The Lakes Whiskymaker's Reserve No. 5, 52%

This composition feels keenly attuned to colder nights, with its aromatic array assembling notes of ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, fig, prune, black cherry, dates, red apple, and fruity milk chocolate. The palate picks up the chocolate, adding toffee apple and gentle rolling spices, which boil up to a peppery peak, falling back to reveal roasted pecan, fig, apple, and ground coffee that lead to a satisfying finish of plum pudding, clove, and pepper.