Jos. A. Magnus & Co. 'Murray Hill Club' Bourbon Whiskey (51.5%)

Murray Hill Club is a bourbon from Jos. A. Magnus & Co. that revives a pre-Prohibition blend from the early 1900s. It combines 18-year-old and 11-year-old bourbons with a 9-year-old light whiskey, blended with master blender Nancy Fraley and bottled at 51.5% ABV. The nose brings butterscotch, honeyed toffee, brown-butter popcorn, roasted nuts and a touch of char. On the palate, vanilla bean, caramel, dried fig and raisin meet cinnamon, clove, charred oak and a background of black pepper and cocoa. The finish is lengthy and warm, with peppery spice, toasted oak, soft leather and a gentle sweet-smoke echo.