Octomore 12 Year Old Single Cask UK Exclusive 56.3% 70cl Glen Deveron

Octomore 12 Year Old Single Cask UK Exclusive 56.3% 70cl Glen DeveronOctomore 12 Year Old Single Cask UK Exclusive 56. 3% 70cl Islays Bruichladdich might be known for its unpeated single malts, but the Octomore series, also made at the distillery, really packs a peated punch. This release, a 12 year old expression, was drawn from a single second fill rivesaltes sweet fortified wine cask. The result? Something deliciously smoky with a riot of tropical fruit, brown sugar, chocolate praline and deep herbal notes. Just 300

Finish: Long with more oak and hints of dry citrus peel

000 bottles in the batch

mouthcoating oily tones add to the richness of the palate

Palate: Rounded and balanced across the whole palate

Nose: Green apples and soft grape notes

summer fruit cocktail with a hint of ginger and sweet peach

Palate: Warming smooth sweet spices

two first-fill sherry-seasoned American oak casks

peach and apricots with a hint of toffee popcorn

Palate: Just like the nose this dram is so nicely balanced with the addition of orchard fruits and Victoria sponge cake with vanilla and strawberry

some stem ginger and mild herbal notes

with a meatiness that turns a little earthier