7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours clear dark reddish - brown with a small khaki head. The aroma is rich and malty, toasted brown bread, malt loaf, molasses, dull vanilla fudge, toffee, bourbon soaked oak, raisin, sultana, fug jam, plum compote, port wine and toasty brown sugars. The taste is firmly dry upfront, sappy, warming booze, resinous, bitter - sweet, sticky green pine, resin, oily orange, raisin, sultana, red grape, some spice, earthy, toothy, chewy, bourbon soaked oak, tannin, red wine, damp herbal accents and wood with a drying finale. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Big and toothy. Maybe a touch drying, but enjoyable.