Octomore 11.1 Scottish Barley Islay Single Malt Whisky 5 Year Old · 2014 Vintage

Nose

Initial lemon zest sharpens with wet peat and salty minerality, while pencil shavings lend a chalky edge. Peach yoghurt entwines with cinder toffee and smoky peat, framed by green fruit and malty sweetness. With time, honeyed malt sugar, dried grass and a whisper of ginger and wood spice emerge, weaving Islay’s maritime breeze through the aroma.

Palate

Brown sugar sweetness hits the palate initially. The chilli heat of high strength carries the Octomore DNA across the palate. it is clean, supple in texture and has a complex combination of flavours rushing for attention. Another taste, and stone fruit, apricot and that peach yoghurt come to the fore and then the cask influence appears with sweet vanilla, toasted oak, brown sugar and soft toffee. The maritme notes, the minerality and citrus all weave the Bruichladdich DNA through the flavour profile bonding the sense of place and identity in the dram.

Finish

Malt, huge peat notes, earthy and oily, tar and bonfires. Vanilla honey, ginger spice and syrupy sweetness.