Octomore: 11.1 59.4% 25ml

Whisky of the Week #26.1

Octomore 11.1 59.4% Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Octomore 11.1 from Islay's Bruichladdich Distillery  - it's super peaty, but it's not absurd and unpalatable. This particular edition is a 5 year old expression, distilled using Scottish Concerto and Propino barley, then matured in first-fill American whiskey casks from Jack Daniel's, Jim Beam and Heaven Hill.

How does it taste?

Nose: Barbeque smokiness, with zesty fresh hints.

Palate: Dark sugars, chared wood, sea breeze and some more zest..

Finish: Coastal peat.

Why did I choose this whisky?

I love Bruichladdich, I love the Octomore, you loved the 10.1, so as a reopenning treat here is the 11.1 aged for 5yrs in mixed oaks it's sublime.

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