The Wine Advocate

Churchill’s Traditional Late Bottled Vintage £ btl £3.75glsLBV is a rich, concentrated port from one good harvest, which has been aged for 4 years in wood. The word“traditional” means that it is bottled without any filtration or refrigeration so that the wine can continuedeveloping in the bottle before it is released for sale, two years later.

SHERRY at The Merchant

Fino Romate 17% £ ? btl £3.35glsMade using the Palomino Fino grape variety and aged for a minimum of 3 years, this sherry is pale yellowin appearnce with a delicate, penetrating aroma and a dry, light taste.

Amontillado Romate 17% £3.35glsMade using the Palomino Fino grape variety and aged for 5 years, this sherry is amber, lively and radiant incolour with a dry, profound, harmonious, oak taste.

Oloroso Romate 17% £3.35glsMade using the Palomino Fino grape variety and aged for 5 years, this sherry is mahogany in apperance andhas a very aromatic and fragrant aroma. The taste is dry and long with lots of body.

Cream Romate 17% £3.35glsMade using the Palomino Fino and PX grape varieties and aged for 5 years, this sherry is dark mahogany incolour and has a well rounded, fruit driven aroma with hints of oak. The taste is smooth, sweet and velvety.

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LIQUEURS at The Merchant

Benedictine 40% France £3.35Using twenty-seven ingredients of herbs and spices the D.O.M. stands for Deo Optimo Maximo which means- To God most good, most great. Close to its 500th birthday and produced at the Benedictine Monastery atFecamp on the coast of Normandy, France since 1510. The monastery was destroyed during the Frenchrevolution and has since been produced by Alexandre le Grand.

Briottet Crème de Cassis de Dijon 15% France £2.95Briottet Crème de Cassis de Dijon is the only Cassis to be defined at European level. Produced from themaceration in alcohol of “Noir de Bourgogne” blackcurrants, considered to be the best in the world, it isbeautifully made and loaded with fruit.

Briottet Crème de Figue 16% France £2.95Briottet Creme de Figue is made from macerating figs in brandies and spirits. Serve Crème de Figue as theydo in Malta, with delicious nougat.

Cartron Anisette 25% France £2.95A blend of Badiane extract with neutral alcohol and sugar. Then the final liqueur is carefully filtered. Adelicious flavour of the anis with a lot of tonicity and a really long taste.

Cartron Crème de Mure 18% France £2.95The bramble bush flourishes along our country paths, and produces delicious small black berries. They areharvested at the end of the summer, when perfectly ripe, an essential guarantee for quality. It is the timewhen the berries aroma is at its best.

Illy Espresso 28% Italy £The finest coffee in the world and it’s liqueur are celebrated in the striking red and black bottle designed byarchitect Spiro Radomirovic. Following a philosophy based on quality, Illy Espresso Liqueur is the fruit of acollaboration between the famous Illy family of Trieste and the renowned Italian distillery of Bepi Tosolini.Each bottle contains 120 grams of the prestigious Illy 100% arabica coffee blend - the same coffee distributedby illy in distinguished bars, restaurants and retail stores worldwide.

Chambord 16.5% France £3.35Today, Chambord is a world class liqueur which the same family has owned and produced for Generations. Eachsuccessive son has passed down a passion for quality that has remained unchanged from the very beginning.Chambord has a rich delicate black raspberry taste created in accordance with a 300 year old tradition.

Heering Cherry 24.7% Denmark £3.25Heering cherry liqueur is made to a traditional recipe of 1818 using only natural ingredients, with noadditives or artificial colourings and all cherries are grown in Denmark where the liqueur is produced.Afterharvesting, the cherries are crushed and mixed with spirits, sugar and spices and then matured for 3 yearsin their cellars in Dalby. Heering cherry liqueur is one of the original ingredients of the famous SingaporeSling cocktail.

Cointreau 40% France £3.35The classic orange liqueur. Cointreau has been a world-wide legend since its creation in 1849. Its authenticqualities, 150 years heritage, and its presence in virtually every bar in the world make Cointreau one of themost famous crystal-clear spirits.

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LIQUEURS at The Merchant

Disaronno Amaretto 28% Italy £3.35There are many brands of amaretto, but DiSaronno is the original and the biggest selling worldwide.Disaronno, the amber-coloured liqueur with the incomparable taste, dates back to 1525. Original since birth,Disaronno is the Italians best selling liqueur around the world. Smooth, velvety and full of almond aromas.

Frangelico 24% Italy £3.25Produced in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, its origins date back more than 300 years to the presenceof early Christian monks living in the hills of the area. Named after a local legend Fra. Angelico, a hermitmonk believed to have inhabited the magnificent Piedmont hills during the 17th century. This is a traditionalhazelnut liqueur.Grand Marnier 40% France £3.35Unique for being exclusively based on Cognac to give a rich and smooth taste to the orange liqueur. Itsmakers, Marnier-Lapostolle, established their distillery at Neauphle-le-Chateau in the 1820’s, but only beganproducing Grand Marnier in 1880. The cognac is actually aged elsewhere, at Chateau de Bourge in theCharente area.

Luxardo Maraschino 32% Italy £3.35Maraschino Luxardo is a classic. The typical straw coated bottle is by now a true icon on the massconsumption scenario. It is one of the very few liqueurs in the world produced by distillation. It is obtainedfrom the marasca, a sour cherry variety exclusively cultivated by Luxardo. The distillate is allowed to maturefor two years in Finnish ash vats (this wood does not lend its colour even after many years of maturing),and is then diluted and sugared.

Tia Maria 26.5% UK £3.35Tia Maria is a premium, medium strength liqueur delicately flavoured with an intriguing blend of canespirit, the finest Jamaican coffee, vanilla and sugar.

Drambuie 40% Scotland £3.35Scotland’s most famous liqueu. Drambuie is made to a secret recipe, said to have been given to a CaptainMackinnon by Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745. Still made by the Mackinnon family, this classic liqueur is ablend of Scotch whisky, heather honey and herbs.

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BEER at The Merchant

Chimay Red 33cl 7% Belgiuim - TrappistThe biggest and best known trappist brewery and also the first to brew commercially. This beer is smoothand mellow with a light cooper colour.

Duvel 33cl 8.5% Belgium - Golden AleHigh strength and distinctive character. One of the world’s great beers which is delicate yet complex.

Hoegaarden 33cl 4.9% Belgium - Wit/BlancheA white beer with a unique and refreshing taste using special ingredients like coriander and curacao.

Leffe Blonde 33cl 6.6% Belgium - AbbeyEasy drinking blond Abbey Ale, soft and rounded, with plenty of body and well-balanced fruity hop flavours.Top fermented

Schneider Weisse Original 50cl 5.4% Germany - WheatSchneider has built the reputation of being the most distinguished and exclusive purveyor of wheat beers inGermany. This is a rich and full bodied wheat beer.

Paulaner Munchaner Original 50cl 4.9% Germany - WheatMunich is the home of the Paulaner brewery founded by the Paulaner monks in 1627. Today the brewery isthe largest in Munich and Bavaria.

Asahi Super Dry 33cl 5% JapanThe most popular beer in Japan. And with a population of 127 million people, that’s saying something

Tiger 33cl 5% ThailandBrewed exclusively in the Far East by a process that incorporates no less than 250 quality control checks, 50more than most other beers.

Carlton Crown 37.5cl 4.9% AustraliaThis premium beer uses Carlton’s original strain of brewing yeast. Light in colour and full of flavour, itbalances malt, hop bitterness and a slight sweetness.

Brooklyn Lager 33cl 5.1% USABrooklyn Breweries flagship and award winning beer is enjoyed with everything from salads to steaks. Or,of course, by itself.

Goose Island IPA 35.5cl 5.1% USAFounded in 1988 in Chicago, Roger Protz said in the Guardian ‘this is one of the finest new beers I havetasted in some time’

Kasteel Cru 33cl 5.2% FranceThis beer from Alsace is brewed using champagne yeast and bottled with glass made in the ‘Reims’ area ofChampagne. It is delicate on fizz and is a ‘must have’

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