Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Southie draught, 4/7/23. Dark mahogany, he not of chestnut. Small, tan head, low retention. Great whiskey character with rich malts to cut any potential sharpness. Light coffee roast with excellent whiskey character. No booze noted up front. Big rye whiskey with coffee and caramel malts. Vanilla, low fruitiness and low roasted barley with lots of coffee and whiskey. A hint of pleasing syrupy caramel whiskey character before drying out heavily on the finish and exposing dry but not harsh/hot alcohol and oak tannin. Just a bit too dry on the end for me. I like some more syrupiness and residual sugar to balance the dryness from oak/whiskey/alcohol. But a solid effort. Clean, not hot.