Dad's Refined Taste Collection

A curated gift set featuring premium red wine, gin, and whisky for the dad who appreciates exceptional quality. From bold reds to smooth spirits, this elegant selection is perfect for celebrating Father’s Day, marking a special occasion, or simply raising a well-deserved toast to Dad.

1 x DAILUAINE SHERRY CASK 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION 12Y ~ SPEYSIDE, SCOTLAND

A 12-year-old Dailuaine bottled by the folks at Hunter Laing in honour of the 20th anniversary of the first Old Malt Cask bottling. Distilled in June 2006 and bottled in July 2018. Independent bottlings are the only way to try anything other than heavily-sherried Dailuaine, and this release shows a lighter side to the distillery, without losing its traditionally weighty character.

Nose - Honey, bread and butter pudding and tropical fruits lead with spicy gingerbread and cigar box wood underneath.

Palate - Apple blossom, butterscotch and barley sugars are livened by fiery cinnamon.

Finish - Brown sugar and a little sea salt.

Rarely seen as a single malt bottling (the occasional Flora & Fauna from owner Diageo, infrequent independent offerings) Dailuaine is one of the many hard-working distilleries which quietly provide fillings for blends. That doesn’t mean it is in any way boring.

1 x Gin Melifera Edizione Corsa Gift Box700

Limited edition

Organic

700ml

Le Journal du Dimanche, The JDD "In the Gins of the moment for the JDD, “pretty bouquet of wild flowers from the ocean (…) supporting a light but controlled taste palette."

Le Figaro "With great poetry, which will seduce the epicureans"

Le Figaro "Melifera quickly found itself at the top or in good place in the rankings of the best gins.....Within a category of very fashionable spirits, (French owners) Christophe and Cécile Amigorena make the difference with Melifera, a gin created ex nihilo, local, organic, good and sustainable.”

Melifera Edizione Corsa Gin is produced in the French island of Corsica where the 'immortelle' flowers indigenous to the region flourish. This artisanal gin is both powerful and subtle, with notes of maquis, myrtle and dried immortelle. These are paired with juniper berries in a complex and harmonious set of 18 botanicals.

Owners Christophe and Cécile Amigore "Melifera is an olfactory walk in the dunes, a sensory journey towards simple, happy and authentic moments.

Melifera is the new, cult French organic gin from the exotic botanical-rich islands of Oléron and Corsica. Founded by French husband-wife duo, Christophe and Cécile Amigorena who left international careers spearheading brands such as L'Occitane to retire home to the French countryside to induldge their passion for sustainable gin making.

Melifera gin is made using the French Immortelle flower which is a natural plant native to the dry, sandy grounds of the Mediterranean. The plant lives an exceptionally long life and its organic essential oil is known for its unique anti-ageing properties, recently made famous by the French skincare brand L'Occitane.

Melefera Gin gin is produced with hand-harvested, organic Immortelle flowers produced with sustainable practices that preserve biodiversity in the island regions where the indigenous flora grows. The company donates part proceeds of the sale of its gins to the preservation of the indigenous black bee of Oléron.

1 x Clos Louis Maury Red 2014 - Languedoc-Roussillon France

Winemaker "The color is slightly evolved garnet. The nose is expressive, on candied cherry, cocoa, incense, sweet spices. The palate is round, opulent, generously displaying a soft substance of unreal sweetness. Aromatically, we remain in the world of cherry and chocolate, but we do not feel any heaviness thanks to a beautiful underlying freshness."

Black Grenache, Syrah and Carignan

In the historic region of Roussillon, France, two prestigious winegrower families, The Cazes and Batlle families carry on their familiies traditiion of wine making since the late 19th century. Their latest addition, Le Clos Louis, takes up the legacy.

"Le Clos Louis" is the confidential project of Bruno Cazes. On 1.5 hectares and a black shale terroir, he produces a single high-end cuvée, up to 6,000 bottles a year. This is one of Roussillon's best kept secrets." La Passion du Vin

Le Clos Louis, is a significant vineyard, and lies near the iconic Cathar castles and the charming village of Maury, one of the oldest appelations in Roussillon, designated in 1936. This well-kept vineyard, situated on a single hillside, is shrouded in family secrets. Its unique soil, composed of secondary schistous marl, allows the roots to reach deep for vital moisture. The black shales retain warmth during the day and release it at night, ensuring optimal grape ripening conditions.

Dedicated to tradition and quality, the winegrower family upholds their noble profession, with each bottle of wine reflecting the essence of their land and heritage. With Louis at the helm, they continue to produce wines that embody the history and character of the region.

Côtes Catalanes is a significant IGP in southern France's Languedoc-Roussillon region, coinciding with the Pyrénées-Orientales department. It embraces diverse grape varieties and allows for a range of wine styles. The IGP covers a wide range of terroir that can be broadly described as Mediterranean, with garrigue-covered hills and a hot, dry climate. The poor, dry soils are well suited to viticulture, forcing vine roots to travel deep into the soil to find water. Low rainfall leads to a concentration of flavors in the grapes.

Most of the vineyards lie on east-facing slopes that are open to marine influences. Sea breezes help to refresh vineyards during the hot, sunny days, and winds from the snow-covered caps of the Pyrenees cool vineyards at night, ensuring grapes develop acidity along with flavor.

The classic Mediterranean varieties – Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsaut and Carignan – dominate the wines made under the denomination, and as such enjoy the best vineyard sites. "

Grenache is a red-wine grape grown extensively in France, Spain, Australia and the United States and is one of the most widely distributed grapes in the world. Grenache is the French name for the grape, but it has a number of synonyms. In Spain, where it is one of the country's flagship varieties, it is known as Garnacha, and on the island of Sardinia it has been known for centuries as Cannonau. In France, Grenache is most widely planted in the southern Rhone Valley and throughout both Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon. It is most commonly found alongside Syrah and Mourvedre in the classic Southern Rhone Blend (notably in Cotes du Rhone wines), and is the main grape variety in Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Syrah is a dark-skinned red wine grape. Its origins have been popularly debated, but its modern viticultural home is unquestionably the northern Rhône Valley of eastern France. In Australia, Syrah is the flagship variety and has developed such a distinct personality that it is essentially regarded as a distinct variety, is commonly known as Shiraz.

Carignan (also known as Mazuelo, Bovale Grande, Cariñena, Carinyena, Samsó, Carignane, and Carignano) is a red grape variety of Spanish origin that is more commonly found in French wine but is widely planted throughout the western Mediterranean and around the globe. Along with Aramon, it was considered one of the main grapes responsible for France's wine lake and was a substantial producer in jug wine production in California's Central Valley but in recent years, it has been reborn as a flagship wine for many cellars in the south of France as well as in Catalonia.