 JasonG (700), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 10, 2008 12 oz bottle - Opaque black color with small medium tan head. Aroma is full of molasses, dark caramel, ash, raisens, subtle smoke. Flavor is full of roasted caramel, bitter malts, dates, oak, faint roastyness. Finish is fairly bitter for the style. Overall it’s good, but doesn’t quite live up to the hype or the price. I don’t get much scotch out of it.
BückDich (4857), McCall, Idaho, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Apr 27, 2008 Bottle: Pours a black color, similar to the 12, with a light head. The nose is richer than the 12 with a peaty snap followed by more plum and molasses than honey and citrus. The smokiness reminds me a bit of roasted hojicha or lapsang souchong. Nice chewy body with a carob and vanilla backing towards the tail. Yummy!
BrockLanders (750), Panama City, Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 26, 2008 Forgot the bottle number...7xxx. Like the previous rater clearly states....there ain’t much difference between this one and the 12 yr version. If nothing else it seemed less boozey....still a distinct woody whiskey character just not as forceful. Upon pouring the tan head was fuller and stayed around for a bit longer also. Definitely smooth.....and like the 12 yr it has a nice alcohol warmth from start to finish. Very tasty indeed.
anders37 (4779), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
May 5, 2009 Bottle. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty oaky chocoalte aroma. Slightly sweetish roasted malty oaky licorice and chocolate flavor. Hasa roasted malty licorice and a dry oaky finish.
Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 20, 2009 Bottle. Peaty peaty peaty with strong chocolate notes underneath. Definite smoke presence in the middle there. Some molasses and caramel as it warms and as I finish vanilla lingers. A treat.
trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 3, 2008 Shockingly, not as good as its younger cousin, the 12 year old version. Same black pour with a ring of tan bubbles. Harsher aroma with more peat and alcohol. Taste was similar, with a good blend of malt, chocolate, and oak. There was more whiskey taste which gave it a salty bite. I enjoyed the scotch flavors with this beer, but liked it more in the more subtle 12 year old version. An excellent beer, nontheless
OleR (2106), Oslo, Norway
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 30, 2009 Bottle@Olympen, Oslo. Big, mostly lasting tan head. Color is dark brown to near black with ruby highlights. Roasted, light peaty dark malts to the nose. Whiffs of wood and rum&raisin. Well-roasted, woody dark malts in the flavor. Also a plummy fruitiness and some cocoa and coffe notes. Well-bodied. Slick mouthfeel. Complex finish; ashy malts, mild lingering bitterness and dark fruits. Good stuff.
after4ever (2809), Brier, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 21, 2008 330. Thanks, HogFodder! Black. Dense, shallow, creamy tan head. Big fruity, slightly sour nose. Coffee, port, salty, too. Oily medium body. Coffee, raisins, wood on the mid-palate. Long woody finish.
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