Can from Marshall's Farm Shop, Aberdeenshire. It pours pretty much black with a bubbly yellowy - beige head. The aroma is sweet, vanilla, minty, coconut, bounty bar, chocolate, toothy, fruit cake, dark roasted malt, chocolate brownie, cookie dough and a touch of coffee. The taste is firmly dry, bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, coffee grounds, cacao nibs, minty, dark chocolate, jammy, dark and dried fruits, some warming booze, pleasing whisky character throughout, burnt toast, liquorice allsorts, whisky fudge and vanilla, with a warming, fruity whisky finish. Medium+ body and average carbonation. Tasty stuff. Impressed this works so well with a modest abv. Enjoyable stuff.

330ml panda from LCB. Pours a dark brown with tanned head. Aroma of rich caramel, chocolate, fruitcake, light vinegar. Taste of boozy fruitcake, dark malts, red wine. Nice long bitterness running through. Good.

Growler fill from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate, mixed dried fruit, caramel. Taste brings some red wine. Bitter finish.