Retail Price: $39.99/ bottle

I love to make these into old fashioneds. I need something fancy, not just straight or on the rocks. It’s a beginning-of-the-night kind of drink while you’re waiting for dinner, but it is strong, so maybe just keep it to one and done.

— Recommended by Becky Runco, bartender at Park Bruges

Templeton Rye is available at PA Fine Wine & Good Spirit Stores. www.finewineandgoodspirits.com. 

This article appears in Aug 17-23, 2016.