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"Altesino’s 2010 Rosso di Altesino bursts from the glass with sweet red berries, flowers, mint and licorice. In 2010 the Rosso has a little more richness than usual, which is quite welcome in this entry-level offering. The 2010 is hugely delicious now, and should be enjoyed over the next few years while the fruit retains its youthful exuberance."

A marriage of three different single malts, aged in American and French oak. This whisky shows the advantage of marrying whiskies from more than one distillery (when properly done). Vibrant, with a complex array of fruit (orchard fruit, sultana), sweetness (light toffee, marzipan, honeyed malt), spice (creamy vanilla, mocha, warming pepper), smoke (tar, smoked olive, coal), and lesser notes of toasted almond and beach pebbles. More smoke and tar on the palate than the nose, yet always in balance. Well played!

"The fruity bouquet foists plump aromas of sweetened coconut and bubble gum sugar onto the olfactory sense. Taste is all coconut with nary a trace of rum at first, then the midpalate turns rich, creamy, properly sweet. It ends as it began, with coconut flavor ruling the roost. Best Buy." 85-89 pts.

"Vibrant peppery aromas of orange zest, chocolate covered almond, a creamy vanilla follow through on a round, satiny entry to a glycerous moderately sweet full body with superb tart orange zest, rocky candy, and brandy notes. Finishes with a long, spicy, hot white pepper and mineral fade."

"The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon is a big, fruity Cabernet with good body and depth but limited overall complexity. Sweet, spicy notes add shades of nuance on the finish."

"If there is one beer that on our shelf that absolutely screams summer, it is this one. This beer is a blend of 50% Schofferhofer Kristallweizen and 50% grapefruit drink. The result is an incredibly drinkable beer containing only 2.5% ABV. Reminiscent of a beermosa, albeit with grapefruit instead of orange. Move out of the way champagne!"

"Black raspberry and spices on the nose. Juicy and expansive, offering jammy red and dark berry flavors that show a touch of back-end bitterness and a hint of cracked pepper. Finishes sweet, spicy and persistent."