boxed 75cl bottle, super nice presentation. hazy to unclear orange, small orange head. foamed over when opened, however, cork did not come out by itself. Still, sink opening is recommended, it will foam over down the sides of the bottle. sweet malty aroma, faint smoke, rye, flowery honey like aroma. flavor is sweet, honey, bitter honey, nutty bitterness, sweet herbs, vanilla. quite sweet barley wine, sweetness mighe be from honey, tastes a bit like a honey-beer, also more bitter than your usual barley wine (bitter from other sources than hops). perhaps it might remind me a bit about english style barley wine, but those are not this sweet. Not really woth the high cost, but at least it is interseting and a bit special so you get some adventure for the many euros you'll spend on this one.