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WHAT: The Balvenie 15-Year-Old Single Barrel Scotch Whisky Rating: NNNNN
WHERE: Speyside, Scotland
WHY: Continuing the theme of price and perception, can a $125 bottle of scotch deliver 4.5 times the pleasure of a $30 item? What you do get for your $125 is a memorable interplay of sensations that include grain, brown sugar and long-lasting spice. This stuff is fantastic. $125 fantastic? If you’ve got that much money to spend on booze, you’re probably not keeping score.
PRICE: 750 ml/$124.95
AVAILABILITY: At selected Vintages outlets (product #366963)
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