The Tasting Notes

Nose

Dried fruit, butterscotch and caramel with buttered popcorn and fragrant peat smoke.

Palate

Sweet smoked fruit balanced with vanilla, Manuka honey, subtle spices and toasted oak.

Finish

Wood spices, coffee and charred oak while delicate peat smoke and burnt heather linger.

Details

Showcasing the versatility of this elegant spirit, Octomore 15 Ten Aged Years has patiently matured on the shores of Lochindaal for the past decade. The quiet passing of time, together with the incredible influence of cask, has helped to shape this latest expression.

The specific combination of casks brings sweet, toasted oak, butterscotch, and dried fruit, which works amazingly well with Octomore’s unmistakable, dry Islay smoke.

BARLEY PROVENANCE: 100% Scottish Mainland Concerto barley

MALTING: Super Heavily Peated

DISTILLATION: Distilled in 2013

AGE: 10 Aged Years

MATURATION PROFILE: A base of Octomore aged in first fill bourbon (50%) was layered with spirit aged in Pineau des Charentes casks (15%), second fill Pedro Ximénez sherry butts (25%) and first fill red wine casks (10%). All casks were blended and left to marry for the final six months of aging before bottling.

PHENOL LEVEL: 107 parts per million (PPM)