Thomas Hardy's Special Reserve 2025 250ml

First produced in 1968 to commemorate the renowned English writer, Thomas Hardy's Ale is a limited edition barley wine ale.

Numbered and vintage-dated to be stored for years, even for over 25, this bottle conditioned ale matures in flavour like fine wines. 

The Special Reserve is aged in Armagnac Barrels, giving a deep mahogany colour in the glass, offering concentrated notes of stewed plum, black cherry, dark toffee and roasted malt with a whisper of oak and baking spice. Full-bodied and velvety on the palate, it finishes long, warming and bittersweet, best enjoyed in a snifter, slightly warmed, on special occasions.