330 ml bottle into snifter; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1 finger dense dark brown head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuttiness, and dark bread; with lighter notes of licorice, smoke, char, raisin, prune, fig, date, leather, tobacco, herbal, wood, pepper, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/black/bready malts, light-moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuttiness, and dark bread; with lighter notes of licorice, smoke, char, raisin, prune, fig, date, leather, tobacco, herbal, wood, pepper, and roast/toast/oak earthiness. Mild roast/char and herbal/spicy hop bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, vanilla, bourbon, toasted oak, nuttiness, dark bread, light dark fruit/licorice/smoke, herbal, pepper, and roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, light-moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and zero cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and very full body; with a very creamy, silky, velvety, and rich mouthfeel that is fantastic. Light sticky hops, chalky roast, oak tannins, and increasing dryness. Minimal warming alcohol for 12%, with zero barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic barrel aged imperial stout! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/black/bready malts, light-moderate bourbon barrels, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV; with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Not as huge on the barrel as expected, but solid. Spot on rich base stout malt complexity, with balancing earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast. Not as impressive as most of the other variants; but a highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.