Ola Dubh (or Black Oil) is so named because it is gloopy and viscous. This limited realease has been matured in casks from Orkney's award-winning Highland Park distillery to add complementary whisky notes to what is already an amazing brew. It is chocolately with a roasty, bittersweet aftertaste.
In this video, award-winning beer writer Zak Avery talks us through three different expressions of this cask-aged beer.
Ola Dubh 40 Reserve This limited release has been aged in selected oak casks formerly used to mature Highland Park 40 year old single malt whisky. The casks add complementary whisky notes to what is already a brew of remarkable complexity. It is redolent of chocolate and has a distinctive roasty, bittersweet finish.
Every bottle is individually numbered.
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