900th rating! 500ml bottle, 2010 vintage at 10.1%. Pours dark caramel with no head. Aroma is smoky, marmalade on toast and alcohol. Taste has heavy malts to start. Smoky, bitter orange finish. No carbonation, but thick in the mouth. Slick. Warming alcohol in the aftertaste.

Bottle from Alesela
Dark chestnut brown...light bubbles around rim of glass...dissipates very quickly to totally flat
Aroma - dark sweet fruits...vinous...some sherry notes...dark sugars...no hops....hint of chocolate
Taste - rich dark fruits...vinous...sherry....more chocolate..hint of spice.....again no hops...alcohol quite noticeable....very sweet malts....not that complex
Palate - no carbonation...flat as a pancake....medium body...very smooth....mouth coating. Finish - as main flavour.....warming alcohol
Overall - It was just too flat.... absolutely no carbonation.... pleasant rich flavour and aroma...expected a bit more complexity at this abv...will improve a bit with aging.....perhaps the other years are better