{"title":"Travel Exclusives","description":"The bottles you can only buy here. Travel retail exclusives — Hennessy Pure White, Johnnie Walker Black Triple Cask, JW Blue Label Extraordinary, and others available only through duty-free channels. In-store at RLB and Buy Before You Fly only. Not sold domestically.","products":[{"product_id":"hennessy-pure-white","title":"Hennessy Pure White Cognac (Travel Exclusive)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePear, floral, citrus, light oak.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Caribbean's worst-kept cognac secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHennessy Pure White was created in the 1920s for the French Riviera market and never released in the United States. It is, however, openly available across much of the Caribbean and at duty-free worldwide. Lighter, fresher, and more floral than the V.S. Drinks like a chilled white spirit. The cognac you serve in summer, on the rocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e700ml. 40% ABV. Travel exclusive. RLB only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose.\u003c\/strong\u003e Light and floral. Pear, white grape, orange blossom, a thin oak note underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft, clean, vibrant. Citrus, pear, light vanilla. The oak is almost absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish.\u003c\/strong\u003e Short and clean. Refreshing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody.\u003c\/strong\u003e Light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eServe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCold on the rocks.\u003c\/strong\u003e A tall glass, two large cubes, no garnish. The classic on-the-island pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePure White and Sprite.\u003c\/strong\u003e 60ml Pure White, 150ml cold lemon-lime soda, lime wedge in the glass. Sounds wrong on paper, drinks right in the Caribbean sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePure White and pineapple juice.\u003c\/strong\u003e 50ml Pure White, 100ml fresh pineapple juice, dash of bitters. The drink you order at a Cockleshell Beach bar mid-afternoon. Now you can take the recipe home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpritz-adjacent.\u003c\/strong\u003e 50ml Pure White, 75ml cold tonic, 25ml fresh grapefruit juice, sprig of rosemary. The light-cognac version of a Tom Collins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy this bottle is at Bellyful\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHennessy Pure White is not sold in the United States. Cannot be ordered, cannot be shipped, cannot be Amazon Primed. The on-island purchase from a Caribbean duty-free is the only legal route into an American suitcase. The bottle every traveller from the US asks for by name at RLB.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBritish travellers can buy it at home through specialist importers. American travellers truly cannot. The bottle weighs differently in different hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHennessy Pure White was originally blended for the French Riviera in the 1920s, designed as a lighter, fresher cognac for warm-weather drinking. It uses younger eaux-de-vie from the Borderies and Fins Bois crus, producing a more floral, less oak-driven profile than the V.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bottle's path into Caribbean duty-free reflects mid-twentieth-century Hennessy distribution strategy. The brand never extended Pure White to the US market, and the bottle developed a cult following among Caribbean drinkers and visiting Americans precisely because of its absence at home. It has become one of the strongest single-bottle conversion items in Caribbean travel retail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAwards and press\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel Retail Exclusive (sold at duty-free worldwide, not US off-trade)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of the most-asked-for items in Caribbean and African travel retail, by name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Hennessy, world's largest cognac house, founded 1765\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEighth-generation Fillioux master-blender lineage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat.\u003c\/strong\u003e 700ml · 40% ABV · Travel exclusive. RLB only. Best served chilled.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hennessy, founded 1765. Cognac, France. 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The result is a slightly fuller-bodied version of the house blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this is here:\u003c\/strong\u003e travel exclusive. Not on any home-market shelf. The 1L format is RLB only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1L. 40% ABV. Travel exclusive. RLB only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johnnie Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46261915517100,"sku":"BER-JW-0002","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"toblerone-400g-travel-exclusive","title":"Toblerone Milk Chocolate 400g (Travel Exclusive)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSame Toblerone, airport-only size.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSame recipe, slightly larger format produced for duty-free corridors. The travel-exclusive 400g is not stocked at retail off-airport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this is here:\u003c\/strong\u003e the 400g exists only in airport corridors. Buying it here is the only way to bring this size home from anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e400g. Cool storage. Travel exclusive. RLB only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toblerone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46261916598444,"sku":"CON-TOBLERONE-0002","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5140\/9324\/files\/toblerone_22ebbab1-170e-4ee2-be36-d1554c030665.jpg?v=1780258065"},{"product_id":"johnnie-walker-blue-label-xordinaire","title":"Johnnie Walker Blue Label Xordinaire 1L (Travel Exclusive)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Label finished in cognac casks. Only in airports.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXordinaire is a travel-exclusive expression of Blue Label. The same selection of grain and malt whiskies, finished in ex-cognac casks for additional richness and a longer, sweeter back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this is here:\u003c\/strong\u003e produced exclusively for duty-free corridors. Not stocked in any home-market retail anywhere in the world. The collector pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1L. 40% ABV. Travel exclusive. RLB only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johnnie Walker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46261958279340,"sku":"BER-JW-0004","price":399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/belly.ful.kn\/collections\/travel-exclusives.oembed","provider":"Bellyful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}