Wine Enthusiast 92 points – Sip or mix this single malt, aged in American and European ex-sherry barrels. Mellow honey and smooth, nutty flavors taper off into a long fade that shows vanilla, citrus, sweet spices and a hint of cocoa..Kara Newman, December/2017Ultimate Beverage Challenge 96 points – Wonderfully sherried nose of salty, honey-roasted walnuts, golden raisin, truffle, and baked red cherry. The palate is full of briny, salty goodness with hints of apricot, tinned peach, and a tinge of mesquite smoke. Long and honey-tinged. – 2018 Ultimate Spirits Challenge (Great Value)(Finalist).April/2018Whisky Advocate 90 points – TOP 20 OF 2017 #17 – Two oaks are better than one in this single malt, which marries whiskies matured in sherry-seasoned casks of both American and European oak. The sherry imparts aromas of raisins, figs, hazelnuts, blanched almonds, candied orange peel, and leather. A backbone of vanilla sweetness on the palate supports layers of ginger and white pepper, dark chocolate, leather, raisins, toasted hazelnuts, and orange oil. This Macallan joins the core line between the Sherry Oak and Fine Oak ranges. Warming and rich without being syrupy, it doubles up on accessibility with its balance and remarkably affordable price for its quality and age. -Susannah Skiver Barton.November/2017 |

Wine Enthusiast 89 points – Look for a sweet coffee-like aroma touched with vanilla. The concentrated, palate-coating flavor suggests very sweet coffee laced with cocoa and brown sugar richness, plus faint baking spice on the exit. Recommended for mixing into coffee or cocktails. Rum base..Kara Newman, February/2017Ultimate Beverage Challenge 88 points – The most famous of coffee liqueurs, this spirit shows an intense nose of ground espresso, dark chocolate, toasted sugar cane, and vanilla cordial. The palate shows notable sweetness but remains balanced by the bitter torrefaction elements of the coffee and cocoa.- 2019 Ultimate Spirits Challenge (Very Good, Strong Recommendation) (Great Value).April/2019 | Sugar, Rum, Coffee Extracts; 20.00% | Its deep brown color is attractive and deep. Kahlua Original offers enticing scents of bittersweet coffee bean and roasted chest-nut and multilayered flavors of black coffee and sweet butter.

Whisky Advocate 89 points – Peated Glenturret lies at the heart of Smoky Black, but where will the master blender find her smoke when the distillery is sold? Contemporary bottlings are rich, warming, and comfortingly smoky, with chocolate, malt, cocoa, burnt fruitcake, and baking spices. Medium-weighted blend with malt, chocolate, and bourbon biscuits, interwoven with smoke, then cherry, baked apple strudel, and chocolate desserts. Dry smoke, ginger, pepper, and dark chocolate to finish.Reviewed by: Jonny McCormick (Fall 2018).October/2018 | AppearanceDarkRusset goldenClear and brightAromaSmokySoft and MuskyRich and fullTasteFull flavourSpice and dried fruitsSmoke through the oakFinishLongSmokyAromatic

Wine Enthusiast 88 points – The aroma is nearly neutral, with a mild sweetness that’s echoed on the palate, where it suggests light almond and coconut tones layered with a faint charcoal note. Finishes with a fiery burst of cayenne and cinnamon heat..Kara Newman, April/2017 |

Ultimate Beverage Challenge 93 points – Cascading layers of cucumber, purple flowers, juniper berry, and sweet baking spice leap from the glass. Warming and opulent on the palate, the juniper kick is tempered by orange oil, flowers, and toasted cinnamon spice..March/2017 | 44% alcohol | Hendrick’s is an iconoclastic super premium gin, produced in small batches and distilled in Ayrshire, Scotland.The unusual distillation process, coupled with an oddly delicious set of infusions – comprising rose petals and cucumber – yields an one-of-a-kind gin.This unusual gin, so complexly tasty and so delightfully unusual, is contained in an equally unique apothecary bottle – like those used by pharmacists in the past in order to protect the delicate healing powers of the liquid held within. |

Wine Enthusiast 90 points – Cedar, honey and vanilla arise on the nose of this Tennessee whiskey. The palate opens with oak, followed by an herbaceous sarsaparilla lilt and a long vanilla fade. Adding water coaxes out cedar, maple and a zap of lemon peel-like acidity. Made with a blend of older whiskies..July/2019Ultimate Beverage Challenge 90 points – A melange of brown sugar, apricot, cherry pit, and mesquite smoke rise from the glass. The palate is bold at first, with powerful spice giving way to sultry stone fruit and sweet smoke before finishing with hints of maple and citrus.-2019 Ultimate Spirits Challenge (Excellent, Highly Recommended) (Great Value).April/2019 | 45% alcohol |