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The strong stuff

Higher strength is not the same as better, but it is measurable, and it changes what a spirit does in the glass and in a cocktail. These are the bottles on the shelf at 46% alcohol or more.

LiqueurNOT YET
RATED

Green Chartreuse

Chartreuse Diffusion

Herbal liqueurFrance

OtherNOT YET
RATED

Kweichow Moutai Flying Fairy

Kweichow Moutai

Sauce-aroma baijiuChina

WhiskyNOT YET
RATED

Nikka From The Barrel

Nikka Whisky

Blended whiskyJapan

WhiskyNOT YET
RATED

Wild Turkey 101

Wild Turkey Distillery

BourbonUnited States

WhiskyNOT YET
RATED

Amrut Fusion

Amrut Distilleries

Single maltIndia

GinNOT YET
RATED

Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin

Black Forest Distillers

Contemporary dryGermany

WhiskyNOT YET
RATED

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

Ardbeg Distillery

Single malt, peated10 yearsScotland

WhiskyNOT YET
RATED

Indri Trini

Piccadily Distilleries

Single malt, triple caskIndia

WhiskyNOT YET
RATED

Paul John Brilliance

John Distilleries

Single maltIndia

GinNOT YET
RATED

The Botanist Islay Dry Gin

Bruichladdich Distillery

Contemporary dryScotland

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Made in India

The distilleries at home — single malts that beat Scotland at its own awards, plus gin and rum.

7 bottles →

The gentle end

Under 42% — aperitivi, liqueurs and the softer end of the shelf.

55 bottles →

Still checking

Bottles we've deliberately left blank, and exactly why we haven't filled them in.

9 bottles →