The Deacon, 40%

A wide spectrum of aromas keeps this intriguingly attractive: floral and fruity—melon, orange, ripe apricot, and peach—plus malted barley, pencil erasers, and smokiness arriving by stealth in the form of smoke from sappy green logs on a fire. The flavors edge on the side of fresh fruit, keeping it from tasting too sweet, with orange, pear, toffee, vanilla, mocha, malt, smoke, and hints of tobacco.