Rare Perfection 15 year old Cask Strength, 59.85%

This whisky, released by Preservation Distillery, wears its maturity well, with a musty and intense nose of caramel corn, salted toffee, and strawberry candies. There’s plenty of oak too, but it’s refined and sits nicely in the background. It’s syrupy on the palate, offering an excellent balance of sweet and spice: caramel apple, ginger syrup, chocolate-cov- ered almonds, and cocktail cherries, all atop a base of black pepper and musty oak. (Release date: 8/22)