Bruichladdich
Octomore 13.1
Single Malt
£135.00
In stock
Islay
Age
5
Years old
Volume
70cl
Strength
59.2% Vol
Distillery
Bruichladdich
Distillation Date
Bottling Date
Notes
DISTILLERY NOTES
Octomore 13.1 is as youthful and dynamic as its super-heavily peated predecessors. Distilled patiently in 2016 from the 2015 harvest of 100% Scottish Mainland barley, this single malt is malted to a stratospheric 137.3 PPM and matured in the highest quality American oak casks.
NOSE
Initial impressions are of sweet nutty smoke, loaded with barley sugar and ripe fruit. Syrupy apricot and ripe pear along with malty vanilla notes of barley flour and Crème Brulee, honey and tablet. The American oak brings coconut, almonds and charred oak. The peat smoke is delicate but powerful and, along with the charred oak, brings out boot polish, leather and earthy notes.
PALATE
A viscous texture across the palate, the feeling is of densely smoked grain which comes through like smoked granola with honeyed fruit. A second sip brings the opportunity to decipher the complexity on the palate, with smoked apricot jam, barley flour, peat embers and burnt heather balanced with gooseberry citrus and sweet Turkish delight. Oak chips, sugared almonds and chocolate-limes with spicy aniseed comes toward the finish. A drop of water intensifies the smoke and brings out the minerality of the whisky.
Product Name | Octomore 13.1 |
Country | Scotland |
Region | Islay |
Class | Single Malt |
Vintage | |
Age Declaration | 5 years old |
Distillation Date | |
Strength (ABV %) | 59.2% |
Bottling Date | |
Volume (cl) | 70cl |
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Private Label | |
Cask Type | First fill ex American Oak Casks |
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