Dark black bod sml tan head. Nutty vanilla coffee arma. Nutty vanilla coffee flav. Med full bod mod carb. 8/5/8/4/15 4.0

9300th review! 22 ounce bottle into snifter; release #1, bottled in 10/2019. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, hazelnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, whiskey, toasted oak, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Minimal booze in the aromas as it warms. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/black/bready malts, coffee, hazelnuts, vanilla, cocoa nibs, whiskey barrels, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, hazelnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, whiskey, toasted oak, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, grassy, peppery, roast, charred, coffee bitterness; and whiskey/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, hazelnuts, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, whiskey, toasted oak, biscuit, dark bread/crust, coconut, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, leather, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, coffee, hazelnuts, vanilla, cocoa nibs, whiskey barrels, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome roast/hop bitter/sweet and whiskey/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness and whiskey/oak tannin spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, fairly sticky/chalky/tannic, and lightly slick mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 10.1%, with minimal lingering barrel booze after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged flavored imperial stout. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, coffee, hazelnuts, vanilla, cocoa nibs, whiskey barrels, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the mellowly bitter/charred/tannic/drying finish. Great soft/silky feel, and not overly bitter/charred/tannic. Fantastic balance of super rich malts, coffee, cocoa, hazelnuts, and whiskey barrel presence/integration. Solid earthy hops and mild fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering bitter/charred/tannic dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example. Another fantastic variant as expected. Not nearly as impressive as the Base, Multi-barreled, or Baptista; but well worth picking up another for the price.