95 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Clear garnet color. Toasty, baked, boozy aromas and flavors of red apple dipped in salted caramel, fig, toast, and orange zest, and vanilla cupcake and berry jam with an oily, flat, dry medium-to-full body and a hot, layered, medium-long finish with accents of toasted coconut, dark chocolate covered roasted almond, and cola and dried berries. A high proof, flavorful stunner that caters to a fortified wine lover.

96 Wine Enthusiast

This is a blend of whiskeys distilled in Indiana, Tennessee and Canada, finished in barrels that previously held blackstrap rum, port and Dunn Vineyards cabernet. Predictably, this is a complex, flavorful whiskey, resounding with ginger, lemon peel, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and clove. Bottled above 130 proof, plan to add lots of water and/or ice to bring to a palatable proof. Note: Gray Label uses older and more rare barrels compared to the standard Dovetail. Limited edition.

97 Wine Enthusiast

A limited-edition Cognac in honor of Lunar New Year, look for concentrated caramel aromas and an expressive palate that opens with cocoa laced with clove and cayenne piquancy. The long, complex finish unfurls dried cherry, toffee, allspice and a hint of orange peel, leading to a final leathery exhale. Aged a minimum of 10 years.

10 The Whiskey Wash

When you consider the number of barrels Heaven Hill’s team manages year after year, you’ve got a proper case of maturing bourbon craftsmanship in this release. It hits everything it needs to and goes beyond to showcase its elder status. Get yourself a bottle if you can bear the pain of what the market sees its value at, or at least try a considered pour if you find it on a whiskey bar list somewhere.

98 Tastings.com (Beverage Testing Institute)

Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of old honey, Cuban cigar smoke slowly seeped into rich Italian leather over decades, duxelles with Herbs de Provence, and dried red berries on vanilla marzipan with mint with a round, lively, bone-dry medium-to-full body and a tingling, colossal, very long finish with touches of fruit cake and honey, cavendish tobacco, mixed nuts, and cherry balsamic glazed mushrooms. The kind of luxury spirit that is so good and well integrated with aromas and flavors that it leaves you temporarily dumbstruck asking yourself, "What is that delicious memory?"

92+ International Whisky Competition - International Whisky Competition

TOP 15 Whiskies of 2021... #15. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 Year Old – 92.67 Pts