Bruichladdich Octomore 13.1
Octomore 13.1 is A spectacular Islay Scotch that is as youthful and dynamic as its super-heavily peated predecessors. Distilled patiently 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. After five aged years in first fill ex-American oak casks, our Head Distiller This bottling offers a unique twist, as after five years in first fill ex-American oak casks, the 2021 spirit is gathered and recasked into yet more fresh, first fill ex-American oak casks. Wonderfully complex, with smoked apricot jam, barley flour, peat embers and burnt heather balanced with gooseberry citrus and sweet Turkish delight.
- €180.00
Octomore 13.1 is A spectacular Islay Scotch that is as youthful and dynamic as its super-heavily peated predecessors. Distilled patiently 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. After five aged years in first fill ex-American oak casks, our Head Distiller This bottling offers a unique twist, as after five years in first fill ex-American oak casks, the 2021 spirit is gathered and recasked into yet more fresh, first fill ex-American oak casks. Wonderfully complex, with smoked apricot jam, barley flour, peat embers and burnt heather balanced with gooseberry citrus and sweet Turkish delight.
Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop and Wines on the Green
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| Finish | On the finish the sweetness fades and an earthy, mossy note remains on the palate wrapped in dry heathery peat smoke. Salty-citrus and floral notes of geranium and rose come through calmly to round off another wonderful expression of the Octomore paradox. |
| Tasting Notes from the Producer | |
| Aromas (without water) | 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. |
| Flavour | 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. |
Fact Sheet
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| Fluid | 70cl |
| Alcohol % | 59.2% |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region/AOC | Islay |
| Producer | Bruichladdich |