This Octomore 10.2 edition spent the first four years of its life in fresh bourbon barrels, before being moved into incredibly rare Sauternes casks.
Our tenth series explores a different realm of 'softer smoke' and invites you to dismiss the numbers and forget everything you know. Complex, layered and endlessly alluring.
Building on the structural brilliance of our super heavily peated spirit, this Octomore 10.2 edition amplifies the marriage of bourbon barrels with Sauternes casks.
The reputable chateau who originally managed these casks had filled them three times over with French sweet wine, allowing the oak to mellow and therefore temper its influence in the subsequent spirit. The combination of the softer smoke and oak brings a beautiful balance, complemented with tropical fruit notes.
SPECIFICATIONS
BARLEY PROVENANCE: 100% Scottish grown Optic and Oxbridge barley
MALTING: Super Heavily Peated
DISTILLATION: Distilled in 2010 from the 2009 harvest
AGE: 8 Aged Years
MATURATION PROFILE: Originally filled in to first fill ex-American whiskey casks for 4 years then recasked into Sauternes wine casks for 4 years
PHENOL LEVEL: 96.9 parts per million (PPM)
STRENGTH: 56.9% ABV
Character
A great contrast to the 10.1, Octomore 10.2 is the epitome of opulence. Longer in the cask, tremendous cask pedigree and a combination of sweet tropical fruit and smoke that is unbeatable.
Colour
Pale Straw
Nose
Wisps of toasted oak, smouldering peat and ripe nectarine are followed by passion fruit and lemon in syrup.
Palate
Rich and oily in texture with hints of dryness from the oak. Sugary sweet and fruity, expect peach and Jelly Babies, delicately counterbalanced with dry smoke. The classic Octomore sweet and smoky combination comes to the fore, beautifully encased in toasted oak.
Finish
Toasted oak and smoke linger, balanced with sweet honey, orange and hints of clove.
