7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

5/11/24. Black, thin head. Aroma of roast, chocolate, raspberry. Taste Fresh, with some oak. Taste is roast, chocolate, cherry, hint of char. High booze and thin for style. Solid.

8

can at home... post Florida 2020 tasting 1... dark black... thick tan head... soft sweet tart raspberry chocolate roast malts nose... dark rich chocolate roast malts... soft sweet raspberry caramel chocolate roast malts

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can at Craig's. Pours deep brown, nose is chocolate, caramel, toffee, raspberry, taste is juicy raspberry, rich chocolate, vanilla, jammy.

7.8

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

2017 bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours a deep brown to black with reddish highlights and a small beige head that lingers. Cacao nib, brownie and raspberry drizzle on the nose. Smooth on the palate. Maybe a touch thin in the body with lots of bright, tart raspberry notes alongside baker's chocolate on the finish. A touch of black forest cake that lingers.

8.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Ridiculously pitch black, fully opaque black coloured body with an oily glow and slick on top with a perfect, four to five centimetre tall rich deep brown head - very nice on top that leaves a decent lace on the side of the glass. Aroma of chocolate, light coffee, robust bitter malts and a little dose of lactose and full cream with the faintest hint of raspberries and a touch of lingering sugars and alcohol on the finish. Medium to Full-bodied; Robust malty flavour at first with a large hit of roasted malt, coffee, oatmeal, grain, alcohol, bitter nuts and earth and a good sweetness, but very deep and showing a lot of caramelised sugars throughout the finish. Aftertaste is deep and robust with the slightest note of raspberries to couple the cream, oatmeal, lactose, alcohol and roasted malts/oats, but the finish is quite nice, easy-to-drink and complex at the same time - not easy! I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from West LakeView Liqours in Chicago, Illinois on 11-May-2016 for US$10,99 sampled at home in Washington just over two years later on 18-May-2018. This one seemed to age just perfectly - a robust smooth flavour of the alcohol, but some complexities and a great body/look on pour. I'm curious if this would have gotten even better in 4/5 years or if it would have lost body, character and effervescence; Great to sample now!

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared by Adam, thanks! Pours black with a grayish brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a raspberry and earthy dark grain notes with a bit of chocolate and roasted malts. Flavor has bitter dark grains and roasted malts with some tart raspberry and a bit of bitter chocolate.

8

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

Bottle - pours black tan head - nose and taste of raspberry, chocolate, Cyrene brûlée, vanilla bean and sweet chocolate milk - med body