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Cognac Park "Carte Blanche"

Cognac Park "Carte Blanche"

We’ve been writing about a lot of flawed products lately. Let’s cover one I love.
Overall Rating: ★★★

Del Bac Dorado Whiskey

Del Bac Dorado Whiskey

This whiskey is for someone, though I don’t know who.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆

Nikka Coffey Gin

Nikka Coffey Gin

It’s sophisticated, it’s doing something new, and it’s Japanese. But at easily twice the price of a “premium” gin, it doesn’t rise to the high standards it sets for itself.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆

Tanqueray Ten

Tanqueray Ten

A citrus-forward gin by one of the big boys that’s better than it has any right to be. Absolutely stupendous stuff.
Overall Rating: ★★★

Purity Vodka

Purity Vodka

Together, let's learn about what counts as a "distillation." No better place to start than with a vodka claiming to be distilled 34 times.
Overall Rating: ★★☆

Gabriel Boudier Saffron Gin

Gabriel Boudier Saffron Gin

Say, that's a real pretty color you got there. It'd be a real shame if people was to know it was, how should we say, not the genuine article.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆

Fords Gin

Fords Gin

Fords gets a top score purely because I can't find a damned thing wrong with it. It's a stunner in terms of taste, aroma, and value for money.
Overall Rating: ★★★

Jim Beam Jacob's Ghost

Jim Beam Jacob's Ghost

A perfect case of evaluating a product on its own merits. On paper, this is utterly stupid. However, I'd rather have a glass of this than just about any other flagship Jim Beam offering.  Overall Rating: ★★☆

New Amsterdam Gin

New Amsterdam Gin

If you're basing your understanding of "New American" gins based off of what's in the New Amsterdam bottle... uh, don't.  Overall Rating: 

Glenmorangie Lasanta

Glenmorangie Lasanta

The Lasanta is the awkward middle child in the Glenmorangie cask-finished lineup: not pretty like the Nectar D'Or and not bold like the Quinta Ruban, it slumps into a distant third place.  Overall Rating: ★☆☆