UPDATED: DEC 26, 2021 330ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with hints of red and small amounts of off white head. Strong vanilla and cacao with hints of bourbon and oak. Subtle roasted malts with soft tequila and red wine at the end. Medium to full body with strong velvety notes. Mild roasted malt at the front which develops into lactose, residual sugars, red wine, and cacao and vanilla. Supurb blend as usual.

UPDATED: DEC 13, 2021 22oz bottle. Rating #10,000. Pours dark brown with a medium sized tan head, light lacing. Dark malts, chocolate, vanilla, woody, leather, cherries, raisins and mild spicy finish. Very good.

UPDATED: OCT 10, 2020 Aromas of massive oak nougat barrel wood sugared caramel vanilla bourbon malted barley toffee sawdust deep aged wort syrup black malts cocoa chocolate prune dark fruits raisins figs dates blackberries sweet belgian candi syrup from the stickee monkee and boysenberries. Taste is immense dark fruits dates figs raisins plums prunes toffee espresso brown sugar oak barrel wood sawdust corkscrew bourbon sugared caramel blackberries boysenberry port wine sherry complex cabernet chocolate cocoa nibs dark malts soy sauce umami belgian candi syrup belgian yeast charcoal earth motor oil oats aged wort syrup and nougat. Overall, quite remarkable. Aged beautifully.

UPDATED: AUG 23, 2020 Bomber to snifter. Looks good; a lightly translucent darker cola with fizzy beige head that steadily dissipates into lacing. Smells malty and oaky with notes of dark fruit, leather, chocolate, and a touch of brandy. Tastes like it smells with a mildly but pleasantly bitter and warming medium-full to full-bodied mouthfeel. Enjoyable, and holding up nicely.

UPDATED: MAY 5, 2020 660ml bottle split at Borefts, 2016. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma: dried fruits, molasses, oak, chocolate. Taste: sweet, boozy, caramel, toffee, molasses, dried fruits, coffee, vanilla. Medium to full body, soft carb, sweet boozy finish. Superb

UPDATED: FEB 6, 2020 I guess I forgot to score this. Couldn't make up my mind what to drink and figured this wasn't getting any better. Deep mahogany color with a mall tan head. Aroma of dark sugars, caramel, wood, oak, vanilla, light chocolate. Full bodied, warming, no oxidation even after 4+ years, great sipper.

UPDATED: OCT 6, 2019 Finally ticked this, embarrassingly overdue. I'm sure everyone REALLY cares. Very dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is chocolate, nuts, molasses, vanilla, roast, coffee, booze. Flavor is sweet, lots of caramel/toffee malts as well as roast/coffee. Significant booze. Smooth slick full feel with lighter carb. Not the top tier of Firestone vintages, but mid-tier of this series is still awesome.

UPDATED: AUG 27, 2019 August 26, 2019 - bottle opened on wedding anniversary. Dark pour with limited head. Aroma was a nice mix of brandy and bourbon. Taste had the bourbon and brandy, plus chocolate, dark fruit, sugary sweetness and wood. Finish was slighty dry and boozey.

UPDATED: JAN 1, 2019 Poured from 1 pint 6 fl oz bottle (brought back and aged). Near black with dissipating beige head. Chocolate, oak, leather, molasses, dried fruits, mild warming alcohol, hint of tobacco. Can really taste both the Parabola and Stickee Monkee parts of the blend. Excellent, but I like the XX slightly more.

Bottle at Black Christmas 2018
Black colour with generous tan head. Rich caramel, with balanced booziness, strong nuttiness too, peanuts; sweet, warming.
Excellent.