UPDATED: APR 30, 2024 Bottle @home. Nera, densa, impenetrabile, schiuma color cappuccino leggera e poco persistente. Al naso note di botte, legno, cioccolato, leggero etilico, leggera ossidazione. In bocca è leggermente dolce all'attacco con amaro finale, leggermente acidula, legno, leggera ossidazione. Corpo pieno, carbonazione leggera. Notevole.

UPDATED: APR 16, 2024 Pours very dark brown with light brown head. Aroma has notes of milk chocolate, a bit of roasted malt, whiskey and port. Flavour is very rich; has solid chocolate base with great balance of the barrel flavours. Slight woody dryness and booziness on the finish. Fantastic, very well-balanced.

UPDATED: APR 16, 2024 330mL bottle, pours jet black with a small light brown head. Aroma is somewhat unassuming, with a nice, subtle, cohesive mix of dessert red wine, port, a touch of whiskey, and subtle dark sugars. Flavour is very rich, showcasing the Sauternes and port barrels most explicitly; I don't get much whiskey. There's some sugars in there, but they're mostly contained in the wine expression. Doesn't try to clobber you, yet everything is cohesive and full. Probably a bit overrated, but this is very well-done.

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2024 Data do: 15.06.2027 r.; Wypite: 09.03.2024 r. Wygląd: Barwa czarna, nieprzejrzysta. Piana ciemnobrązowa, średniowysoka, drobnopęcherzykowa, opada do małego pierścienia, pozostawia cętki na szkle. Po zamieszaniu szkłem zauważalna ciężka, lekko oleista faktura. Aromat: Na wysokim poziomie dominuje wyrazista słodowość ciemnego pieczywa, przypieczonej skórki chleba, melasy, ciemnego karmelu, ciemnego cukru, orzechów, lekkiego kakao, czekolady deserowej i bombonierki wraz z średniowysokimi daktylami z nutami rodzynek. Całość uzupełnia średnioniski szlachetny alkohol oraz odbeczkowe nuty dębiny i kokosa na podobnym poziomie. Smak: Podobnie jak w aromacie, ale z wyraźniejszym, średnim szlachetnym alkoholem. W ustach słodkie, treściwość średniowysoka – gładka, wysycenie niskie. Goryczka niska, gorzkiej czekolady i szlachetnego alkoholu, krótka. Finisz słodki, czekolady, ciemnego pieczywa, melasy i ciemnego karmelu oraz średniego alkoholu.

UPDATED: NOV 10, 2023 Bottle at a tasting. Black, beige head. Chocolate, vanilla, coconut aroma. Sweet, soy sauce, chocolate, vanilla, wood, alcoholic, bitter. Medium-bodied.

UPDATED: NOV 8, 2023 Bottle. Almost black, coffee foam. Aroma: moderately sweet, caramel, whiskey and a bit of port wine, barrel. Sweetish taste, caramel, Sauternes, bourbon, a little chocolate, tawny port, good.

UPDATED: SEP 15, 2023 Bottle, 330 ml shared with Miro B, Spoki and Max. Black with tan head. Chocolate, port, some dried fruit, sweet. Medium+ bodied.

UPDATED: AUG 22, 2023 complex woody vineuos port like whiskey and roasted malty aroma, super nice aroma, about as good as it can get with barrel aged imp stouts, various barrels mix up beautifully. Super nice aroma. flavor is roasted malts, alc. burn, faint port wine, coffee and wood, chilli bite, faint dark chocolate. Very good flavor, and i think chilies or is it alc?, adding warmth and bite. Truly a great barrel aged.

UPDATED: JUL 26, 2023 Bottle at BBT. Malty aroma and taste, roastyness, chocolate, wooden barrel notes, medium bitter, light sweet. Full body, smooth texture, malty choco bitter sweet finish. Very good.

UPDATED: JUL 26, 2023 Bottle at BBT in july 2023. Med-full body, medium carbonation. Assertive alcoholic warmth, pleasant and soft, but all the same pretty intense. Lots of chocolate, toffee, cocoa. Med-light woody character, and lots of width of dried fruits, winey, character. The barrel ageing here worked pretty well, as did the blending. Very rich and wide flavour. Very good, rewarding sipper, despite being pretty warm. Quite good.