Here's one last-minute Father's Day idea: Gift him a subscription to Rarity, which offers quarterly shipments of everything from a prized Scotch to a super-aged tequila.
The back story It often seems there are more wine clubs in existence than wine brands. But spirits clubs are a rarer breed, particularly ones devoted to hard-to-find bottles. Perhaps that’s why Rarity by Vices, a club that launched in 2019, is so named.
Rarity, which offers quarterly shipments of everything from a prized Scotch to a super-aged tequila, is an extension of Vices, a lifestyle subscription-box program that features a bit of everything — food, toys, tech items, etc. Vices founder Dan Curtis saw that there was particular demand for spirits, so he created a separate entity for it. The goal, he says, is to deliver to club members “something that’s going to be hard for them to have” otherwise.
Rarity’s current quarterly bottle is a cognac from Coutanseaux Ainé, a storied, centuries-old producer of releases that are particularly difficult to spot in the U.S. It is an XO expression, which means it has been aged for several years. Similar cognacs can easily sell for about $750, leaving Curtis to suggest that a club membership is actually a value of sorts, because it includes three other shipments of spirits down the road.
What we think about it While we can’t vouch for all the Rarity releases to date, we can say we sampled the cognac and it is a truly stellar bottle. It has all the velvety appeal of a great brandy, with notes of cream and nuts, but with little of the astringency that sometimes mars a lesser cognac. How to enjoy it If you decide to join the club, you should savor this bottle by enjoying it neat and lingering over every sip. Better yet, if you’re looking for a special something to purchase this Father’s Day, a club membership might make a nice gift. Vices also has its main club, of course, and a cigar club as well.
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