The second sample I provided for Round 2 of our distillery sample group: Speyside's BenRiach 17 year old Septendecim. This peated whisky was finished in Pedro Ximenez sherry casks and is non-chill filtered and has no color added. It's 46% ABV and is a beautiful golden yellow in the tasting glass. The nose is amazingly complex- besides the expected peat smoke there's a wonderful cigar box (cedar) note along with some fruit cake, chocolate and vanilla from the wood used. The taste is simply delicious. It's thick and oily with a ton of chocolate covered nuts, figs and smoked meats with a peppery finish. Speaking of finish- it's thick, oily and relatively long. This is another malt I think would work wonders with a great cigar. Ten minutes after finishing the Glencairn and I'm still smacking my lips and picking up subtle flavors from the whisky. Overall, this is another winner from BenRiach. I'm not sure it's better than the port wood finished Solstice, but it's a damn fine sister bottling that's easily worth the $80-90 the bottle costs. What a great and fulfilling sipper. 4.6 stars. Cheers, my friends. Happy World Whiskey Day 2017!