Scotchy scotch scotch. Nicely spiced with Christmas notes, not overly dry. Mostly a well done scotch ale.

750 ml bottle into snifter, bottled on 10/22/2018. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy very dark ruby red/brown color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, pear, apricot, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread crust; with lighter notes of molasses, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, smoke, leather, tobacco, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roast malts, brown sugar, coriander, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, raisin, plum, prune, cherry, fig, date, pear, apricot, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread crust; with lighter notes of molasses, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, smoke, leather, tobacco, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery, roasted bitterness; and coriander spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, dark fruit, cherry, pear, apricot, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread crust, molasses, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, smoke, leather, tobacco, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roast malts, brown sugar, coriander, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness and spiciness. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Mildly increasing warmth of 11% after the finish. Overall this is an excellent scotch ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roast malts, brown sugar, coriander, fruity yeast, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV. Tons of great complexity all around. Awesome balance of rich malts, sugar, coriander, and fruity yeast complexity; with solid earthy hop presence. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected of the brewery.