The finest of the 2024 Bushmills Private Reserve U.S. exclusives, its 4 year finish in first-fill Pomerol wine casks serves up a fresh take on Bushmills 10 year old. This has a sweet malty nose of roasted nuts, dried vine fruit, cranberry, star anise, and glazed chocolate doughnut. The palate is a delicious mélange of caramel, vanilla, chocolate babka, mango, passion fruit, cherry, raspberry coulis, and cinnamon, pushing all the chips in for a magnificent finish of black cherry, peppercorn, and tiramisu. —Jonny McCormick