This elegant, super-soft sipper is a blend of grain whiskey and malt whiskey that was finished in oloroso Sherry casks-the emphasis on the latter. The Sherry influence shows in the baked apple and dried apricot flavors that round into caramel and butterscotch tones on the finish.

This all-Ireland blend is resplendent in rich oloroso sherry aromas, whole peppercorn, concentrated raspberry coulis, and blueberry notes as the triple-distilled single malt component lets the fruits shine. Its flavors start in a tight embrace with sherry fruit, then break open expansively with plum, cherry, raisin, black grape, cinnamon, spices, and chocolate cigarillos. Now, if youre thinking you want this in your next Old Fashioned, youre probably right.