Spirit Reviews

Best Buy. Mix Brambles, kirs, and more with this classic crème de cassis, a blackcurrant liqueur. It has a deep, inky plum-skin hue and blackberry jam scent. The thick, velvety liquid coats the palate with bucketfuls of dark berry and currant, plus touches of vanilla and raspberry into the long finish.

A flurry of allspice perfumes this lush and buttery brandy. The first sips open with cinnamon, carnation and mouthwatering hints of butterscotch and peanut butter cookie. A curl of orange peel winds into the warming finish.

Cedar, oak and mocha perfume this brandy. The palate opens with milk chocolate and allspice, plus hints of dark raisin and dried apricot, winding into a drying, walnutty finish.