bottle at home ...deep red brown ...thin white lacing ...soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..juicy sweet woody caramelised toffee roast malts ..dark fruit

Bottle at home picked up from Siren online. A clear deep mahognay brown coloured pour with a lasting khaki head. Attractive. Aroma is nice barrel staves, rum, spicy rum, raisin and dried fruits, tequilla, alcohol. green wood. Flavour is composed of layered burnt sugars, rum raisin, cola cubes, bourbon, vanilla, some rum spices. many layers. Palate is medium sweet, rounded and lush, mellow carbonation. Lovely.

9th July 2025
Near clear deep amber brown beer, small but tidy pale tan head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Malts bring a light creamy caramel sweetness which, is well out muscled by the Intrinsic bitterness of this presentation..
Bourbon barrel still obvious despite its modest contribution to the overall blend. Good ripe berry fruits from the Port and Banlyesus barrels. A little apple brandy pairs well with the toffee caramel. Rich alcohol soaked but smooth ripe fruits, underneath, but crucial. Nice sherry and brandy notes. Good ripe red berry intensity courtesy of port and banylyeus barrels. Airy smooth finish. The best vintage for quite some years in my book. Great complexity in the barrelling and a deft touch blending them. Vanilla oak barrel and a very ripe bitterness that is possibly Madeira borne. Superior!

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