Spiritual Guide Issue 22

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SPIRITUAL GUIDE A guide for spiritual enlightenment by the pious team at Glengarry.

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PISCO: SOUTH AMERICA'S ANSWER TO COGNAC

Pisco is another white spirit making waves in high-end bars around the world, its most famous iteration being in the classic Pisco sour cocktail.

It has been traditionally produced in Peru since the late 16th century. Chile is thought to have started much later, but both countries claim Pisco as their national drink. There are some significant differences between the two countries in the rules surrounding its production, but it is essentially a type of brandy.

Lapostelle: Some of you will know Lapostelle as one of the most famous and finest of all the Chilean wine producers. Producing Pisco is a more recent development for them, only starting in 2009. Here they use Muscat of Alexandria and Muscat Rosado as their primary grapes.

These are grown in the Elqui and Limari Valleys in northern Chile, on tradition Spanish-style pergolas across a range of microclimates and elevations, ranging from sea level all the way to over 1400m. After producing a wine, this is then double distilled, and bottled with no time in wood, the end result an extremely elegant and refined example.

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Pisco must be distilled from wine, as opposed to the leftover pomace from wine production. There are only four types of brandies made this way: Cognac, Armagnac, Brandy de Jerez and Pisco.

The other three rely heavily on long aging in wood to mellow and refine the spirit, whereas Pisco usually sees no wood at all. It doesn’t need the aging due to the combination of the varieties and South America’s hot and dry growing conditions. This produces grapes with extremely high sugar levels, and a distillate that is fruit forward, smooth, soft and floral, with a touch of sweetness. The following Piscos are two of the finest examples from Chile.

bottle. The Distillery began in 2011 and is owned by the French Marnier family, producers of Grand Marnier Liqueur. The family has centuries of experience making brandy and brought master blender Patrick Raguenaud and the copper alembic stills over from Cognac to ensure the highest quality. It still took them four years of trials to perfect. At Kappa they use two types of grapes grown in the Elqui Valley, the delicate pink Muscat, and muscat of Alexandria.

Distilled twice, it is then combined with pure water from the Andes, producing an incredibly pure and bold unaged Pisco that is very impressive.

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Chapel Down’s Pinot Noir Gin is billed as the world’s first of its kind. A distillate produced from Pinot Noir is blended with English wheat spirit, then matched by botanicals intended to enhance the natural character. Rosebuds, dried red berries and rosehip augment the ubiquitous juniper. The result is a gin not quite like any other that may that share a similar shade of salmon, and indeed Chapel Down themselves shy away from calling it a pink gin; this is proudly and distinctively a Pinot Noir Gin. Not content with making sparkling wine good enough to get the great houses of Champagne looking nervously across the Channel, Kentbased winery Chapel Down have also launched a delicious range of gins and vodka. Produced from the grapes they were already growing, these are intended as nods to the Chapel Down style and to express the varieties that make them, in much the same way you’d expect from a quality wine.

Completing the trio is the Chardonnay Vodka, triple distilled from the Chardonnay skins left over from sparkling wine production, resulting in a smooth, light vodka of citrus and stonefruit flavours. Shaped like a traditional wine bottle and featuring a frosted upper over a clear cut glass lower half, the Chapel Down spirits bottles are stunningly (and awardwinningly!) beautiful.

- D.L The Bacchus Gin takes its name from the native English grape that supplies its base spirit.

Botanicals, including coriander, elderflower and orange peel, have been carefully selected to enhance and reflect the natural citrus and floral flavours found in Bacchus wine.

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THE BEAUTY OF BLENDED

The world of whisky is so vast and particular that if you want to know more, all you need is to taste everything and the time to do so! Some things are just not possible unless you are Jim Murray. You are expected to know who peat is, how Irish whiskey is spelt, which distilleries have closed and therefore are the best, and also which bottles are a lot older than advertised due to being closed in the past at about the time the whisky should have been distilled (see me instore!). But you really need to start yourself off with blends.

The Banknote 5-year-old Blended Scotch Whisky is one everybody should have ready on the drinks trolley. Made by independent bottlers A. D. Rattray, this blend was first created in 1810 and is recreated today with a mix of 40% malt whisky from Speyside and Highland distilleries and 60% Lowland grain whisky.

Matured in oak casks and bottled at 43%, it offers a clean vanilla nose and a mellow richness, with more depth than most of its peers.

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grain whiskies from several different distilleries, as opposed to a Blended Malt Whisky (formerly known as a Vatted Malt), which is a blend of just single malts from different distilleries.

EVENTS AND TASTINGS

THOMSON WHISKY TASTING Join us at the Jervois Spirits, Mt Eden or Khyber Pass stores as Sam, from Thomson Whisky, takes us through a tasting of their gin, including their new Kaffir Lime Gin.

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COCKTAIL MASTERCLASS: LEARN HOW TO MIX YOUR OWN COCKTAILS Join us for a fun filled evening of cocktails. We will teach you how to make four different cocktails, and yes you will then get a chance to try your hand at making these yourself. Perfect for a corporate function or gift the evening to a https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=b0bd8e0804&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1660836902145865458&simpl=msg-f%3A166083‌

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friend who has a passion for cocktail making, but make sure they invite you along! You will be making cocktails in pairs so ensure you sign up with a friend.

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WHEN: Wednesday 18 March WHERE: Glengarry Jervois Rd, 54 Jervois Rd Ponsonby TIME: 7:00pm

INSTORE TASTING CARDRONA DISTILLERY Join us for an in-store tasting of the Cardrona Distillery range between 3pm and 6pm. No need to book, just pop in.

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WHEN: Friday 20 March WHERE: Glengarry Khyber Pass 409 Khyber Pass Rd Newmarket TIME: 3:00pm

KIWI GIN & TONIC EVENING You’re in for a real treat with this tasting! On Wednesday 25th March we will be hosting several Kiwi Gin makers who have each chosen an East Imperial tonic or soda that they think best suits their gin. Including Scapegrace, Cardrona Distillery, Blush, 1919, Reid and Reid, Riot and Rose and Victor Gin (produced by Thomson Whisky). This is the perfect opportunity to try some locally produced gins and to learn the stories behind them.

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WHERE: Glengarry Jervois Rd, 54 Jervois Rd Ponsonby TIME: 7:00pm

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MEZCAL - AN EXPLORATION OF AGAVE

WHEN: Wednesday 22 March WHERE: Glengarry Jervois Road, 54 Jervois Rd Ponsonby TIME: 7:00pm

Join us to try some of the stunning new range of Mezcal, now one of the hottest spirits for bartenders worldwide. Produced from Agave grown in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, this is very different to its more wellknown cousin Tequila. These are artisan products produced traditionally in very small quantities by family producers. Our Fine Wine Manager Regan McCaffery is a huge fan of both regions and will be leading us through a line-up of Mezcal from different villages, produced from different species of Agave. And no, you won't find a worm in any of these bottles! We will be trying Mezcal from Del Maguey, Illegal, Derrumbes, and Gracias a Dios.

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THE LATEST FROM WEMYSS Join us in sampling a selection of the new arrivals from the Wemyss family. We will have an interesting line up of beautifully balanced blended malts and distinctive single cask offerings this family are renowned for.

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WHEN: Thursday 23 April WHERE: Glengarry Thorndon, 53 Hutt Road Pipitea TIME: 6:00pm

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TEELING X ROCKBURN - SINGLE CASK ROCKBURN PINOT NOIR RELEASE

WHEN: Wednesday 22 March WHERE: Glengarry Jervois Road, 54 Jervois Rd Ponsonby TIME: 7:00pm

Produced exclusively for New Zealand, this special bottling of 14-Year-Old Single Malt Whiskey was originally matured in ex-bourbon barrels before being finished in Pinot Noir casks from Central Otago. Teeling constantly strive to collaborate with like-minded producers who push the boundaries of innovation. Rockburn Winery, with their production of premium wines of intense varietal characteristics, are the perfect match. This collaboration has created an unusual and complex flavour profile featuring a distinctive red wine influence. Bottle at cask strength, this whisky is of robust nature. Join us tonight as we taste our way through the Teeling range and sample this exciting new release.

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WORLD WHISKY DAY One of our favourite days of the year! Join us for our 4th edition of the massive World Whisky Day tasting. Our aim is to ensure we have as many new releases for you to experience. Single Malt, Bourbon, Irish, Kiwi, Japanese, Wood finishes, Old Malts and young, join us for what will be a fantastic day! Is there something you wish to sample, let us know! Last year there were over 150 Single Malts to try, expect it to be bigger and better this time round. You'll even get a Glencairn glass to keep, plus we'll have a food truck (TBC) onsite that will be there serving up some tasty eats. This event will run from 1-4pm.

WHEN: Saturday 16 May WHERE: Glengarry Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West Auckland TIME: 1:00pm

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THE WEMYSS FAMILY Join us for a fun and interesting evening as Ed, our in-store whisky aficionado, takes you through a selection of the Wemyss range. He https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=b0bd8e0804&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-f%3A1660836902145865458&simpl=msg-f%3A166083‌

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will have an interesting line up of beautifully balanced malts and distinctive single cask offerings that the Wemyss Family are renowned for.

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WHEN: Wednesday 22 March WHERE: Glengarry Jervois Road, 54 Jervois Rd Ponsonby TIME: 7:00pm

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That's it for this month's Spiritual Guide.

Issue Twenty-Three will be coming your way next month with more guidance through the spiritual world.

Cheers,