Sam Heughan

—David Savona

ACTOR Partagás Serie D No. 4 Sam Heughan walks into the dining room of New York’s Metropolitan Club wearing a kilt, broadsword in hand, dramatically shouting about slaying the haggis. It’s a great show. The 44-year-old Scottish actor, best known for his starring role in the series “Outlander,” is in his element, a Keepers of the Quaich dinner focused around Scotch whisky. He has his own, called The Sassenach. “I was drinking a lot of Asian blends, I thought they were incredible, really well-balanced,” he says. “I thought Scotland doesn’t really have one like that.” The Sassenach is a blend of three different malts, plus a 19-year-old grain whisky. “You can buy some incredible aged grain whiskeys, they’re just so full of fruit, toffee and caramel—they’re great sippers,” he explains. “You have…

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