Benromach 50 year old, 54.6%

Distilled in December 1972 and matured in sherry casks for five decades, the nose is mature and complex with leather and smoke, chocolate pudding, clove, peppercorn, aged balsamic vinegar, and dried orange. A supple, oily dram—noticeably cask strength—with fruitcake, baked orange, clove, peppercorn, red velvet cake, red currant, preserved strawberries, and woodsmoke, with fruit chews on the finish. Water coaxes out sweet fresh citrus. (Release date: 9/24; 248 bottles worldwide)