Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Wisps of toasting oak, smouldering peat and ripe nectarine, passion fruit and lemon in syrup.
Palate: Rich, oily texture, hints of dryness from the oak but sugary sweet and fruity, lots of peach, jelly babies and dry smoke, classic Octomore sweet/smokey combinations encased in toasted oak.
Finish: The oak and smoke linger after all the remining notes fade, each one clear and crisp. Before they go head-to-head, there is honey and orange notes, and hints of clove that set off the finish.
Bruichladdich Octomore 10.2 – 8 Year Old 700ml 56.9%
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Details
700ml: 56.9% alc
Age: 8 years
Region: Islay
Cask type: 1st fill AO/ Sauterne wine
Bottler: Bruichladdich Distillery
Distillation date: 2010
Release Date: 2019
Description
The Octomore 10’s series explores a ‘softer smoke’ approach to the range allowing for the presence of the Octomore spirit to play its part as well.
Distilled in 2010 from the 2009 harvest of 100% Scottish grown Optic and Oxbridge barley, the whisky was matured entirely on Islay for 8 years in 1st filled bourbon barrels for 4 years, before being moved into exceptionally high quality, and incredibly rare Sauternes’ casks for an additional 4 years. This 10.2 edition isn’t quite the peat bomb of past Octomore releases malted to 96.9PPM, however, a combination of the softer smoke and oak influence has created a sublime balance with tropical fruit notes.
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