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The disruptor the whisky category has been waiting for. Hoxton spiced whisky is for new whisky drinkers and flavour explorers. Blended with the finest scotch whiskies, using a base spirit of 3-year-old blended scotch mixed using fruits and spices. A citrus aroma with the sweet spice of cinnamon, raisin, orange and cocoa – backed by the distinctive cereal character of aged whisky. Baked apple, orange, traditional whisky notes, and raisin hit the taste buds before finishing with a hint of vanilla and dried raisin.

Alcoholic Strength: 42% Content: 700ml Appellation: AOC Domfrontais Area of Origin: Calvados France Vintage: 2009Variety: 70% Apples, 30% Pears

Merlets Lune dAbricot reinvents a traditional product, Apricot Brandy. The Merlets source different varieties of apricots from partner producers in Roussilon to guarantee consistent quality. Thanks to their position as currant growers and winemakers, the Merlets are able to exchange with their partner producers and call on their own expertise to select fruits of optimal ripeness. The apricots are soaked in pure alcohol with some of their kernels to extract all their flavours, then pressed and filtered. This natural fruit infusion is then blended with a little bit of young Cognac for more depth and complexity, before sugar is added to obtain the final liqueur. Complete control of every stages of the process, from sourcing the fruits and selecting only the ripest to their transformation by Merlet, together with the very high concentration of macerated fruits, convert this brandy, made according to an exclusive recipe, into a product of many uses.TASTING NOTESNose: Sophisticated and powerful apricot, with notes of spice, wood, wild flower, exotic fruit (mango) and a hint of almond.Palate: Smooth and lively, with notes of honey (acacia, lime flower), apricot pulp and hints of citrus (lemon, orange). Very long finish, with slight notes of honeysuckle and bitterness. Generous, rich, unctuous and even dry.

An amber-yellow colour with a lively bouquet which is both mature and expressively floral (with fresh notes which are almost minty). A very supple attack, with a pleasurable intensity conveyed by woody spices and illuminated by hints of fresh mint. The robust yet delicate frame of woody and fruity flavours is enhanced by vanilla, liquorice and macerated fruit overtones.

Introduced in France in the fifteenth century, the apricot was only really adopted three centuries later. The fleshy fruits from the Mont du Lyonnais (near Lyons) are harvested very ripe once the summer sunshine has guaranteed their sugar content and beautiful orangy-red colour.