Tinta Sagrada
The Piggy Brewing Company

33 cl can poured into a snifter in Toulouse, France. Packed 12/2024, one year to lip. A very short and fizzy foam is short lived, the brew is super dark amber in color.
Nose comes in strong with red wine trying to restrain bourbon. It’s nice. The alcohol vapors are hovering ghostly over the glass. Walnuts, leather, caramel, vanilla, dates are in play.
Taste hits mightily! Getting past the almost-too-hot alcohol blast rewards the palate with a firm roundness of ever opening delights; Scotch whisky, supurb Spanish Pedro Ximénes Sherry barrel, sweet vanilla caramel, spices, dry leather. The finish is long lasting, chocolate emerging, and a lingering heat reminiscent of a fine Cognac.
Mouth is full and expansive, but not heavy. Medium carbonation.
Overall, the story is a fine barleywine was brewed, aged 28 months in American bourbon barrels, then 1/4 of the brew was loaded into a Spanish Sherry cask to rest for 4 months before blending and canning.. This is a powerful, complex and quite extraordinary drink.