Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

37.5cl black waxed bottle pours with a deep dark ruby red to dark brown colored body that supports a full firm tan head of foam. The aroma offers up date and fig like dark fruity esters as well as a bit of molasses and a hint of caramel reduced sugars with a mild undercurrent of the bourbon barrel treatment spirits. The taste delivers a soft smooth mouth feel where fig meets stewed plums and earthy date estery fruity sweetness riding on a supple carpet of sweet malts. To midway smooth sweet molasses is noticed as the soft sweet smooth bourbon spirit bubbles to the surface. This is a smooth rich sipper that may benefit from one or two more years mellowing out in the cellar. But, drinking might fine right now.