7.8

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

12 oz. bottle, pours a dark amber brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out a nice rich bourbon character, followed by dark dried fruits and toffee. Flavour is much like the Wellers version: rich and complex, very similar to classic Arctic Devil, with big dark dried fruits, massive bourbon barrels, brandy, toffee, caramel, and brown sugar. The booze is obvious but reasonably incorporate into the barrel, with less spirit character than the Wellers and perhaps slightly more elegance. It's still rather hot and rough, but it's good and a tiny step above the Wellers.