Warming and slightly boozy, mellow bourbon

Deep dark brown coloured body with a thinnish, single centimetre tall off-white head that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of deep bourbon, alcohol, cognac, caramelised sugars, nuts, coffee, earth, lactose and a bunch of anise/licorice - very deep and robust. Medium to barely Full-bodied; Strong rich malt notes that shows the roasted malt, a bunch of coffee and earth with a touch of peanuts and cashew flavours show through with a lot of alcohol and boozy qualities and a rich sweetness finishes it off nicely. Aftertaste shows the deep cognac and scotch notes with a lot of alcohol pungency, but the earth, coffee, lactose and cream notes somehow shine through even stronger, with a lot of anise and licorice bitterness still around and some softer sugars at the tail end make this somewhat balanced, but still strong, and perhaps a touch thin. Overall, a rich and earthy beer with a ton of boozy warmth throughout with a lot of the cognac and whiskey notes that can't be hidden, but the anise and fennel flavours are strong as well, and the two years haven't tempered it or made it mellow, and this is quite strong and pungent throughout. Overall, a deeper and more pungent beer than I expected, especially after a few years in the bottle, with a deep robust punch from the malt and alcohol with a lot of boozy flaovurs and anise notes with a touch of vanilla. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Knightly Spirits in Orlando (Orange Blossom Trail), Florida on 28-December-2017 for US$4,49 sampled at home in Washington, just over two years later on 27-January-2020.