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92 ($27) Fragrant; medium amber color; silky and spice with lovely white oak and corn sweetness with added rye complexity; smooth and showing dried fruits, orange peel and mellow flavors; rich and complex with a long, delicious finish. 93 STRONG SPIRITS INC. 94 Laphroaig Càirdeas Ileach Edition Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Scotland ($60) Smooth smoked nose; toasty, spiced and showing wood fire and brine, sweet dried fruits and peatiness; complex and earthy but surprisingly elegant and evolved. Only 3700 bottles of this special release for the U.S. BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE Scottland ($120) Smooth and creamy with lovely notes of caramel, cocoa and leather; silky and lush; mellow and showing vanilla and richness with great elegance and style. 95 93 WILLIAM GRANT & SONS Ron de Jeremy Rum, Panama ($36) You gotta figure a rum that honors a famous porn star would be not worthy of attention, but you would be missing out on this gorgeous product; creamy and smooth with lively brown sugar and mellow spice; lush and dense with lovely balance, texture and dept ONE EYED SPIRITS august 201 1 / the tasting panel / 63 Glenfiddich 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Tasting Panel Publisher’s Pick 96 Points “Head Over Heels in Love” Jim Beam Devil’s Cut Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, USA ($24) It’s 90 proof but smooth and sweet with spicy and notes of vanilla oak; mellow and perfumed with gingerbread and toasty oak; long and lush. BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE Redemption High- Rye Bourbon, USA 94 ($20) Clear and bright; anise, licorice nose; smooth and creamy with lots of sweetness and some real heat too; lush and spicy with clean anise flavor and a long, mellow finish with a kick of alcohol on the finish; spicy and lively. CRILLON IMPORTERS 92 Charbay Pot Still Brandy No. 83, USA ($350) Lovely spiced nose with dates, vanilla pudding; smooth, toasty, exotic and hinting at cherries, vanilla and marzipan with notes of dried orange peel and brown sugar. CHARBAY DISTILLERY Opal Bianca Sambuca, Italy Reserve, Scotland ($125) Smooth and nutty nose; lush, sweet malt and vanilla oak; lush and smoky with dried fruits and a sustained finish; lovely, elegant and balanced. SHAW-ROSS INTERNATIONAL IMPORTERS 93 The Dalmore Cigar Malt 123 Certified Organic Tequila (Uno Dos Tres) EU Organic 123Tequila.com