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Willett Single Barrel Estate Reserve bourbon
$40 at September Wines & Spirits (100 Stanton St., at Ludlow St.; 212-388-0770).

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Purity Vodka
$40 at Beekman Liquors (500 Lexington Ave., nr. 47th St.; 212-759-5857).

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Sempé Armagnac Extra Grande Reserve
$170 at Astor Wines & Spirits (399 Lafayette St., at 4th St.; 212-674-7500).

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Milagro Select Barrel Reserve Reposado tequila
$90 at Union Square Wines & Spirits (140 Fourth Ave., at 13th St.; 212-675-8100).

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Blanton’s Single Barrel bourbon
$54 at Smith & Vine (268 Smith St., nr. Degraw St., Carroll Gardens; 718-243-2864).

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Marolo Grappa di Barolo
$75 at Astor Wines & Spirits (399 Lafayette St., at 4th St.; 212-674-7500).

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U’Luvka vodka
$55 at Brooklyn Wine Exchange (138 Court St., nr. Pacific St., Cobble Hill; 718-855-9463).

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