Bowmore 25 Year Old (750ml) American Porter with some herbaceous and vanilla

with some herbaceous and vanilla notes on the finish

The Pagani Ranch is old-vine (planted in the 1890s) Zinfandel with a dollop of mixed blacks

“a region of perhaps rustic wines

The palate is much more controlled

Bowmore 25 Year Old (750ml) American Porter with some herbaceous and vanillaA new recipe, one that employs a higher proportion of Sherry influenced whisky. Initial sniffings are briny, salty and cotton candy sweet; aeration adds scents of pastry, baked pear and butterscotch. Palate entry is rich, almost jammy and peppered with salty winey flavors; midpalate explodes with deep tastes of maple, honey, brown sugar and toffee. Finish is long, nicely balanced between the sea salt and the sherry, and succulent, 98 Points, Wine