Best Buys
Best Buys are wines that offer a high level of quality in relation to price. There are no specific guidelines or formulae for determining Best Buys, but they are generally priced at $15 or less.
Evan Williams Vintage 1994 Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
- Best Buy
- $25
A mildly peppery and spicy aroma precedes unbridled, multilayered scents of bacon fat, oak resin, buttered corn and toasted honeywheat bread. Palate entry is firm, assertive, moderately oily and grainy sweet; the midpalate flavor offers bittersweet, harmonious flavors of tobacco leaf, caramel, nougat, pine needle and sautéed almonds. Concludes sweet, moderately…
— P.P.
(5/1/2004)
Bushmills Irish Cream Liqueur
- Best Buy
- $19
Opening aroma rings with lovely, sweet scents of cinnamon, candied walnut and double cream; with time the bouquet accentuates the nuttiness and the cream in the most congruous manner imaginable. Palate entry is satiny smooth, delectably creamy and properly spiced; at midpalate, the creaminess takes on a bittersweet cocoa quality that’s utterly spectacular…
— P.P.
(6/1/2004)
Sylk Cream by Drambuie
- Best Buy
- $22
First nosings offer stunning scents of citrus rind, malt whisky and light cream; later sniffings accentuate the fruity, honeyed, malty aroma of the whisky and add flowers and whipped egg white. Palate entry speaks of malt whisky, always taking care not to overshadow the honey or cream; at midpalate, the floral/blossom-like honey quality is more pronounced, becoming…
— P.P.
(6/1/2004)
Absolut Kurant Vodka
- Best Buy
- $20
The tart, bitter black currant bouquet is stunning right from the beginning whiffs; time serves to deepen the black currant concentration to cassis-like. Crisp, tart flavor is razor sharp and clean; at midpalate, there’s an oily quality to the texture that underscores the racy, zesty, black currant flavor. Ends up ripe, fruity. Kurant is the unequivocal prototype…
— P.P.
(7/1/2004)
Marie Brizard Cacao White Liqueur
- Best Buy
- $18
The opening whiffs find intense aromas of metal, brass and fruit pit; aeration allows the bouquet to become more roasted, green pea- and cocoa bean-like. Palate entry is tightly-wrapped and astringent; then at midpalate the cocoa flavor detonates on the tongue and bam, it’s a glorious ride to the lip-smacking, tongue-blanketing, whip-cracking finish. What a rush…
— P.P.
(11/15/2004)
Benedictine D.O.M.
- Best Buy
- $31
Developed in the early 16th century at Fécamp Abbey in France. The delicately herbal bouquet is an unusual combination of earth and flowers; one of the more seductive, unique and piquant liqueur perfumes in existence. In the mouth, the full texture coats the tongue as sweet flavors of honey, citrus peel, rosemary, sage and basil harmonize perfectly. Aftertaste is…
— P.P.
(12/15/2002)
Edmond Briottet Crème de Cassis de Dijon
- Best Buy
- $25
Inky purple color. Opening bouquet is ripe, fruity, pulpy and correctly bitter; later sniffings discover intriguing notes of black pepper, cigar box and dried herbs. In the mouth, it’s silky, ripe, fruity, concentrated and jammy. Finishes long and satiny. Crème de cassis doesn’t come any better. A masterpiece. Best Buy.
— P.P.
(12/15/2002)
Château du Busca Hors d’Age Cigare Tenarèze Armagnac
- Best Buy
- $75
An expressive and integrated aroma with lovely fragrances of baked pear, mince meat, pine sap and pipe tobacco. The palate entry tastes of dried red fruits, maple sugar, and pine; the succulent midpalate is laced with tastes of maple, pear in brandy, sap, oaky vanilla and pipe smoke. The aftertaste is as gratifying as the bouquet and midpalate. Best Buy.
— P.P.
(8/1/2006)
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