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Every great spirit tells the story of its homeland. Explore the distinctive traditions, terroirs, and techniques that define spirits from around the world.
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England
England is the home of London Dry gin. The style is crisp and juniper-led, with citrus peel and coriander sitting behind it, and it is the backbone of a classic gin and tonic. A wave of contemporary and craft distillers has since widened the field, leaning on floral, fruit and herbal botanicals that suit a long summer serve. There is more here than gin. England now has a young single malt whisky scene, with spirits that tend to run light, fruity and easy to approach. You will find English vodka on the shelf too, much of it from the same distillers. Browse the gin first, then use the tabs to explore the rest of what England makes, and follow the links through to buy.
Ireland
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Jamaica
Jamaica is the home of high-ester pot-still rum. The island style is loud and tropical, all overripe banana, pineapple and a funk the distillers call hogo. It comes from long fermentations and copper pot stills, and it is what sets a Jamaican rum apart from a lighter Spanish-style one. Two names anchor the shelf. Appleton Estate builds aged blends that soften that funk into warm oak, orange peel and baking spice, good for sipping neat. Hampden Estate runs the other way, pushing the fruit and hogo to a cask-strength intensity that still carries through a long mixed drink. Drink the aged blends neat or over a single large cube. Save the funkier bottles for a daiquiri or a mai tai, where that character cuts through the ice and lime. Browse the rum below, then follow the links to buy.
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Poland
Poland has a claim to vodka as old as the spirit itself. Distillers here have made it from rye and potatoes for centuries, and the base ingredient shapes the glass. Rye vodka tends to be rounded and gently peppery, with a soft cereal sweetness. Potato vodka is fuller and more oily, with a creamy weight you can feel. At one end of the shelf sits clean, neutral vodka built for chilling and mixing. At the other sit characterful bottlings meant to be sipped neat, where the grain or potato still speaks. Poland is also home to rectified spirit at its most extreme and to flavoured traditions like bison grass. Explore the Polish bottles below, from everyday long serves to vodka worth drinking on its own.
Scotland
Scotland is the home of Scotch whisky, and it makes more single malt than anywhere else on earth. The style shifts by region, so the country is best read as five of them. Speyside is the largest, known for soft, fruity malts full of apple, honey and gentle spice. The Highlands cover the most ground and the widest range, from light and floral to rich and full-bodied. Islay is the smoky one, its malts heavy with peat, brine and a coastal tang. The Lowlands run lighter and grassier, an easy place to start. Campbeltown, once a whisky capital, keeps a small but characterful set of salty, oily drams. The shelf spans everything from everyday blends and entry single malts to rare collector bottlings and old vintages. Start with a regional style you like, then follow it deeper. Scotland makes more than whisky now. A growing set of distillers turn out gin here too, often from the same stills. Browse the whisky first, then use the tabs to explore the rest, and follow the links through to buy.
United States
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