Drink of the Week: A Trio of Whiskeys for Dad

Does your dad dig whiskey? With Father’s Day on Sunday, we’re offering up not one, not two, but three Drinks of the Week. Whether he’s a bourbon enthusiast, a Scotch drinker or a rye guy, these three gift-worthy, easy-to-find bottles are whiskeys any father will love.

Blanton’s Bourbon

This Kentucky-born whiskey takes the unique approach of bottling each barrel individually (instead of the more common approach of marrying barrels together before bottling), resulting in a unique representation of its individual distillation batch, barrel and where it was stored in the rickhouse. 

$49, astorwines.com

BenRiach 12-Year Scotch

Scotch, Scotch, Scotch—does dad love Scotch? This Father’s Day upgrade his standard pour with this lightly peated Speyside single malt. It’s rich and full-bodied with evolving flavors that shift from sweet vanilla and honey to subtle smoke and barrel spice, and drinks great whether dad takes it neat, poured over a few rocks or topped with a few drops of water.

$48, drinkupny.com

Templeton Rye

This Iowa-born rye whiskey predates Prohibition and was said to be a favorite of Al Capone. With rye grains making up more than 90 percent of its mash (to be classified as a rye a whiskey need only be made with 51 percent rye), expect loads of spice smoothed over by rich vanilla and toast on the finish.

$40, drinkupny.com