Sound Thinking

January, 2007

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IS a time-honored drag. So be a man about it—blow it off until the last second, then head to the liquor store. Here's a single-malt scotch cheat sheet (from left): The Glenlivet Nadurra ($60) is a 16-year-old cask-strength bottle of gold with hints of vanilla, honey and toasted oak. This Highland Park single cask, a 23-year-old beauty with a nutty, chocolaty sweetness, is bottled specifically for the Park Avenue Liquor Shop in New York ($200, park avenueliquor.com). For ultima...