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.
Château du Busca Hors d’Age 15 Years Old Tenarèze Armagnac
- Best Buy
- $99
The wonderfully zesty aroma includes notes of margarine, lanolin, dark caramel, buttery oak and holiday fruitcake. The palate entry is rich, creamy and honeyed; at midpalate the woody/creamy flavor suggests rancio beginnings. Finishes semisweet, cocoa- and maple sugar-like, and intensely oaky. Best Buy.
— P.P.
(8/1/2006)
Delord 25-Year-Old Bas Armagnac
- Best Buy
- $95
The nose is biscuity, caramel-like, cream Sherry-like with a touch of cheese-like rancio. The palate entry tastes like bittersweet dark chocolate, cocoa butter, chocolate-covered raisins and dark honey; the midpalate is fruity and less bittersweet than the entry, making for a succulent aftertaste. A genuine classic.
— P.P.
(9/1/2006)
Talisker Distiller’s Edition 1992 Double Matured/Amoroso Sherry Cask Finished Isle of Skye Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Best Buy
- $65
The wonderful bouquet includes scents of seaweed, smoke, peat, iodine, kippers and pipe tobacco. The palate entry is briny and intense; the midpalate is oily with traces of anise, butterscotch and linseed oil. Finishes vibrantly with tastes of salted butter, oil and brine. Highly idiosyncratic: for lovers of robust, seaside malts. Best Buy.
— P.P.
(9/22/2006)
The Arran Malt Port Cask Finished Single Cask Limited Edition Isle of Arran Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Best Buy
- $79
There is no stopping this aroma which includes scents of grapes, oranges, cotton, tar, wood shavings, fruitcake, chocolate covered cherries and candied almond. The palate entry is fruity and ripe; the midpalate highlights honey, Sherry, baked apple and ruby Port. Finishes warm, sweet, ripe and jammy. Add mineral water before tasting. A landmark achievement for this…
— P.P.
(10/24/2006)
Lejay-Lagoute Chocolate Liqueur
- Best Buy
- $20
The spectacular bouquet captures the natural bitterness of cocoa and the bitter-sweetness of luxury dark chocolate. The palate entry is like chocolate fudge; the midpalate is buttery, thick, intensely chocolaty, and correctly bittersweet. The finish is long, decadent and authentic. A must-buy for chocolate lovers.
— P.P.
(6/1/2007)
English Harbour 5-Year-Old Aged Antigua Rum
- Best Buy
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- $26
The bouquet sparkles with notes of bark, oak, brown sugar, bacon fat, sautéed banana and maple. The palate entry is creamy, toffee-like and silky; the midpalate offers flavors of pastry, chocolate fudge, nougat, chestnut and honey. Finishes harmoniously with the sweet flavor gracefully melded to the texture. A perfect oak-aged molasses rum.
— P.P.
(6/1/2007)
Plymouth English Gin
- Best Buy
- $23
The full bodied, spicy aroma offers delicate notes of juniper berry oil, citrus, orris, coriander and caraway seed. Palate entry is mildly peppery, floral and fruity; at midpalate the flavor profile focuses more on oils and juniper. A unique and great gin.
— P.P.
(8/1/2007)
Herb’s Dill Leaf Herb Infused Vodka
- Best Buy
- $29
The bouquet is an aromatic trip that includes waves of pickle brine, fresh dill cuttings, pepper and herbal scents. The palate fresh and full of dill. By midpalate the taste is delicately sweet and ethereally earthy.
— P.P.
(11/15/2007)
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