Octomore

Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
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Summary: A stunning new release from Octomore. Distilled in 2009 using Scottish barley from the 2008 harvest. Aged for 8 Years. Matured exclusively in first fill American oak casks. Tasting notes… Aroma – Initially smoke, tar, peat ash hint of muddiness/wet peat moss. Candied orange, pepper, chocolate, macaroon, vanilla fudge and lemon meringue pie. Taste – Liquid gold, soft and delicate texture from slow distillation. Superb fruit/smoke combination. On the lips there is soft kiss of salt spray, ozone fresh. Sweet oak gives vanilla, fudge, marzipan and walnut. Melon and citrus come through a floral breeze. Many layered there is a lot to find in this Octomore. Finish – Dry peat smoke, iodine and oak sweetness combine. Hints of mint and bog myrtle fade with the lingering peat smoke, as ever, the last flavour to go. From Bruichladdich Distillery.
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Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
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Summary: Exposing the structural brilliance of their pure, unadulterated Octomore super heavily peated spirit, our 11.1 edition is powerful, understated and vibrant. Underpinned with a delicate balance of smoke and sweet vanilla from the ex-American oak casks, this single malt has spent just 5 years in contact with fresh first fill wood. The presence of peat on the palate is huge, and yet is incredibly balanced with clean fruit and floral notes. Distilled in 2014 from the 2013 harvest of 100% Scottish barley then filled into active ex-American oak, this high provenance, high peat single malt is a fitting embodiment of how quality ingredients demand less time to reach maturity. – Malted to 139.6 PPM – Distilled in 2014 from the 2013 harvest of 100% Scottish grown Concerto and Propino barley – Full term maturation in first fill American whiskey casks from Jim Beam, Heaven Hill and Jack Daniels – Matured entirely on Islay for five years – Bottled unchill-filtered and colouring free at Bruichladdich Distillery, 59.4% alc. / vol – Limited to 30,000 bottles Tasting Notes: CHARACTER ” Lithe, sleek with intense earthy peat notes, balanced by the presence malt sugar, vanilla and oak. The scents of Islay in a glass ” the ozone fragrance of the sea, bog myrtle from the moss and peat smoke in the cold night air and at the heart of it all a warmth that brings harmony to the whole. AROMA ” Initial notes of Lemon, wet peat, pencil shavings, and a salty minerality. Peach yoghurt, cinder toffee, rubbery smokey almost antiseptic notes come from the peat smoke, well balanced with the green fruit and malty notes coming through the spirit. Honey, malt sugar, dried grass, come through with time with a little hint of ginger and wood spice. TASTE ” Brown sugar sweetness hits the palate initially. The chilli heat of high strength carries the Octomore DNA across the palate, it is clean, supple in texture and has a complex combination of flavours rushing for attention. Another taste and stone fruit, apricot, that peach yoghurt come to the fore and then the cask influence appears with sweet vanilla, toasted oak, brown sugar and soft toffee. The maritime notes, the minerality and citrus all weave the Bruichladdich DNA through the flavour profile bonding the sense of place and identity in this dram. FINISH ” Malt, huge Peat notes, earthy and oily, tar and bonfires. Vanilla honey, ginger spice and syrupy sweetness. COLOUR ” Lemon.
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Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
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Summary: Bruichladdich Octomore 10.1 Islay single malt Scotch whisky. 5 Year Old 2019 limited release of the heavily peated Islay malt whisky.
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Summary: Just 52 tonnes of precious Islay barley were malted to produce this single farm Octomore 09.3 edition. Raised in Irene&#153,s Field on Octomore Farm in 2011, this uber-provenance single malt was later distilled and filled into 134 casks. Predominantly second-fill, the gentler influence of the wood allows more of the locally grown barley flavours to cut through the legendary peat smoke.
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Region: Islay
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Summary: Octomore has challenged convention since its conception in 2008. While many preconceived ideas have been overturned, perhaps the most provocative stigma to be shattered is that which surrounds age. Does older necessarily mean better? Distilled in 2016 from the 2015 harvest, this Octomore at three years old is the youngest ever released but perhaps the most impressive. Standing alone in any heavyweight line-up, the depth, balance and composure of its component parts are astounding. Twenty-eight casks cut from Limousin oak have been subjected to a high toast before making their way to Warehouse 12 for filling. These Virgin oak casks often have a high tannin impact which can be bitter and overpowering, but a high toast has lessened the tannic impact, giving way to a dry fruit character that is impeccably well-rounded. Full term French virgin oak maturation DISTILLERY NOTES: Distilled in 2016 from the 2015 harvest 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley 88 PPM Bottled at 63.5% Alc./Vol Non-chill Filtered and Colouring free From Bruichladdich Distillery
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Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Bottle Size: 70cl
Age: 3 Year Old
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Strength: 63.5%
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Summary: 70cl / 63.5% / Distillery Bottling – At only three-years-old 10.4 is the youngest whisky in the Octomore series and was distilled in 2015 from the 2015 harvest. Peated to 88ppm and matured in 28 heavily-toasted virgin Limousin oak casks create a layer of dry fruit and vanilla on the palate, alongside oak spice and rich smoke.
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Summary: Comparing Octomore 11.1 and 11.3 gives one of their finest lessons in stratospheric smoke and barley terroir. While both editions are malted to a Brobdingnagian 100+PPM reading, the differences in barley character from the respective growing region is ever present. Their Octomore Islay barley is grown each year by friend and farmer James Brown, on Octomore farm itself. It is harvested, malted and distilled separately, even from their other Islay barley harvests, in order to become a single field, single vintage single malt. – Malted to 194 PPM – Distilled in 2014 from the 2013 harvest of 100% Octomore Farm grown Concerto barley – Full term maturation in first fill American whiskey casks from Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace and Jack Daniels – Matured entirely on Islay for five years – Bottled unchill-filtered and colouring free at Bruichladdich Distillery, 61.7% alc. / vol – Limited to 18,000 bottles Tasting notes: CHARACTER ” Such a distinct expression of Octomore, so much of the flavour comes from the malted barley and the distillation. The distillation techniques allow us to slowly coax the flavours from the grain influenced so much by the location it is grown and truly express a unique flavour based on these fundamentals. AROMA ” Eight floral character on the nose, Summery and bright. The peat smoke is slow to rise initially but comes through with a light touch, clean and dry and very much in the background. Lovely light floral notes and sweet citrus, with honey and vanilla really holding everything together. TASTE ” Texturally this dram has a fantastic presence on the palate, holding the high strength perfectly. A gentle sweetness, honey and fruit syrup arrive, orange blossom, apricot jam and again the floral bouquet all gentle soft notes are holding off the phenols, a testament to the distillation techniques to allow the character of our spirit to come through with being dominated by the high level of phenols. FINISH ” Naturally the phenolic presence comes through on the finish, the floral notes fade and the dry smoke, earthy with dry grass come through. Burnt heather, toffee and malt sugar all play a part in a complex long finish. COLOUR ” Barley straw.
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