Where many wines at this price tier rely on fruit alone

or a Boulevardier — its rich

The whiskey is aged in small fifteen-gallon barrels — far smaller than the standard 53-gallon barrels used across the American whiskey industry — which dramatically increases the ratio of wood surface to spirit

Both are heavily peated 10-year-old Islay single malts

and distinctly dry with lingering quince and warm citrus

Hess Collection Chardonnay Mount Veeder dark-rum Where many wines at thisHess Collection Chardonnay Mount Veeder is a 100% Chardonnay from Napa Valley's Mount Veeder appellation, bottled at 14. 9% ABV in a standard 750ml format. This limited production mountain Chardonnayjust 314 cases producedstands apart from valley floor Napa whites through its stainless steel fermentation and deliberate avoidance of malolactic fermentation, yielding a strikingly mineral, Chablis like profile rarely found in California. Quick Facts: