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.
Tanqueray London Dry Gin
- Best Buy
- $20
The quintessential London Dry bouquet features notes of cedary juniper with subtle notes of citrus and minerals. The palate entry is creamy, smooth, substantial and bracing; tastes of lemon/orange peel add a perfect touch of astringency to the velvety texture at midpalate. Finishes round and full. A distilling masterpiece and the gin category’s benchmark.
— P.P.
(12/15/2007)
Tanqueray No. Ten Batch Distilled Gin
- Best Buy
- $22
The huge bouquet initially offers citrusy aromas that evolve to include harmonious notes of pineapple, grapefruit, allspice, pine sap and beeswax. The palate entry highlights the orange/lemon peel and the angelica components while the midpalate features more of the juniper and earthy cassia. Concludes zestily and savory.
— P.P.
(12/15/2007)
Absolut Pears Pear Flavored Vodka
- Best Buy
- $19
The pear scents of the bouquet are very inviting. The palate entry is clean, ripe, fruity and keenly pear-like; at the midpalate the taste turns softly ripe and sweet. Finishes elegantly and with a last minute thrust of pear that’s vivid, crisp and authentically pear-like. An outstanding flavoring job.
— P.P.
(2/1/2008)
Highland Park 12 Year Old Orkneys Single Malt Whisky
- Best Buy
- $40
The aromatic profile is assertive yet welcoming, sweetish yet cereal dry, and oaky yet floral and a touch briny; the quintessential 12-year-old malt bouquet. In the mouth, the integrated flavors come in waves of toasted walnut, dark caramel, toasted marshmallow and barely perceptible seaweed.
— P.P.
(3/1/2008)
Elijah Craig 18 Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Best Buy
- $36
The nosing passes find lovely fragrances of baked pears, peach, caramel corn, hazelnut, newly tanned leather, baked pineapple and nougat. The palate entry is long, luxuriously textured, nutty and semisweet; at midpalate deep flavors of vanilla extract, oak, honey and sugar maple are added. Ends with finesse. Sensational and one of the benchmark single barrel…
— P.P.
(4/1/2008)
Benedictine Liqueur
- Best Buy
- $29
The bouquet is mesmerizing with multiple layers of fragrances that include pine/cedar, quinine, fennel, white pepper, licorice, mace, allspice, sage and rosemary. An orange zest flavor appears at palate entry; midpalate finds exotic tastes of orange zest, tangerine zest, multiple herbs and spices, honey and pine. A fabulous liqueur.
— P.P.
(5/1/2008)
Four Roses Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- Best Buy
- $35
The nosing passes find luscious notes of dark chocolate, toffee and hemp with fruity elements added in the latter sniffing stages. The palate entry tastes are biscuity and vanilla bean- and toffee-like; at midpalate the flavors turn resiny and rancio-like, citrusy, and caramel corn concentrated. Finishes with a seductive maple-like flavor. A fabulous small batch Bourbon.
— P.P.
(6/1/2008)
Four Roses Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Warehouse #CS Barrel #48-SP
- Best Buy
- $43
The beautifully balanced bouquet features leathery, mildly sweet breakfast cereal and honeyed grainy scents. The entry is equally splendid with smoldering flavors of light caramel, nougat or almond paste, and oaky vanillin; the midpalate features tastes of toasted cereal, toasted rye bread, popcorn, and fresh honey. Aftertaste is of chocolate covered walnuts and…
— P.P.
(6/1/2008)
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