I’ve finally caught up with posting everything I’ve reviewed so I’m taking this as an opportunity to get to a handful of samples which have either been waiting a while and/or I’m eager to try as well as take a bit of a break from peat (he’s says, reviewing an Octomore) as I work my way to review 225 for which I’ve planned an Ardmore sister cask side by side. Ok, you got me, the peat break starts after a couple of peated samples I’ve been itching to get to. Starting with an Octomore from a series I’ve had two of (10.3 and 10.4) and thoroughly enjoyed.
Minutia: Distilled in 2010 from Scottich grown Opticon and Oxbridge barley peat to 96.9ppm, matured on Islay for four years in 1st fill ex-American whiskey casks then for four years in Sauternes wine casks before bottling in 2019. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Chestnut Oloroso Sherry, 1.2.
Nose: Lawn clippings, apricot, you can tease out some smoke that stays there once you do. There’s thank funk that typically screams Octomore, but here it’s more of a loud whisper.
Taste: Heat, diminishes into smoke, which lets meat creep in.
Finish: Big musty, fruity smoke. Leaves the fruit behind early and a medicinal note kicks in. More the cough syrup kind than iodine/bandages. Longish.
Time in the glass serves this well. This is nice but not did not compel me to acquire a bottle, something the 10.3 and 10.4 both did.
Score: 86
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