Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly ...
The core expression is a four to six-year-old bourbon finished in ruby port wine barrels for up to half a year, giving the whiskey a dark color and syrupy notes of candied fruit. There are many other examples of cask-finished bourbon to choose from, but start with one of the best ...
The ten-month aging in barrels brings a sweetness that balances the tannin. The 2020 edition of the Estate Pinot Noir is full of fruit and savory flavors. On the nose, you will encounter black cherry, leather, tree bark, and cherry cola. On the palate will come red fruits including cranb...
Hailed Best Bar in Asia at 2018’s World’s 50 Best Bars, the Manhattan at the Regent Singapore hotel can also boast of having the world’s first in-hotel rickhouse, where more than 100 oak barrels age whiskies and other spirits. The America Whiskey Embassy programme features 150 varieties...
A passage in oak barrels can bring toasted notes and spices such as vanilla to the wine. It will also have the virtue of giving depth to the wine and allowing it a better balance with the acidity of the wine and therefore greater aging potential. ...
Aside from wine, you most likely pick up the mundane bottle of Smirnoff, Bacardi, or Jack Daniel’s on every trip to the liquor store. With this liquor buying guide for beginners...
There’s a lasting chewiness to each sip; a dry finish with rounded off edges, if that makes sense. I’m not a wine guy, but the grape-stained barrels here impart a lot of flavor beyond your standard vanilla/oak/tannins. Those weave their way into a proper bourbon in a spirit o...
Colheita’s still ages in barrels at the winery until they are released after at least a decade’s time. RUBY–A baseline Ruby Port can be the most affordable option as it has more raw qualities to it. Bright and sweet, this will be an entry level Port that is commonly great for ...
“All Cabernet and aged 20 months in new barrels, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Melanson Vineyard comes from a site in the hills east of the town of Saint Helena. It offers a stunning bouquet of red and black currants, tobacco leaves, damp earth, and hints of chocolate to go with a ripe...
they began their trade initially in Portuguese textiles and it was only when they received 27 barrels of Port to make good on a debt that they were inspired to turn their business acumen to wine. As the website notes, the Grahams were considered by their contemporaries as "among the merchan...