The one member of the 2017 Northern Borders Collection that I did not yet review here was the Lot 40 Cask 12-Year-Old Cask Strength, the standout of the series for many people. I did enjoy it at a festival tasting but never got around to the sample I had stashed away, an oversight I corrected after a recent visit to Canada. There’s lots to explore on the nose: butterscotch, oranges, ginger and baking spices. It starts oily and peppery in the mouth, with classic rye flavors like cardamon and caraway seed. A big burst of Seville orange marmalade mid-palate transports the whisky though to a long creamy finish with a hint of milk chocolate and more orange. A great whisky, though of the 2017 releases I preferred the JP Wiser’s 35. If only more of these annual releases were available outside of Canada.