Diageo’s Orphan Barrel whiskey series reached a milestone this year with its 25th release. So to commemorate the occasion, the brand decided to bottle a 25-year-old blended Canadian whisky and give it the whimsical name of Night Sage. We did not get to sample this whisky, but we have the details about what’s in the bottle to share.

Orphan Barrel is Diageo’s high-end lineup of rare whiskies and whiskeys, sourced from its various distilleries around the world. Years ago, the brand leaned into a story about how these were “orphan barrels” that were somehow overlooked or misplaced and suddenly rediscovered, revealing the excellent whiskey within them. That seems pretty unlikely, as distilleries generally keep really good track of their inventory, but hey, it’s conceivable that a cask or two could be stored somewhere and forgotten about. The real deal is that Diageo had (and still has) a bunch of well-aged barrels to use that don’t necessarily fit into other brands, so they land here.

Over the years, Orphan Barrel has released some stellar whiskeys like Muckety-Muck, a quarter-century-old single grain scotch whisky, and Scarlet Shade, a 14-year-old rye whiskey. There are also some that seem a little bit like overpriced and repackaged whiskeys that you could already find in bottles from Diageo’s many distilleries, like Cascade Hollow in Tennessee where George Dickel is made. Then there was Indigo’s Hour, an unremarkable 18-year-old bourbon that did not live up to the hype (or price).

Night Sage is not the first Canadian whisky released by Orphan Barrel—Entrapment, another 25-year-old expression, came out back in 2018. That was also a blend and was probably something that Crown Royal could have released, Diageo’s Canadian outpost in Manitoba. So here’s what we know about Night Sage: it was distilled in Ontario and Manitoba (the exact distilleries are not disclosed) and aged in two different types of casks—”first-dump” oak barrels that were only used once before, and barrels that had been used multiple times before (both previously contained Canadian whisky). It was bottled at 90 proof (45 percent ABV).

As mentioned before, we did not get to sample this whisky, but the official tasting notes describe aromas of butterscotch, vanilla, and gently toasted oak on the nose, followed by brown sugar, golden toffee, walnut, and fig on the palate, culminating in a finish with notes of dried fruit, vanilla, and oak. If you’re interested in trying it for yourself, you can find Night Sage available at retailers around the country and websites like ReserveBar (SRP $225).