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Octomore 13.1 (Scottish Barley)

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
5 years
ABV
59.2%
Introduced
2022
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Octomore 13.1 (Scottish Barley)

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Pale gold; clean and bright with medium legs
Nose
Lovely silky sweet smoke — smoked vanilla ice cream. Hay and apple with peat, vanilla, cream soda, white pepper, and dry wood
Palate
Peppery up front with oily, medium-thick mouthfeel. Buttery oil, dry wood, nutmeg. Citrus-heavy sweetness then salty iodine character, smoked kippers and brine
Finish
Pepper notes linger with smooth butterscotch staying longest. Iodine and maritime character in a satisfying long finish

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • First-fill ex-American whiskey casks

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