Year: 2014

Long over due in both Healthy Spirits shops is the Connemara line of peated Irish whiskies! What is arguably the most flavorful Irish whiskey on the market also happens to come from my favorite Irish distillery, Cooley. Cooley is the only distillery in Ireland currently double distilling their whiskey, which is in contrast to the traditional triple distillation method. This produces a more complex spirit that retains more of the base grain’s flavor, much like a single malt Scotch. Add to that the use of Irish peat, which gives a beautiful smokiness and amazing flavors of terrior, and you have arguably the most unique Irish whiskey out there. Peat, as you probably know, represents thousands of years of condensed vegetation and organic matter. By smoking the barley with Irish peat all the flavors of plant life and earth are captured, making the finished product a transformative experience. The whiskey literally tastes like Ireland, how could you not want to try that?

-Connemara Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey $48.99
-Connemara 12 Year Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey $79.99
-Connemara Cask Strength Peated Single Malt Irish Whiskey $74.99

Available @ both shops. Come and get it.

Nate

Hey All,

So maybe you haven’t heard, but this thing called bourbon is becoming pretty dang popular these days. So much so that distilleries like Buffalo Trace and Heaven Hill are out of product across the board. The Fitzgerald brands have become the latest victim, as anything baring the Fitzgerald name is officially unavailable in California for the foreseeable future. Fitzgerald is of course one of the original wheat recipe bourbons which the Van Winkle’s made famous at their now closed Stitzel-Weller Distillery.

While Heaven Hill’s most heavily promoted wheat recipe bourbon Larceny will still be somewhat available, I took it upon myself to grab the last few cases of Fitzgerald 1849 in the state. At around six years old and $19.99 a bottle, it’s hard to beat 1849 in terms of bang for your buck and quality. A very comparable bourbon in terms of price, age and recipe, is the currently unavailable Buffalo Trace W. L. Weller Reserve. Who’s absence in the market seems to only further fan the flames of bourbon geeks everywhere bunkering down as many wheaters (wheat recipe bourbons) as they can get their hands on. Will W. L. Weller and Old Fitzgerald make an appearance on the market again some day. Almost certainly yes, but the days of finding this stuff on the shelves with any regularity may be gone, gone for good.

I got a few more cases at Castro or at Clement by request. Get em while you can my friends.

Nate

Hey All,

Got a small allocation of “The General”, a super limited (1,698 bottles worldwide) 30 plus year old blend that’s one of the most anticipated releases Compass Box has ever done. What really interested me about this Scotch was the idea of the unknown. John Glaser found these amazing barrels that contained a blended Scotch that had been aged, then blended, then re-barreled for over 30 years. They were so old, no one actually knows the component whiskies that went into them originally. It’s sort of history in a bottle if you will, potentially from distilleries that no longer exist. Any way we were only able to nab two bottles. I have them both at the Castro shop or at Clement by request only. Don’t sleep. $329.99 a bottle.

Nate

Hey All,

So on the down low. Weller 12 year behind the counter by request only, limit one per customer. Also be careful who you tell if you want a shot at any. Good luck. Cheers

Nate

Available @ Both Shops

*UPDATE: Sold Out*