7.5

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

From a 440ml can on 11/3/2020. Pours an opaque deep amber with a smallish head that disappears quickly. The nose presents with sweet malt and a good whiff of booze. Tastes of sweet caramel and toffee up front, with a little dark fruit, which is met by a firm very resiny, lingering bitterness, with lots of cognac in the background. It's a big, boozy beast, with the 11.1% no surprise. The palate is slick and syrupy, the carbonation softish. A complex, boozy sipper which comes together quite nicely, but not for the faint hearted.