6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown. No head. The aroma is big bourbon on the nose with roast. On the palate, again lots of bourbon. Medium body, a bit acidity and some fruitiness. Looks more roasted than it tastes. Okay malt base...the treatment really dominates here.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2022
at 05:58
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 750mL bottle. Black with almost no beige head. Vanilla bomb, quite nice, also mild chocolate and a hint of barrel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2022
at 05:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Inky black colour, no head. The aroma has quite a bit of vanilla up front on the nose. On the palate, it starts rich, then dries out a bit, bringing dried fruit notes, plums, maybe some slight roast. The vanilla is still there, kind of off to the side. Solid.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2022
at 05:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 750mL bottle. Black with almost no beige head. Loads of toasted coconut, barrel character is there, but mostly hidden behind all that coconut. Tasty, but mostly just sweet adjunct, not subtle at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2022
at 03:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown. No head. Lots of coconut on the nose. On the palate, rich, molassesy, coconut, a bit boozy. Sticky, light coffee, big coconut, and again molasses. The alcohol mostly just balances things out.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2022
at 03:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
750ml (thx, Tom B. for picking it up and keeping it for me!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: pours like an oil, very dark brown with no head but with coconut flakes floating on the top. Aroma: tons of weird (to me like a metallic, iron thing) toasted coconut, some bourbon, moderately sweet. Taste: very sweet, tons of coconut, boozy, coffee finish. Overall: pretty good.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2022
at 03:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Black Christmas March 2022
Black colour. Thick, deep chocolate character; it's oily, sweet, with almonds, vanilla, and mild peppermint. Not my favorite profile, but it's well made.
Black colour. Thick, deep chocolate character; it's oily, sweet, with almonds, vanilla, and mild peppermint. Not my favorite profile, but it's well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2022
at 01:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at Black Christmas March 2022
Black colour. Vanilla and chocolate aroma. Sweet, thick; chocolate flavour, cacao, a touch of cinnamon, roasted nuts, and a balanced, warm finish.
Wonderful.
Black colour. Vanilla and chocolate aroma. Sweet, thick; chocolate flavour, cacao, a touch of cinnamon, roasted nuts, and a balanced, warm finish.
Wonderful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2022
at 01:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from bottle at Black Xmas. Dregs: murky black with minimal tan head. Chocolate and peppermint. Thick and rich. Enjoyable, but gimmicky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2022
at 07:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, courtesy of Sergey; third blend of 2021
Black colour, oily, no head. Decadent chocolate aroma, enriched with some vanilla. Full bodied, sweet, it starts with dark chocolate, some cacao, some vanilla, spirit, bourbon in the finish; it's bold but well constructed.
Excellent.
Black colour, oily, no head. Decadent chocolate aroma, enriched with some vanilla. Full bodied, sweet, it starts with dark chocolate, some cacao, some vanilla, spirit, bourbon in the finish; it's bold but well constructed.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2022
at 08:53