 austone (998), Turku; Pori, Finland
Mar 1, 2009 Bottle at Old Bank. Near black, small mocha head. Smooth vanilla ice-cream aroma, mellow liquorice, hint of salmiak and whiskey. Nice liquorice, whiskey and grainy malts in the flavor, burned finish with mentholey notes. Medium bodid and lush palate. More refined than the 12-year old, not as attacking whiskey nor rye pudding.
rosenbergh (843), Helsinki, Finland
Feb 28, 2009 330 ml bottle. Finland.
Dark almost black colour with thin beige head. Thick. Flavour is quite complex with berries, cyrup, coffee and some alcohol in finish.
robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
Feb 27, 2009 looks like a stout it’s so black. Like the 12, there is an aroma of soy sauce, and teriyaki beer jerky, but it’s not as prominent. There is much more oak, and smoke, and some charred wood in the aroma. The aroma in this one is much more complex. The flavor is also more complex. Lots of woody notes, some char, and smoke, and a touch of the beer jerky. The alcohol seems to be more upfront also, i’m getting some alcohol burn that i didnt get in the 12. I think i prefer this one, but not by much.
lithy (1600), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Feb 22, 2009 Pitch black pour with a thin tan head. Smoky earthy woody aroma. Taste is roast, chocolate, oak, whiskey, smoke.
jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
Feb 17, 2009 Deep brown in color with a small tan head. Aroma is of oak, whiskey, chocolate, molasses, and toffee. Taste is of oak, molasses, vanilla and whiskey.
paiste2002 (148), Saugus, California, USA
Feb 15, 2009 Pours dark brown with almost no head. Aroma is smoke or maybe peeted malt, oak, whiskey very pleasing. Flavor is smoke, oak, coffee, malt. Medium body with a great warming whisky finish. Very nice.
Ughsmash (3978), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Jan 23, 2009 Bottled. Poured deep brown, but rather clear with a tan head that stuck around for a short while. The aroma picked up sweet whiskey over baker’s chocolate in a very nice presentation.. charred smoke and oaky notes highlighted.. warm and inviting. I didn’t like the malt bill as much in the flavor department with less-defined chocolate and other black malts down there.. whiskey was present from the initial tangy impression on the tip of the tongue through long after the finish.. touch rough, but it kept me interested.. kiss of vanilla sweetness joined the whiskey and semi-sweet chocolate on the finish. Medium-bodied and dry on the palate with some tacky feel on the back.. OK flow, but not as smooth as the 30.
bookman10 (84), Osseo, Minnesota, USA
Jan 23, 2009 Pours a very dark, caramel color, with little, if any, head. Very complex variety of flavors--some smoke, some sweet vanilla and molasses, a bit coffee and chocolate. Overall, just a bit too sweet to my taste, but certainly worth a try.
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