This gorgeously aged Guyanese rum is a must-try for anyone who appreciates fine spirits. A blend of mature rums (the youngest in the blend is 21 years old), it’s a spice-dusted, smoke-laced and immensely lengthy special-occasion dram; a rum that scotch lovers will appreciate.
Though it seems that armagnac is doomed to play a lifetime of second fiddle to its celebrity relative, cognac, I’ll openly admit that I prefer it. Larressingle’s blend of old eaux-de-vie is an experience, not a drink. Its bouquet of dark chocolate, cinnamon-baked apples, leather, raisins and dried roses will have you sniffing for a small eternity before you tilt back for a sip. Serve in a snifter or wine glass to get the best from this exquisite brandy.
Butter tarts and bourbon on the nose along with in-your-face ethanol. Tin Cup identifies as a throwback American whiskey and drinks like an extra spicy bourbon thanks to its rye-forward mash bill. Youthful and heavy-handed with a cool package that includes (shocker) a tin cup.
Typical white-oak aromatics of vanilla and caramel mingle with orange peel and a distinctive minty edge. Tastes like peaches dashed with cinnamon and nutmeg and peaks in a brown sugar sweetness before fading with a dry woodiness. A great staple bourbon.
Part of the Buffalo Trace Distillery’s coveted Antique Collection, George T Stagg is super plush on the nose with deep hits of vanilla and caramel, plums and currants. Tastes equally indulgent — chocolate-covered caramel, honeyed dates, cigar box, luxury leather — with a lifted minty freshness and a long, intriguing interplay between sweet and dry.
Get past the in-your-face wood varnish (this is a bruiser of a bourbon at 66.5% ABV), and the teenage Stagg smells like chocolate pudding sprinkled with pecans and brown sugar–dusted dark fruits, post-cigarillo. Red fruit and candied peach on the palate with generous dashes of spice and a searing and smoky finale.