Bruichladdich Octomore 7.2

Product Description

Bruichladdich Octomore 7.2 Islay single malt Scotch whisky. 2015 release of the heavily peated Scotch double matured in Syrah wine casks from the Rhone valley in France. This is the most heavily peated whisky in the world - a stratospheric 208ppm! Bruichladdich Bruichladdich Distillery was established in 1881 on the Rhinns peninsular on the island of Islay close by the sandy bays of Loch Indaal. Re-opened in 2001 with much of the original Victorian equipment restored to working order. The first release of Bruichladdich’s new whisky was the highly acclaimed PC5, the first release in the limited Port Charlotte range. Also producing very highly peated Octamore, Organic using Islay grown barley, & triple & quadruple distilled single malts. The Bruichladdich distillery visitor centre offers distillery tours including the bottling hall & the distillery participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Whisky Festival. Nose: Golden syrup, smoke & red berry fruits to begin. The gentle smoke weaves through poached pear & apple pie from the distillation with the ripe fruits from the cask, red berries peach & apricot. As you inhale deeper, delicate floral notes unclouded by the smoke are released heather, lilies & orange blossom. Taste: The combination of sweet fruits & smoke is classic Octomore. Huge levels of peat sit in perfect balance with the flavours released from the cask. Add a drop or two of water & we get cherry, bramble, strawberry from the Syrah casks; cinder toffee, brown sugar, honey & crème brulee from the American oak burst through. You can feel & taste the rewards of our patience
- slow trickle distillation provides the soft silky texture that coats your mouth & releases wave after wave of the soft fruit & floral fragrance. Finish: As lemon zest, red fruit an