Ola Dubh Special Reserve 40 330ml, 8% - Scotland

Bottled January 2009.

Pours black with a tiny head.

Whiskey, oak and vanilla in the aroma.

Great whiskey flavor. Some berries, dark fruits, chocolate and toffee.

Lovely taste! The best from the whole series.

Ola Dubh Special Reserve 30 330ml, 8% - Scotland

Bottled March 2009.

Pours black with a creamy head.

Whiskey aroma up front, oak and vanilla.

Now I can taste both whiskey and oak! Chocolate, vanilla and malts in the flavor.

This gets better with each whiskey year.

Ola Dubh Special Reserve 18 330ml, 8% - Scotland

Bottled July 2009.

Pours black with a one finger cappuccino colored head.

Oak, dark fruits, vanilla, toffee and chocolate in the aroma.

I can taste the wood, lovely oak. Malts, toffee, nuts, chocolate and hints of dark fruits.

I do get some whiskey peat here, but it's very thin.

Slightly creamy and oily. Still medium bodied!

Ola Dubh Special Reserve 12 330ml, 8% - Scotland

Bottled July 2009.

Pours sort of black with a short tan head.

Vanilla, nutmeg, malts and lot's of dark fruits in the aroma. I even get tiny hints of oak.

Milk, chocolate, vanilla, malts, biscuit, nuts and oak in the flavor.

Slightly creamy mouth feel. Medium bodied.

Harviestoun Number Of The Beast Metal Edition 330ml, 6.66% - Scotland

Pours clear, light amber with a high white, frothy head.

Hoppy and malty aroma. A bit fruity with some citrus. Pretty much the same goes for the flavor.

Don't buy this!

Mr Sno'balls 330ml, 4.5% - England

From the guys who brought you Ola Dubh:

Just like the bottle says, this has a clean and crispy smell with citrus. Very fresh smell.

Starts of with a refreshing citrus taste and ends with light and floral after taste of hops.

Feels good in the mouth, light and some what creamy. Although I like my winter ales to be stronger, this was nicely balanced!