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HE FIFTH CORE RELEASE IN THE CULT OCTOMORE SERIES AND ANOTHER LIMITED OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OLYMPIC LEVELS OF PEAT ARE CARESSED BY THE SUBLIME ELEGANCE OF THE BRUICHLADDICH STILLS.
THIS IS ANOTHER CLASSIC OCTOMORE, AND AGAIN THE PEATING LEVEL RISES, NOW TO 169 PPM. BUT AT THIS DEGREE OF PEATING IT’S NOT ABOUT ULTIMATE STRENGTH, IT’S ABOUT ACHIEVING THE EXCEPTIONAL BALANCE BETWEEN THE BROODING POWER OF THIS INCREDIBLY PEATED BARLEY AND THE FINESSE AND POISE OF ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST ELEGANT AND SOPHISTICATED SPIRITS – ABOUT CRAFT, NOT ULTIMATE STRENGTH.
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| The texture of the spirit is endless, super smooth.On entry it is absolutely sensational; it’s like “Wow”! Don’t worry you’re going to be ok, I promise – the initial palate presence is one of juniper oil, peat smoked barley, salted biscuits, light iodine, crushed cinnamon, then on the second phase the citrus flavours of grapefruit, tangerine, honeyed lemon together with the sweetness of pear & pineapple add a whole new dimension to the complexity of the spirit. The fruits balance the marine notes; the oaky nutty ginger flavours combat the peat and the citrus helps cool the heat of the fire. Perfect balance. |
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