{"title":"Courage \u0026 Conviction","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"courage-conviction-signature-malt-american-single-malt-whisky-700ml","title":"Courage \u0026 Conviction Signature Malt American Single Malt Whisky 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eCourage \u0026amp; Conviction is the flagship American single malt from Virginia Distillery Co., named for the founder's maxim to have the courage of your convictions. It is made entirely from malted barley and matured for a minimum of five years at the distillery below the Blue Ridge Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSignature Malt is a marriage of three cask types, targeting roughly half ex-bourbon, a quarter sherry and a quarter cuvée wine casks. Those cuvée casks are the distinctive part, a re-toasted and re-charred profile developed by the late Dr Jim Swan and used by only a handful of distilleries anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaramel and butterscotch lead, then the palate opens into bright red fruit and raspberry with cocoa, barrel spice and vanilla behind. 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Tart cherry and golden raisin lead, deepening into fig and caramelised plum, with brown sugar and spice through the back half.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarker and sweeter in shape than the bourbon cask bottling, and the one to reach for if dried fruit and sherried richness are what you look for in a malt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Courage \u0026 Conviction","offers":[{"title":"Each","offer_id":52866204696863,"sku":"10029791_B","price":173.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8418\/5119\/files\/Courage_20_20Conviction_20Sherry_20Cask_20American_20Single_20Malt_20Whisky_20700ml.webp?v=1789004197"},{"product_id":"courage-conviction-bourbon-cask-american-single-malt-whisky-700ml","title":"Courage \u0026 Conviction Bourbon Cask American Single Malt Whisky 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eCourage \u0026amp; Conviction is the American single malt made by Virginia Distillery Co. at Lovingston, in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, from 100% malted barley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the flagship marries three cask types, this bottling isolates just one. Maturation happens entirely in American oak ex-bourbon casks, the wood that gives the range its backbone, and the result is the most classically shaped expression the distillery makes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect vanilla, caramel and butterscotch up front, with oak, a curl of smoke and warm cinnamon following through. A straightforward, comfortable pour, and a useful reference point against the sherry and cuvée cask releases alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Courage \u0026 Conviction","offers":[{"title":"Each","offer_id":52866204860703,"sku":"10029789_B","price":173.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8418\/5119\/files\/Courage_20_20Conviction_20Bourbon_20Cask_20American_20Single_20Malt_20Whisky_20700ml.webp?v=1789004197"},{"product_id":"courage-conviction-cuvee-cask-american-single-malt-whisky-700ml","title":"Courage \u0026 Conviction Cuvée Cask American Single Malt Whisky 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cuvée cask is the signature of Virginia Distillery Co., and this Courage \u0026amp; Conviction release puts it front and centre. The profile was developed by the late Dr Jim Swan, and only a handful of distilleries anywhere work with these casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed wine casks are re-toasted and re-charred before filling, a process that energises the wood sugars and pushes barrel spice, bright red fruit and toasted pecan into the spirit. 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