Description

Bruichladdich Octomore 12.3 Scotch

Octomore 12.3 is single vintage, single field, single malt. Raised in Church Field on Octomore Farm by friend and farmer James Brown, this Islay grown barley has been trickle distilled through our tall narrow necked stills just two miles from where it was grown. This terroir-driven spirit would take two separate journeys before being combined; 75% was filled into ex-American whiskey casks, while the remaining 25% spent five years maturing in genuine Pedro Ximenez Solera casks from Jerez bodega Fernando de Castilla. This Islay barley spirit has breathed slowly and delicately for five aged years, its salty citrus marine note resulting from the locale of where the barley was grown and our warehouses proximity to the sea. The Pedro Ximenez casks contribute sweet dried fruit notes which highlight the rich dry peat smoke of Octomore.

Bruichladdich Octomore 12.3 has aromas of light sherry notes of fig, raisin and dates with charcoal, boot polish smoky notes set the tone for this dram. Light, fresh citrus honey notes from the spirit, intense floral notes of honeysuckle and orange blossom burst from the glass and then dark toffee, milk chocolate and vanilla from the oak add depth to the aromas. Smoked grain, seaweed, linseed oil and tobacco come as the whisky continues to open. The palate offers peppery nasturtium flowers, dark chocolate, earthy peat smoke and those sherry fruits rush across the palate at first. The Peat smoke and the dried fruit dominate and then comes the barley sugar and charred oak, releasing those rich toffee and tobacco notes. Sweet pastry and toasted grain then more sooty earthy peat smoke. The finish features notes of charcoal, soot, dried figs, salted lemons and bitter chocolate.

Bruichladdich Octomore 12.3 Scotch Notes To Your Senses:

• APPEARANCE: Light polished copper
• AROMA: fig, raisin, dates, fresh citrus honey, intense notes of honeysuckle and orange blossom burst from the glass and then dark toffee, milk chocolate, vanilla and peat
• TASTE: Pepper, chocolate, earthy peat smoke, sherry  fruits, rich toffee, tobacco and charred oak
• FINISH: Charcoal, soot, dried figs, salted lemons and bitter chocolate
• ABV: 62.1%