Ola Dubh - 21 Year Old Special Reserve
Harviestoun in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
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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7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
33 cl bottle @ home, BBE 05/2017. Bottle #11869, April 2014.
Aroma has sweet whiskey tones, licorice and smoke. Flavour has licorice, smoke, ash, soy sauce and some odd plastic element. Also some rubbery elements. Straightforward, slightly harsh and a bit disappointing.
Aroma has sweet whiskey tones, licorice and smoke. Flavour has licorice, smoke, ash, soy sauce and some odd plastic element. Also some rubbery elements. Straightforward, slightly harsh and a bit disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2015
at 06:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 18th September 15. Pours black, slight head. Aroma is peat, wood, whiskey. Taste is fairly rich, whiskey forward, some smoke, peat, slight spice, liquorice. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2015
at 02:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - Dark molasses, roast, chocolate and toffee. Jet black with a rich light brown head. Tons of wood and whisky notes. Raw wood prevails and unfortunately the beer is lost. Not enough balance in the taste and a bit thin at that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2015
at 08:35
8/10
Tried
on 08 Sep 2015
at 08:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
deep dark, almost black colour, moderate sized, beautiful, creamy brown head; aroma of coffee, some chocolate, vanilla, whisky, and woody notes, taste of whisky, some smokey notes, roastedness and syrup; great ’beer’
Tried
on 15 Aug 2015
at 14:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lukt: Kaffe, lakris og sjokolade.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum, heng langs kant.
Smak: Kaffe, sjokolade og lakris.
Hvor: Kjøpt/Nydt@Melkebaren, Sandnes.
Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@8%, Når@04.08.2015
Tried
on 04 Aug 2015
at 17:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from ABV. Pours a murky black color with brown shades, a medium light brown head. A big sweet barrel nose, smoke, chocolates, some ash. The flavor is smoke, peat, light hot whiskey, some chocolate and milky stotu base. Woody, musty, a very soft palate but a sharp sweet hot whiskey base. Very nice. I’d like this on cask, it would be heavenly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2015
at 01:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fra flaske på sesongens siste M2, Cardinal juni-15: brunsvart med kort beige skum. Sjokolade, kaffe, vanilje og whisky i aroma og smak, og den lille bærsyrligheten kompletterer balansen - so smooth. Farlig lettdrikkelig.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2015
at 13:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal 15.06.15. Almost black. Diminishing pale brown head. Aroma of black malt, dark chocolate and vanilla. Similar taste, also with a hint of cigar box and star anise. Fine aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2015
at 13:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Shared bottle at Mi2 at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours dark brown with small brown head. Aroma of dark chocolate, coffee, whiskey. Taste sweet with some fruity and roasted notes. Quite an easily drinkable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2015
at 13:11