58,2°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
Ex Eau-de-vie Limousin Oak Casks from Aquitaine
Original Bottling
Single Malt
Travel Retail Edition
Bottled in 2013
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 167 ppm
The 2nd version of the 6th Octomore Batch was aged in casks that had previously been filled with Aquitaine brandy. However, these do not appear to be Cognac or Armagnac casks. Instead, they are Limousin oak casks, which are frequently used to make Cognac. 18,000 copies of this edition were produced.
Let's Taste It :
Ginger, baked apple and vanilla. Earthy smoke over it, but very subtle. Ripe white plum, runny on the fingers. Icing sugar. Sugar candy, you can clearly feel the influence of the brandy. Kumquat, lime, lychee. A very well-balanced combination. Almond paste, flavoured with pistachio. Jura yellow wine. Some cereal hints, wheat under the sun, grilled corn. White gooseberry. Stabilises with the addition of water. The palate is suave, pastry-like and lemony, followed by spices. Slightly acid apples, white pepper, tarragon, smoked wood. Light but very long finish, mirabelle and pomegranate, an ounce of iodine and salt, a beach of fine sand, light charcoal, brown sugar, butternut. Pear crumble.
In Short,
Once again, absolutely remarkable. The peat is very discreet, allowing the effects of the complex maturation to shine through. This is a great whisky, the only flaw of which is the price, which is a little discouraging.
Score : 91
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Helloween - Halloween
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