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Booker's Bourbon

Beam Suntory

Booker's Bourbon was the original rebel yell of American whiskey — barrel-proof bourbon that proved drinkers were ready for intensity and honesty in the glass.

$90121-130 (varies) proof

Irish Whiskey

Tyrconnell Single Malt

Beam Suntory (Kilbeggan Distilling Co.)

Smoked trout on soda bread with dill and crème fraîche

Honey, green apple, vanilla cream, subtle malt, white pepper80 (40% ABV) proof

Gin

Hendrick's Gin

William Grant and Sons

Tea sandwiches with cucumber, cream cheese, and dill

Cucumber coolness, rose water, elderflower, juniper, coriander, citrus brightness, peppery warmth88 (44% ABV) proof

Rum

Clairin Sajous

Michel Sajous (imported by Velier)

The Chavaillon Ti' Punch

Overripe tropical fruit, fresh sugarcane juice, funky fermentation esters, fresh-cut grass, citrus peel, wet earth103.4 (51.7% ABV) proof

Tequila

Fortaleza Blanco

Fortaleza (Casa San Matias de Jalisco)

The Fortaleza Margarita

Cooked agave, fresh citrus zest, wet clay, mineral earthiness, white pepper, fresh herbs80 (40% ABV) proof

Red Wine

Sassicaia 2019

Tenuta San Guido

Blackcurrant, cedar, mineral notes, refined tannin, powerful and graceful14% proof

White Wine

Chateau Musar White 2017

Chateau Musar

Baked apple, quince paste, toasted hazelnut, caramelized citrus, surprising acidity, honey, beeswax13% proof

Scotch Whisky

Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie

Remy Cointreau

Lingering malt sweetness, gentle spice, clean maritime freshness100 (50% ABV) proof

Irish Whiskey

Dingle Single Malt

Dingle Distillery (Porterhouse Group)

Silky and generous, with ripe peach and honey at the fore, warm baking spices and dark fruit from the sherry and port cask influence adding depth and dimension.92.6 (46.3% ABV) proof

Scotch Whisky

Springbank 10 Year Old

J. & A. Mitchell & Co., Ltd.

Medium-long with lingering peat embers, sea salt, and a malty sweetness that echoes back through the palate.92 (46% ABV) proof

White Wine

Zind-Humbrecht Gewürztraminer Turckheim 2021

Domaine Zind-Humbrecht

Olivier Zind-Humbrecht was the first Frenchman to earn the Master of Wine title, but his true revolution happened in the vineyard, converting the entire domaine to biodynamic farming.

$3214% proof

Bourbon

Russell's Reserve 10 Year Old

Campari Group

Jimmy Russell has been making bourbon at Wild Turkey for over six decades — the longest-tenured master distiller in the world. Russell's Reserve 10 Year Old is the quiet embodiment of that resilience.

$3890 (45% ABV) proof

Rum

Rhum J.M VSOP

Bellonnie & Bourdillon Successeurs

Fresh sugarcane grassiness gives way to tropical mango and banana, warm caramel, vanilla bean, and a distinctive earthy complexity from the volcanic soil of Mount Pelée.86 (43% ABV) proof

Tequila

Pasote Reposado

Pasote Spirits

Sweet cooked agave leads into warm vanilla, bright citrus zest, and a drizzle of honey with subtle floral undertones from the highland terroir.80 (40% ABV) proof

Red Wine

Marchesi di Barolo Barolo DOCG 2019

Marchesi di Barolo

The Marchesi di Barolo estate is where Barolo wine was born. In the 1840s, Marchesa Giulia Falletti commissioned the first dry Nebbiolo wines from these vineyards.

$4514.5% proof

Gin

No. 3 London Dry Gin

Berry Bros. & Rudd

No. 3 London Dry Gin is resilience through reduction. While the gin world races to add more botanicals, Berry Bros. asked: what if six botanicals are all you need?

$4092 (46% ABV) proof

Bourbon

Knob Creek 9 Year Old

Beam Suntory

Knob Creek 9 Year Old is a masterclass in resilience bottled at 100 proof. In the 1980s, when American whiskey was in freefall and distilleries chased lightness, Booker Noe bet everything on going the opposite direction.

$36100 (50% ABV) proof

Rum

Hampden Estate 8 Year Old

Hampden Estate Ltd.

Intoxicating tropical funk leads — overripe banana, pineapple, and mango layered over a distinctive funky ester character that is uniquely Hampden.92 (46% ABV) proof

Irish Whiskey

Connemara Peated Single Malt

Beam Suntory (Kilbeggan Distilling Co.)

Silky and surprising. The peat is present but gentler here — turf smoke rather than bonfire — allowing honeyed malt, citrus oil, and a lovely floral character to share the stage.80 (40% ABV) proof

Scotch Whisky

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

LVMH (Moët Hennessy)

Extraordinarily long. Waves of smoked malt, dark chocolate, and maritime minerality ebb and flow, with a final note of sweet peat that lingers for minutes.92 (46% ABV) proof

Tequila

Ocho Reposado

Ocho Tequila (Tequila Ocho S.A. de C.V.)

Bright cooked agave leads — sweet, vegetal, unmistakably highland. Gentle oak and vanilla from the brief barrel rest add warmth without masking the agave's voice.80 (40% ABV) proof

Red Wine

Ridge Monte Bello 2019

Ridge Vineyards (Otsuka Holdings)

Ridge Monte Bello 2019 is resilience distilled into wine. For over fifty years, Paul Draper and his successors have proven that California can produce wines of profound elegance.

$25913.7% proof

White Wine

Nikolaihof Riesling Federspiel Vom Stein 2021

Nikolaihof Wein (Saahs Family)

Nikolaihof Riesling Federspiel Vom Stein is resilience measured in centuries. The Saahs family has been farming biodynamically since 1971.

$4412.5% proof

Rum

Foursquare 2008 Exceptional Cask Selection

R.L. Seale & Company (Foursquare, est. 1996)

Foursquare's ECS series has done for rum what single malt did for Scotch.

$80120 (60% ABV) proof

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