Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, cinnamon, coffee, fudge, taste is similar, chewy, fiery, sweet.

11/9/2021. Panda shared by SHIG. Pours black with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of milk chocolate, vanilla, roasted malt, bourbon, wood, coffee, liquorice, hint of coconut. Medium sweetness and moderate roasted bitterness. Full bodied, slick texture, very soft carbonation. Warming alcohol finish. Really good.

Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a deep black with a beige color head. Aroma is loads of cocoa nibs, boozy, coffee, roasted malts, chocolaty. Taste is rich chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, boozy, light cinnamon spicy, roasted malts, back bone heat.

Bottle split at the optimal climatic conditions tasting, Hazlemere, thanks to a team purchase 11/08/21. Black with a good sized tan head that escapes to a swirl. Nose is decadent chocolate, dark malts, coconut, spice, mellow bourbon, coffee bean. Taste comprises chocolate, rocky roads, coffee grinds, mellow roast, dark malts, cacao nibs. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced warming boost. Class in a glass ... great balance and a fine kiss of bourbonics.

Bottle shared in HW - cheers team. Pours black-brown with a foamy, beige head. Medium to heavy sweet flavour, mild cinnamon spice, toasted coconut, rich chocolate, light roast, earth, raisins. Full bodied, oily and chewy, with fine carbonation. Lightly warming, sticky finish, more layered chocolates, dark fruits, soft coffee. Delicious.

Bottle shared at Colin's place. Thanks. A thick jet black coloured pour with a fine dark tan. Aroma is medium sweet, coconut, brandy snap sugars, coco nibs, bounty bar. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, bounty bar, coconut, coconut, little cinnamon, brandy, barrel. Palate is thick and chewy, moderate boost, mellow carbonation.

11th August 2021
Tasting at Chez Cloin. Thanks to the team. Opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Smooth palate, slight viscosity. Decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, smooth dark chocolate. Touches of vanilla and coconut. Mellow smooth coffee. Soft cinnamon. Some mild alcohol spice on the smooth finish. Smooth and luxuriant and rich. Bloody marvellous.

(650ml bottle from the Mikkeller and Friends bottleshop, Copenhagen) Aroma is intense bourbon-laden molasses, dark caramel and fudgy chocolate, clear vanilla, some presence of earthy savoury coffee and cinnamon, slight 'green' edge to the coffee, a little burnt grain. Flavour is fairly sweet up front with molasses and dark toffee, fudgy cocoa, lots of bourbon presence, vanilla, coffee has faded a bit but the earthy and slightly 'green' presence of BA coffee beans is clear, cinnamon is very present but not really in the 'hot' way, more just earthy. Finish is off-dry with cacao and bourbon vanilla over burnt sugars, soft roast, subtle earthy coffee and lots of savoury cinnamon. Dry woody cinnamon vibes to the aftertaste. Medium bodied, oily, very softly carbonated. This was definitely a far-from-fresh bottle so naturally the barrel is more prominent than the adjuncts, but while being on the sweet side it was qutie rich and full.

Bottle. Thick black appearance with beige head. Aroma is thick cinnamon, cocoa and coffee, vanilla Bourbon. Taste is cinnamon, coffee, very intense and rich, so great. Thick mouthfeel with a little bit of a fizz. Awesome stuff!