UPDATED: JAN 12, 2022 500 ml bottle to snifter, shared with the Mrs (2014 vintage). Pours a murky amberish brown with lighter caramel head that steadily dissipates into lacing. Smells and tastes of strong notes of of dark fruit followed by vanilla, oak, and a bit of wheat whiskey. Not sour, but a bit tart from the intense dark fruit presence. Mouthfeel is medium-full to full-bodied and moderately tart, bitter, and warming. Good, not t great. 4-5 ounces is plenty.

UPDATED: JAN 9, 2022 2014 bottle. Pours a clear deep amber with a brown hue and no head whatsoever. Aroma has sweet grains and brown sugar with a bit of toffee and a whiskey bite underlying. Flavor has a bit more of a whiskey burn with sweet grains, brown sugar, toffee and a hint of caramel backing.

UPDATED: AUG 12, 2021 2014 cloudy brown pour with a thin ring of off white head …. Aroma of sweet caramel malts, wheat, bourbon, dark fruits plum and fig like, brown sugar, vanilla and a bit of whiskey ….. taste is of sugar plums, sweet caramel malts, vanilla, spicy whiskey, wheated bourbon, brown sugar and a tad boozy …. Finish is of wheated dry whiskey, and a bitter bite … vanilla and dark fruits …. Not the best of the series, but good

UPDATED: JUN 30, 2021 Sample during the 'It's Beignet while, so Parrish the Thought of Deserting Oil of Us for this Road Trip Tasting' on 06/26/2021. 2015 bottle.

UPDATED: MAR 12, 2021 (Bottle) Hazy brown colour with brief, foamy, beige head. Malty, vinous nose with notes of caramel, nuts, brown bread, raisins, prunes, brown sugar and whisky. Malty, vinous taste with caramel, dried fruit, raisins, prunes, brown sugar, spices (nuteg, cinnamon, clove), chocolate, wood, whiskey and a vinous, warming finish with a balanced spicy bitterness. Full body, quite sweet. Not shy, but really tasty and quite powerful. The barrel ageing has added some interesting flavours, but not taken over. Great beer!

UPDATED: JAN 11, 2021 Amber red color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Caramel malts, honey, dark fruits, wood, wheat whiskey, and light booze.

UPDATED: MAR 9, 2020 500 ml. C&C 2014 vintage; 14.44% abv. Pours a clear, ruby-tinged chestnut with a thin film of foam. Aroma of whiskey-soaked raisin cake with vanilla icing and a hint of chocolate. Flavors of the same with added notes of orange zest and barrel. Dessert beer but it's well in balance and could be wildly dangerous. Medium-heavy bodied with medium carbonation. Just a bit of chest warming gives the only indicator of the big abv.

UPDATED: NOV 24, 2019 2015 version, I hope it's the same, didn't feel like adding a new beer. Strong aroma of prunes, plum, fig, vanilla, oak, cola and booze. Very complex. Dark brown pour with no head. Tastes chocolatey, some of the dark fruit from the aroma with a hot finish. Palate is thin, maybe the age of the bottle is to blame for that. Pretty good, perhaps a bit overrated.

UPDATED: NOV 18, 2019 Ace & Kees 2019. Bottle 2014. Murky brown with some bubbles. Sweet grainy barley and caramel, raisans, vanilla. Sweet and bitter. Full body and soft carbonation.

UPDATED: MAR 1, 2019 Flaska från 2014. Något mörkare kastanjebrun, lätt murken med beige krona. Doft och smak av karamell, whisky, kolaremmar, kaffesirap, toffee, fudge, övermogna äpplen och torkad frukt, en snäll kaffeton, viss ekton och precis i avslutningen ett litet inslag av mint/menthol. Finns hetta kvar från alkoholen och fatlagringen, men tycker den lagt sig ganska fint. Kroppen är större och med tydlig fatkaraktär. Fint djup och tål att smuttas på ett bra tag. Gott!