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The Flavor Chaser

You're shopping for someone who has explained to you why rum is where bourbon was ten years ago.

Nine tasting notes per pour, two of them invented, a cost-per-pour note on the phone, and a phase they're about to enter that you will hear about.

• Stocking Stuffer

  Top shelf pick

  Pocket tasting journal

  For the notes they currently say out loud. Paper doesn't interrupt.

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• The Real Gift

  On the shelf

  Glencairn black whisky glasses (set of 4)

  Opaque glass, so the label can't tell them what to taste. The gift that makes the next phase honest.

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• The Grand Gesture

  On the shelf

  Whiskey aroma training kit

  Proof for the nine notes, or ammunition for a tenth.

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The curiosity is real, and it's the best thing about them. Feed it.