Our Products of the Month by The Whisky Exchange
We choose our Products of the Month to highlight some of the great whiskies, spirits and wines of the world. Some are well known, some less so, but you can be certain that if it's our Product of the Month, then you won't be disappointed.
Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask
70cl / 43%
Whisky of the Month: £8 Off!
£63.75
£91.07 per litre
Balvenie has history when it comes to double maturation, having brought the practice of cask finishing to prominence the 1980s. So, it's perhaps no surprise that this 14-year-old single malt became an instant classic. After an initial maturation in ex-bourbon barrels it was finished in Caribbean rum casks, which imparted a rich creaminess to the whisky's hallmark honeyed character. There are aromas of candied lemon, toffee and ripe bananas on the nose, complemented by notes of fresh pineapple and salted caramel, underpinned by stewed orchard fruits. This is a wonderfully complex-yet gentle dram.
Hendrick's Orbium Gin
70cl / 43.4%
Gin Of The Month: £13 Off!
£26.75
£38.21 per litre
The distillers who brought us Hendrick’s beloved cucumber and rose gin have hit on another great innovation: quininated gin. By infusing their spirit with quinine and wormwood, Hendrick’s have created an complex and intriguing drink that pays homage to what is often mixed with gin: tonic and vermouth. The quinine and wormwood flavours are rounded out by blue lotus blossom, which adds bright floral notes to the mix. Although it's delicious in tonic, you might also like to try Orbium with soda - which really lets the gin's flavour shine through - or in a classic cocktail such as a Martinez or Martini.
Henners Gardner Street Classic 2023
75cl / 12.5%
Wine of the Month: £2 Off!
£19.50
£26 per litre
Farmed with minimal intervention, these vineyards are less than a mile from the sea in East Sussex. You’ll find aromas of Golden Delicious apples with a hint of gooseberry on the nose. The palate displays notes of lime zest and touches of white florals.