Octomore 2009 Friends of Bruichladdich 11 yo

 

 

 

65,2°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay

Syrah Cask

Independent Bottling 

By Whiskybroker Ltd

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2021

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

 

 

 

The administrators of the Facebook page "Friends of Bruichladdich" took the initiative for this bottling. From what I understand, they partnered with the English bottler Whiskybroker, and they found this rare Syrah cask distilled in 2009. The Octomore 07.2 was distilled around the same time and followed a similar maturation process, but was bottled much earlier. So here we have a rare old Octomore, unfortunately the number of bottles produced and the peat content are not known.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

First a thick smoke, like a sticky fog. Very quickly, the red fruits make their way through. Morello cherries, blueberries. Heavy and juicy, syrupy. Then a violent peat, maritime, with seaweed. The fruit becomes softer, sweeter, raspberries, chocolate strawberries. Slight fruit acidity, gooseberries, yellow apples. Precious wood, varnish. Wild cherry, walnut. Tinder. It is nevertheless a bit spirity and iodized. Damp, fertile earth. Velvety mouth, cherry skin, silky, then some spices, cumin, white pepper. Tapioca, coconut. But it is above all woody, earthy, tarry, with black plum. Coffee beans. Quite a long, fresh, gravelly finish, with peppermint. Parsley, coriander, cloves. Chicory. Heather. A touch of orange zest.

 

In Short, 

An excellent Octomore, one of the best I have tasted, I put it third behind the 10 years 3rd edition and the 08.3. Only flaw: it is still a little spirity, but you can add a little water to calm the beast. Otherwise it is an explosion of fruits on thick peat, exactly what we expect from Octomore, and at the same time very subtle. Curiously, now that this bottling is completely sold out, we don't find it on the auction sites, apparently those who were lucky enough to have it do not try to resell it, having tasted the nectar I know why. 

Score : 91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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