Double Barrel T.S.M.F (The Spice Must Flow)

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Imperial stout aged for 11 months in a Blanton's bourbon barrel, then aged another 7 months in a Brazilian amburana wood barrel. Further conditioned on tonka beans, allspice, clove, cardamom, star anise, and ceylon cinnamon.I've been planning this beer for a long time. It's no secret that I love tonka beans, they've kinda become a bit of a calling card for me over the years. I knew the amburana barrel + tonka would be a smash hit but I thought "why not just throw all the spices at it!?!". After some bench trials I settled on a blend, with different amounts of each.Star anise was the most tricky - maybe I just hate black liquorice but in the end there was barely any in there. Just a little kiss of liquorice amongst all the other things. The ceylon cinnamon is really delightful. It's that real good "true" cinnamon, all crumbly and layered like a lil' parchment scroll. None of that hard Cassia stuff for me.This is one that changes a lot as it warms so make sure you don't drink it too cold!