June 19th is Father’s Day and if you have a father with a spring birthday, such as I do, you burned through your list of gift ideas with last month’s coffee mug. Your fears will be doubly aggravated if your father is hard to buy presents for, such as my father is. (When you ask my father what he wants he rarely answers and then, when he opens your gift, he stares at it in silent consternation like it were a letter telling of a death in the family). The good news? There’s a simple solution: booze. He’ll actually use it and it’s the most effective, time-saving way to bond. In fact, one evening of libation is roughly equal to an entire camping weekend. With that in mind, I suggest Diplomatico’s Reserva Exclusiva gift pack. Here’s 4 reasons why: 1. It comes in a fancy box. Have you tried wrapping a bottle? I haven’t because I just stick any present I give in a bag that says “Merry Christmas.” I imagine it’s hard though. 2. It includes sipping glasses for two. Romantic! The glasses curve outward at one shot’s worth, which I think is supposed to aerate the rum, but also helps you keep tally. 3. It’s delicious. Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is a Venezuelan sipping rum. When drunk straight, it’s honey and molasses flavor coats the tongue and lingers long after you swallow. Adding some ice or a little water will mellow the rum and thin out the syrupy texture while making the flavor a little crisper, a little less sweet. I suppose you could also add it to some mixer—but do you really want to give your father another reason to denigrate your masculinity? 4. It’s a winner. It’s won numerous awards including this year’s Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. That kind of award will make your father much happier than a Pinewood Derby trophy with a post-it reading “#1 Dad” stuck over the original plaque. (Sorry about that one, Pops). This Father’s Day be sure to toast the man who raised you. And after years of giving him reasons to drink, give him one more.
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