7

From backlog. Taster, from Bottle, at a big share in Southern California. Almost Black with beige head. Malts, hops, yeast, raisins, coconut, rum, barrel, sweetness.

8

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

Bottle. Pours clear mahogany, small tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is rum, cocoa, fig, raisins. Flavor is fairly sweet, light plus bitter, kind of boozy. Rum raisin. Merlin body.

8

Aroma is raisin, light coconut. Taste is nice, not one thing overpowers, nicely blended.

8.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

750 ml bottle from the 2019 CC/ Trade with TJ. Born on: 06/24/19. Split 2 ways. Aroma is nice rum with raisins. Flavor is equal parts raisin, coconut, and soft lasting rum that lingers after the sip. No alcohol flavor but definitely warmth after the finish. Quite a nice treat and wonderful for rum lovers.

8.4

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

Bottle (6/24/19) pour courtesy of Chalumeaux--thanks, TJ! Appearance is a pretty cloudy ruby red with trace sparkle, ring of khaki head with good persistence and no lacing. Aroma is really strong rum, raisins and caramel (from a foot away) with a hint of coconut. Taste follows aroma but coconut more discernible and less caramel. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thin texture, hint of alcohol presence in the mouth but not harsh, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, hits on so many levels--pretty, strong, complex, well balanced. Very nice.

7.8

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

Bottle 750ml. @ [ El Catador Detour Grindsted Tasting ] - Guruhso House, Grindsted, Denmark.

[ As Cigar City Confectionator ].
ABV: (13.5)%. Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light heavy malty, caramel, bread, malty, dark fruit - dark dried fruit. Flavor is light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long long duration, bread, caramel, sweet malt, malty, rich, dried fruit - dark dried fruit, barrel - vanilla. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20201024]
8-3-8-4-16

7.2

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

Dark amber with off white head - Dark malt and dark fruity aroma - Malt body with wood vanilla and dark fruity flavour - The sweet malt wood vanilla and fruity flavours goes into the finish - This was good