Does your dad dig whiskey?
With Father’s Day on Sunday, we’re offering up not one, not two, but three Drinks
of the Week. Whether he’s a bourbon enthusiast, a Scotch drinker or a rye guy,
these three gift-worthy, easy-to-find bottles are whiskeys any father will
love.
This Kentucky-born whiskey
takes the unique approach of bottling each barrel individually (instead of the
more common approach of marrying barrels together before bottling), resulting
in a unique representation of its individual distillation batch, barrel and
where it was stored in the rickhouse.
Scotch, Scotch, Scotch—does
dad love Scotch? This Father’s Day upgrade his standard pour with this lightly
peated Speyside single malt. It’s rich and full-bodied with evolving flavors
that shift from sweet vanilla and honey to subtle smoke and barrel spice, and
drinks great whether dad takes it neat, poured over a few rocks or topped with
a few drops of water.
This Iowa-born rye whiskey
predates Prohibition and was said to be a favorite of Al Capone. With rye
grains making up more than 90 percent of its mash (to be classified as a rye a
whiskey need only be made with 51 percent rye), expect loads of spice smoothed
over by rich vanilla and toast on the finish.
