The Balvenie Portwood 21-Year-Old Single Malt

Rich and succulent, this super-luxe old Speyside spirit starts out friendly, with burnt honey, dried fruit and cashew flavours, before delivering a backslap of spice and seductive nuance of damp earth. Score - 93. (Beppi Crosariol, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 25, 2011)