UPDATED: JUN 2, 2023 Pour from a bottle at Hawk Knob, served in a flight. Pours a deep red wine color with a small pink-tinted head that settles into a bubbly ring and fades quickly. Notes of vanilla, berries, figs, plums, and subtle sweet red apples. Medium-bodied, with low carbonation and a sweet mouthfeel. Good.

UPDATED: AUG 8, 2021 RBSG 2017. Interesting color--almost purple with some white foam. Get a nice bit of berry sweetness and tartness along with a slightly sweet apple base. A bit of tannic apple skin as well. Flavor is a bit on the tart side and also has a slight herbal quality. Not a ton of bourbon, but I do get a bit of oak and general booziness. Kind of a thin body on this. Okay.

UPDATED: JAN 26, 2020 375 mL bottle from Beer Run, 1/26/20. Hazy purple, thin fizzy head that quickly fades. Aroma of oak, vanilla, tart berry, apple. Taste is oak, whiskey, sweet apple, dry apple, mild elderberry. Medium bodied, a bit over-barrelled. A bit boozy but not bad. Solid.

UPDATED: NOV 23, 2019 Bottle at a share: pours hazy lavender. Aroma is berries, wood, flowers, vanilla and wood. Taste is somewhat sweet. Big fruitiness. Interesting flavored cider.

UPDATED: SEP 6, 2019 375mL bottle from Beer Run. Aromas of oak barrel, vanilla, red wine, apple. Deep red with deep orange highlights. Funky, tart, oaky, redolent of Ruby Port. Medium-full bodied, a little hot.

UPDATED: JUL 13, 2019 Plum, boysenberry nose. Hazy purple. Dry, plum, almond, Light body, easy carbonation.

UPDATED: JUL 13, 2019 Pour is a beautiful cranberry color. Smell is a sweet plum with berries. Taste is plum with a dry oak and dark chocolate palate

UPDATED: DEC 3, 2018 Bottle split at Level 6, thanks to Leighton, 31/10/18. Clear reddish pour with a decent off white cap. Nose is tangy red berries, faint apple skins, straw, mellow barrel notes. Taste comprises apple and blackcurrant squash, bourbon tinged oak, straw, apple pie. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok.

Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting 31/10/2018. Many thanks! A clear dull red berry coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is buttery, bourbon, berry notes, cherry sweets, vanilla. Flavour is composed of light grains, vanilla, elberberry, spicy bourbon, plum, jammy fruit. . Palate is light tangy, moderate carboantion. Nice.

Bottle shared in London - sourced from a trade. Pours clear muted red with a foamy white head. Novel stuff, minimal apple character to be fair, some lightly tangy berries, moderate bitterness, light vanilla notes. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Soft warmth in the finish, more dried berries in the finish, a little oxidation. Pretty tasty.