Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes.
Growler purchased 01/19/2018 and consumed the same day.
Poured into a tulip.
Appearance: thick as midnight black in the middle of the sticks with a one finger tan foamy head that took it's time to dissipate then leave a light messy lace
Aroma: big sweet milk chocolate, good level of vanilla with some woody sweet to lightly spicy undertone with a delicate coffee roast underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty sweet quality; finishes sweet and woody spicy with a touch of roast
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper!; plenty of smoothness along the tongue but also a fair spicy toned woodiness nipping at the tongue
Overall: while I did like this one quite well, I do wonder if the Buffalo Trace tones were a bit fresh on this? Hmmmm, I don't know enough. But I definitely would welcome this one again!