Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours a lovely brunch mahogany brown with a sturdy yellowy - beige head. The aroma is sweet and intoxicating, loads of dried fruits, date, prune, raisin, booze soaked oak, vinous, dried cranberry, fruit cake, figgy pudding, toffee and jam. The taste is bitter - sweet, but with a sour edge, red wine vibes, cranberry pucker, red grape, fig, date, prune, jammy and tangy, hint of acidity, toothy, chewy, some spice, leathery tannin, hint of fizzy cherry bottles, soapy florals, charred oak, warming booze and some ashy spice through the finish. Fulsome body and fizzy carbonation. Love the aroma, but the taste is a bit sharp and astringent tbh. Good depth of flavour, but let down by being too long in the barrel, a shame.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Shilling, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a small white head. Aroma brings out dark dried fruits, some vinous tones, oaky tannins, and caramel. Flavour is rich and complex, with red wine barrel, dates, figs, and dry toasted caramel. Complex and well-crafted. Really well-done.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Appellation Wines. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of heather honey, whisky, blackcurrant and liquorice. Taste is stewed prunes, blackcurrant jam, honey and whisky. Too sweet for me, said chimpanzee!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Appellation Wines. Pours clear reddish amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of red wine, treacle toffee, figs, caramel, light leather. Boozy in a good way. Taste has prunes in armangac, mixed peel and boozy fruit cake. Bit of woodiness at the back. Some sherry tones. Nice. Very nice.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, burnt malts, maple syrup, honey, taste is similar, quite sweet.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Appellation Wines. Pours milky yellow gold with a thick white head. Aromas of melon, papaya and light citrus. Taste is fresh orange juice, light pineapple and melon. Juicy finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - mat black and creamy tan head. Nose - maple and honey. Some burnt wood and whisky. Taste - burnt wood, booze and sweet syrup. Palate - full bodied woody and sweet. Generally a bit gnarly. Overall - this is a bit clumsy.

can at home... dark black.. thin tan lacing... soft sweet dark chocolate roast malts nose... dark fruit.. sweet chocolate.. dark fruity chocolate... Light sweet honey chocolate

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden yellow and cloudy. The odd floater. Creamy snow white head. Nose - dank, guava, mango skin and orange pith. Taste - ripe melon, pungent mango and orange zest. Palate - medium bodied, tangy middle with a dry tangy finish. Overall - good. Taste better than nose.