50°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
1st Fill Bourbon Barrel
Independent Bottling
By The Character of Islay Whisky Company
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2020
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Heavily Peated
At The Character of Islay Whisky Company, a trading company created in
2019 within Atom Brands, only the nectar of the mythical island is
allowed. And when it comes to Octomore, that of course attracts
attention. For this bottling, the juice was kept in a first fill Bourbon
cask for 9 years before being released into the wild in 315 copies within
the 'The Stories of Wind and Wave' range. It is indeed presented as a
cask strength, even if the alcohol content at precisely 50° may seem
suspicious. The peat content is not known.
Let's Taste It :
Very creamy, syrupy, well-bourboned nose, with pear pulp and sweet
vanilla. Nice intense peat, gritty, almost solid smoke, chalky charcoal,
oozing limestone, mineral and grainy touches. Iodine, shortbread
biscuits, black earth. Light floral touches. Palate a little watery,
light, but very well made, complex, on vanilla, lemon, with
a good slice of peat which seems candied, tart tatin, sooty roots.
Strong but managed spices, cumin, paprika, star anise. brown sugar.
Long, excellent, explosive finish, everything you expect from an
Octomore, charcoal, earth, some sunny cereals, mint leaves.
In Short,
It's very good, the finish especially is powerful and
pleasant, almost devastating but comfortable at the end. On the other
hand, the nose is a little too Bourbon for my taste and hides the
Octomore hallmarks, and the palate is light. It's a shame, but it's still a
very nice bottling, the price of which is frankly overvalued.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Lovebites - Holy War
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