8.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
500ml bottle. Jet black colour with small, frothy, fading, dark brown head. Intense, BA supported, dark and caramel malty aroma, notes of toffee, caramel, Bourbon, chocolate sauce, vanilla, cinnamon, a touch of coconut, leafy-spicy whiffs of tobacco. Taste is BA supported, sweet-ish, chocolately, dark and caramel malty, notes of chocolate sauce, toffee, dark caramel, Bourbon, vanilla, cinnamon, some treacle, coconut, a leafy-spicy touch of tobacco; well hidden alcohol. Viscous texture, smooth and soft, silky, minimally cloying palate, fine, soft carbonation. Very harmonious, intense, focussed - great!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2025
at 21:37