59°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
American Oak Bourbon Barrels
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2010
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 152 ppm
Back in the early days of Octomore, the brand's communications were less polished. No subtitles like Dialogos or The Impossible Equation. Just the age, the casks used and the ppm level. Personally, that's enough for me. A lot of people say that the first Octomore were much better, and I'm happy to verify that today. This one is a limited edition of 18,000.
Let's Taste It :
A wall of herbaceous peat, granite, tall grass, reeds, with a dash of vanilla and rocky smoke. After a few minutes, bubbles of icing sugar, fresh lychees, mashed banana, white peaches. Rosewater, Turkish delight, it's all very delicate, strangely enough. On the palate, solid and thick peat, but also mirabelle plums, airy, iodised notes, citrus fruit, grapefruit, pineapple, lime. Angelica. The finish is long and explosive, typical of Octomore, destroying everything in its path, but at the same time quite supple, charcoal, damp earth, dark chocolate, marrons glacés. It's slightly velvety.
In Short,
As an Octomore fan, I can confirm that the oldest are the best. I have the 04.2 at home, and it's my favourite. And this one is without doubt the best of the .1 series that I've tasted. Those of today are less fruity, less sweet, they have a more classic profile with the basic elements of Bourbon. Fortunately, those from the .2 and .3 series are more complex. The .1s of the old days are worth the .2s and .3s of today. On the other hand, now you have to spend a hell of a lot of money to find one from that era, I don't think it's worth it any more.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Supping :
Mùr - Heimsslit
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