Nose: rich and velvety, decent amount of alcohol, as
should be expected given the obscene proof of this. Chocolate and cinnamon
stick out to me, along a solid backdrop of oak and leather.
Palate: hot fire and cinnamon. Pretty intense, water
tames it some, and opens some caramel bits, but it is a fun drink a full
strength. While it is hot and intense,
it isn't too much. Doesn't feel like
varnish being applied to your teeth, just like a nice hot candy. Funny note, I
hate red hots and other similar candies, but love this stuff. Dunno, maybe I need to revisit that policy.
Finish: nice and long, twisting towards bitter, but never
unpleasant. Picks up a little tang that is escaping me right now, but I want to
say it is related to the yeast strain.
For all the great press that the 2012 and 2013 small
batch limited editions got, I found this to be better for me in a blind
tasting. Dunno, maybe I liked the higher
proof and the hotter feel, maybe just the extra push of chocolate did it for
me? Also no bottle picture of this. The tasting this evening is coming out of the
sample library, which is soon to be sent away to its' intended target. The
bottle for this was gone probably last April or May.
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