Ola Dubh - 21 Year Old Special Reserve
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
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7.53
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We make Ola Dubh 21 by taking our Old Engine Oil (amped up to 10.5%) and aging it for up to 6 months in casks that previously held Highland Park’s phenomenal 21 Year Old single malt whisky.
Ola Dubh (pronounced ‘ola-doo’ and Gaelic for ‘black oil’) was conceived in 2007. It was the first ale to be matured in whisky barrels from a named distillery and, with traceable casks and numbered bottles, it is a beer with real provenance.
This amazing brew has been aged in selected oak casks formerly used to mature Highland Park 21 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, adding complementary whisky notes to our chocolatey, bittersweet beer.
Ola Dubh 21 pours deep brown with a burgundy flush and a head the colour of milled oatmeal. On the nose it has gently-finessed top notes of fresh heather and honey, subtly toasted malts and vanilla with balancing hints of red fruits and a distant, beguiling smoke. The flavour has elegantly-subtle developing wine-like notes; from bitter chocolate and espresso beans into to a sustained, oaked conclusion. Extended, oaky finish with pine resin, juniper, perfumed honey and traces of peat.
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Galena
Malts: Lager Malt, Pinhead Oats, Roast Barley
Ola Dubh (pronounced ‘ola-doo’ and Gaelic for ‘black oil’) was conceived in 2007. It was the first ale to be matured in whisky barrels from a named distillery and, with traceable casks and numbered bottles, it is a beer with real provenance.
This amazing brew has been aged in selected oak casks formerly used to mature Highland Park 21 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, adding complementary whisky notes to our chocolatey, bittersweet beer.
Ola Dubh 21 pours deep brown with a burgundy flush and a head the colour of milled oatmeal. On the nose it has gently-finessed top notes of fresh heather and honey, subtly toasted malts and vanilla with balancing hints of red fruits and a distant, beguiling smoke. The flavour has elegantly-subtle developing wine-like notes; from bitter chocolate and espresso beans into to a sustained, oaked conclusion. Extended, oaky finish with pine resin, juniper, perfumed honey and traces of peat.
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Fuggles, Galena
Malts: Lager Malt, Pinhead Oats, Roast Barley
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2014 bottle. Darkest brown color with beige head. Aroma is whisky, coffee, chocolate, wood, blackbread crust, a touch peat. Taste is wood, chocolate, some fruits, coffee, peat. Silky mouthfeel with fine-bubbled carbonation. Very nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2017
at 14:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 11.2 oz. brown bottle poured into a snifter. Black with small off-white head. Aroma is leather, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is leather, wood, and some peat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2017
at 20:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance- very dark, nearly black, a ring of beige bubbles in place of a head. Aroma- whisky, dark malt, chocolate, rum and raisin, fruitcake, Christmas pudding, treacle, fudge, vanilla traces. Some booze. Taste- smoky, peat traces, malt, dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, bitter espresso, vanilla undertones, woody, trace of leather. Slick mouthfeel, which isn't that full. Good stuff.
Tried
on 03 Sep 2017
at 02:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Dark brown colour, almost black, with frothy beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, milky coffee, caramel, a touch of peat, oak wood, hints of whiskey and dried fruit. Malty, roasted taste with notes of coffee, chocolate, caramel, hints of peat and oak wood, dried fruit, vanilla and a warming touch of whiskey in a finish with a balanced roasty bitterness. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and really well balanced with a gentle whiskey character. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2017
at 13:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl bottle, bottle no and date: 02951/ april 2014. Black with a minimal light brown head. Lots of whisky aroma, some roasted malt, licorice and bread. Sweet taste, light bitter with a warm whisky end. Løyvekurs end, small Celebration.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2017
at 17:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Black colour with a very small tan head.
Aroma: Caramel, dried fruit, some whiskey, some chocolate and vanilla.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, caramel, dried fruit, whiskey, vanilla.
Where: Tasting 2017-05-06.
Appearance: Black colour with a very small tan head.
Aroma: Caramel, dried fruit, some whiskey, some chocolate and vanilla.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, caramel, dried fruit, whiskey, vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2017
at 12:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled at AndySnow tasting. Very dark brown, small coarse head. Coffee and caramel, mild whisky. Mid dry medium-full body and well rounded mouthfeel. Richly malty, mellow whisky. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2017
at 14:29
9/10
а это вообще хорошо!
Tried
on 21 Feb 2017
at 21:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 08533, April 2014 (thanks BlazerT). Pours black with beige head. Aroma is sweet, peat, intense whiskey (but not hot), malt, sugar, fruits. Flavor is sweet and bitter, roast, malt, some wet paper, oak, some metallic notes. Finish is mild roast bitter with slight booze. Covers alcohol really well, almost watery. Overall: very good, very mellow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2017
at 16:08
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle No: 08412. Vintage 04.2014. Pianka srednia, szybko opada, brazowa ciecz gesta, oleista i bez mozliwosci przepuszczenia swiatla. Zapach torfowy, ziemisty, w smaku torfowosc trufle wedzone sliwki oraz sporo owocow niebieskich typu borowka, jagoda i aronia. Orzechowe smaki mieszajace sie z gozka czekolada, malo tu slodyczy, sporo czekolady ale takiej minimum 90% kakao, goryczka i wytrawnosc srednia ale za to na zakonczenie mamy silna palonosc slodow, drewno takze daje sie zaznaczyc na sam koniec. Klasyk, 21 letnie beczki oddaly to co powinny, piwo jest bardzo nietypowe i raczej dla zaawansowanych pasjonatow ratebeer niz dla przecietnych konsumentow piwa. Lovelly Old style Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2016
at 11:15