Octomore Masterclass 08.4 Virgin Oak
Official bottling
Single malt - Islay
Tea
58.7% ABV
Dram
Nose: Bacon, vanilla, honey, leather, smoke, hints of baked apples.
Mouthfeel: Light body, hot, volatile, tingly.
Tasting: Salty sweet. Leather, honey, lemon zest, baked apples, mint, smoke.
Finish: Long. Smoke, mint, honey, baked apples, lemon zest.
Comments:
8 years old. This whisky is meaty and sweet, and the 170ppm peatiness is apparent only fleetingly. There is heaps of minty flavour mixed with cigar smoke, reminds me of smoking a rather good menthol cigarette while munching on baked apples. Lovely whisky.
Verdict:
I like this.
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