4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle number 08786, Sept 2007 bottle date. Fantastic. Wonderful whisky aroma and flavors of peat and dirt and earthy roastiness. Greatly hides the abv. Very smooth. Awesome.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Fantastic beer with a lot to offer. Well balanced, malty, flavorful, and all around fantastic!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at Holyrood 9A. Deep black, thin but persistent beige head. Smooth chocolate and whiske nose, hint of liquorice. Palate is thick and incredibly smooth, massive liquorice, dark chocolate and a big whisky hit. Finish is huge whisky, dry roast malts and more liquorice. I like this a lot.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
[cask at Holyrood 9A, Edinburgh] Beer pours a deep, limpid black with a beige head. Sweet, syrupy whisky aroma. Flavour of oaky whisky, roasted chocolate malt, and caramel. Alcohol warmth comes through on the finish. There’s some milky chocolate in the aftertaste, before the whisky heat arrives and begins to dominate [17022012]
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
cask at 9A ... deep black ... thin tan head... soft chocolate roast ... toffee malts nose...deep roast malts ... big chocolate ... light bitter chocolate ... big whiskey .... mellow ... but quite powerfull whiskey... glat to gtry ... but this isnt working today ... too much whiskey
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On cask at The Holyrood 9A. Pours a very dark brown colour with no head. A huge whiskey aroma upfront. The Highland Park 12 year old malt is very prominent with honey, plums, raisin and alcohol and a little roasty malt and chocolate also. Similar flavours with whiskey upfront again. Mild carbonation and a nice woody, coconut finish.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Gravity cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 25 Nov 2011) Dark brown colour, almost black, with brief beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of dark bread, coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice and vinous aromas of whisky. Malty, roasted taste with chocolate, raisins, gentle coffee notes, hints of whisky and a mild bitterness in a warming finish. Full body, rounded mouthfeel, with a certain sweetness. Superbly balanced. Lovely beer!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the White Horse Old Ale festival 2011, Parsons Green, London. A black coloured pour with virtually no head. Sweet, boozy aroma. Tastes roasty, caramel, some sweetness, whisky, malty. Rich and warming, very nice.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Yum, dry fruit and chocolate notes mixed in with big malty sweetness, just the right amount of whiskey tones from the cask aging. This is a big warm glass of love foe sipping by a roaring fire in the dead of winter. World class ale.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ 3rd Larbert Beer Fest. I qualify this rating by noting it was gravity cask dispensed on a festival, and style wise completely out of line with the rest of the festival beers. Black coloured, no head. Aroma is light roasted malts, coffee and fruits, some whisky notes. Flavour is roasted malts, fruits, coffee and hint of whisky. Would be more appreciated when sampled in a quiet pub.
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