21/03/2021. Absolutely gorgeous. Like a black beery cointreau. Wow wow.

8

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

Panda 🐼 at home thanks to Colin. An oily dark brown black coloured pour with a loose dark tan head. Aroma is zesty orange, orange oils, chocolate, terry chocolate orange, mellow roast. Flavour is composed of smooth chocolate roast, orange oils, caramel, liquor. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, sticky, oily, moderate carbonation. cinnamon.

8.1

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

Can at home, from an online peddler, 31/05/21. Black with a good sized lasting tan head. Nose is chocolate orange, dark malts, Cointreau, light booze tunes, toffee, caramelised sugars. Taste comprises decadent chocolate orange, mellow bourbon rip, chocolate fondant, sweet malts, light roast, hint of caramel, brown sugar melt. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Solid impy affair ... does what it says on the tin pretty well whilst keeping a good balance and not getting overly sweet at any point. Not sure it gets Creme Brulee across too much but solid chocolate orange and bourbon are delivered.

8.8

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

Can from Eltham Wines. Black pour with a tan head. Very nice aromas of treacle toffee, creme caramel, camp coffee, chocolate pudding, raisin. Taste is chocolate orange, coffee Matchmakers, cocoa, profiteroles. Orange chocolate really comes through in the back end. Glorious.

8.1

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

330ml can Sophie's Beer Store, whilst cooking Ossetian Pies. Pitch black appearance, tan head. Very rich, chocolatey, great bourbon integration with modest grand marnier notes. Excellent.

8.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

330ml can. Black with a moderate tan head. Aroma is chocolate, orange. Flavour is bourbon, chocolate, coffee, orange, caramel. Brilliant

8.6

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

Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate orange, caramel, fudge, vanilla, taste is similar, sweet, fruity.

7

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. Nose is dark chocolate, drinking chocolate, mint, after eights, Terrys chocolate orange, selection box chocolates synthetic fillings, hint of fudge. It smells like cheap chocolates, it's not appealing. I could maybe get a touch of the cinnamon. Taste is chocolate, leading to a touch of mint, then candy sugar, soft orange, orange selection box chocolate, leading to bourbon, very faint cinnamon and space, with almond in the sugary finish. It's OK and the bourbon barrel lifts it but, it's verging on the cloying.

7.8

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

330ml can. Pours jet black with a large head. Aroma is heavy roast, bourbon and orange creme Quality Streets. Taste has dark chocolate to start, bourbon on the finish and orange chocolate on the aftertaste.