Description
The distillery tell us 'Octomore 09.1 questions the fundamentals of superior single malt Scotch. Confident in its five year age statement, our Head Distiller demonstrates how a focus on raw ingredients and considered distillation can definitively debunk the myth that older is better. Distilled in 2012 from 100% Scottish barley, the 09.1 is matured full-term in top-tier ex-American whiskey casks. This version is malted to 156PPM and distilled from 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley, harvested in 2011 and distilled in 2012. It has been matured entirely on Islay in various American whiskey casks: full term in Jim Beam (51%), Jack Daniels (26%), Clermont (15%), Old Grand-Dad (8%). It is Limited to 42,000 bottles.
Tasting Notes
| Nose |
| Distillery: Smoke and oak, intense sweetness from the cask, vanilla, cinder toffee. The smoke is thick, velvety and vegetal, peat and earthy. |
| Taste |
| Distillery: Soft on the palate- no aggression, nutty, fudge, nougat, delicate coconut and rose petal floral. |
| Finish |
| Distillery: Long peat finish, hints of treacle, warm sand/salt |