FOOD & WINE CLASSIC IN ASPEN ALSO FEATURES PRIME SPIRITS & BEER

Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock (750 ml, $15) lives up to its name but is balanced and flavorful. Two good values in Sherry, the medium intensity Dry Sack ($15) and Dry Sack 15 ($26), a complex, rich Oloroso. Grand Duque de Alba “Solera Gran Reserva” ($46), a smooth, rich Spanish brandy sporting deep aromas and flavors of nuts, caramel, butterscotch and brown spices. Lovers of cream liqueurs should skip the Baileys and seek out Crema de Alba ($25). Remy Martin 1989 Vintage Cognac is truly special and rare with rich, complex aromas and flavors and "only" $300 a bottle! You think that's expensive? The amazingly concentrated and complex The Macallan 55 Year Old Single Malt Scotch is bottled in Lalique crystal and rings in at $12,000, which, come to think of it, makes the little splash I had worth about $240!

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