I was able to snag a bottle of A'bunadh Batch 74 from a west coast distributor to wrap-up 2023 on a high note. It opens boldly (as every A’bunadh does) with black cherries, dark bitter chocolate, orange peel, spicy ginger root, and red-hot cinnamon, followed by freshly-cracked black pepper, creamy caramel, blood oranges, nutmeg, and luscious fruitcake, then vanilla, toasted oak, cloves, dried apricots, golden raisins, black walnuts, bitter cocoa nibs, and just a touch of maple syrup – with fres...