Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Smoked cinder toffee, rich malted Islay barley sugar and honey come to the fore, balanced with fresh citrus. Dried fruit and crushed seashells mingle with Octomore’s heady peat smoke, with cloves, toasted nuts and a hint of coconut adding depth and complexity. Butterscotch, brown sugar and warm bread pave the way for the cereal-forward single malt whisky.
Palate: High strength, yet exceptionally soft in texture, Octomore 15.3 is unmistakably rounded and viscous. Butterscotch and creamy vanilla enhance its smooth character, punctuated with dried fruit and sweet orange zest. Toasted oak and locally grown barley sugar are underpinned with waves of dry smoke.
Finish: Burnt sugar, coconut, and delicate sea spray linger on the finish, with the lasting impression of earthy peat smoke forcing you to come back for more.
Bruichladdich Octomore 15.3 – 5 Year Old 700ml 61.3%
$360.00
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Just Huge! At 307.2 PPM, Octomore 15.3 is the distillery’s second most heavily peated release to date.
Details
700ml: 61.3%alc
Age: 5 years
Region: Islay
Barley Type: 100% Islay grown Concerto barley (Octomore farm)
Cask type: Bourbon/Oloroso Sherry
Bottler: Bruichladdich Distillery
Distillation date: 2018 from the 2017 harvest
Release Date: November 2024 (AU)
Description
Octomore 15.3 brings together heavyweight peating levels and variable harvests from one singular farm on Islay – Octomore farm, located just 2 miles from the distillery. At 307.2 PPM, Octomore 15.3 is the distillery’s second most heavily peated release to date, with the top honors going to Octomore’s own 8.3. The difference is minuscule – 307.2 PPM as opposed to 309 PPM
The result is a complex and robust whisky bursting with character with full term maturation in first fill bourbon casks and first fill Oloroso hogsheads from Fernando de Castilla, Jerez, Spain. Formidable smoke is countered by ripe fruit from its patient distillation, showcasing both incomparable flavour and provenance. Kissed by salty sea spray, the homegrown Islay barley imparts not only malty sweetness but evokes a true sense of place.
Head distiller Adam Hannett comments:
“A phenomenal force of flavour and an Octomore bursting with character, the 15.3 brings together heavyweight peating levels with variable harvests from one singular farm on Islay. Less than two miles from our distillery, the barley grown at Octomore Farm brings cereal forward sweetness and burnt sugar, while the casks provide notes of creamy vanilla and citrus fruits. A symphony of flavour wrapped in earthy, intense peat smoke – this is Octomore at a whole new level〞
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