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.
Chauffe Coeur Brun Rhum Agricole
- Best Buy
- $34
The opening bouquet brims with layers of toffee scents, dry oloroso sherry and fresh honey; aeration stimulates smells of dark caramel, grassy cane, winter holiday spices, and marzipan. The palate entry is silky, zesty, and spicey; by midpalate the flavor includes pipe tobacco, toffee, cocoa butter, and honey. Concludes bittersweet, cocoa-like, and sherried. A…
— P.P.
(2/1/2006)
La Favorite Coeur de Canne Rhum Agricole Blanc
- Best Buy
- $28
A lovely rich and spirity agricole perfume with grassy, spicy, cucumber and cane-like notes. The palate entry is bittersweet, raw and cocoa-like; the midpalate stage is sweeter and multilayered with tastes of marshmallow, refined sugar, vanilla cake frosting, and flan. Finishes divinely sweet, balanced, grassy-floral, and at the tail end, fruity. Wow, what a…
— P.P.
(12/31/2005)
Neisson Rhum Agricole Blanc
- Best Buy
- $30
The opening aroma is marvelously beany and grassy; later, sweetish flavors of dark caramel, chimney soot, and dark, old honey make scrumptious inhaling. The palate entry is honeyed, warm, and cocoa-like; at midpalate the grassy, weedy, cane-like taste balances the honeyed sweetness. Concludes cocoa-like, intense yet smooth, and memorably sweet. Best Buy.
— P.P.
(12/31/2005)
The Dalmore Cigar Malt Northern Highlands Single Malt Whisky
- Best Buy
- $30
A lusciously smoky and tobacco-like initial aroma; after aeration the bouquet features semisweet to sweet notes of honey, pipe tobacco, Sherry, honey, and dark chocolate. The palate entry is smooth and caramel sweet; at midpalate the smokiness comes alive with additional tastes of sweet butter, toffee and honey. Finishes in a rush of smoke, charcoal and ash. A malt…
— P.P.
(11/15/2005)
Charbay Vodka
- Best Buy
- $27
Opening nosing passes detect subtle toasty, charcoal aromas. Entry is off-dry to sweet and properly oily; sweet graininess dominates the midpalate. Aftertaste is long, bittersweet and delectably oily. Fashioned more in the plump, sweet style of Holland than eastern Europe (thick, hearty) or Scandinavia (light, flowery).
— P.P.
(4/1/2003)
Douce Provence Poire Williams & Cognac French Liqueur
- Best Buy
- $25
Pale flaxen color. Opening whiffs pick up lightly spiced fragrances of pears and white raisins; together, the pear and cognac provide an elegant, delicate bouquet that’s soft, fruity and understated. Palate entry is tart immediately, then quickly turns semisweet as the pear influence overtakes the brandy component. Aftertaste is semisweet, ripe, fruity and…
— P.P.
(5/1/2003)
Aqua Perfecta Raspberry Liqueur
- Best Buy
- $20
The first scents reek of just-picked, ripe red raspberries; further time in the glass serves to bring out even deeper, juicier raspberry aromas and nuances. Palate entry is tart but juicy, reined in, but focused on red raspberry; the midpalate is so harmonious, so ideally integrated that it’s hard to think of this solely as a liqueur. An American classic already…
— P.P.
(2/1/2005)
JAGO’S Vanilla Vodka Cream Liqueur
- Best Buy
- $20
The vanilla/egg cream bouquet at the outset reminds me of vanilla flavored diet drinks; later whiffs reveal more of the rich cream that eventually overrides the vanilla. It’s at midpalate that this liqueur steps on the gas pedal and offers a luscious flavor that brings to mind a vanilla milk shake. Concludes velvety and thick on the tongue. Best Buy.
— P.P.
(2/1/2005)
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