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Octomore 14.2 (Scottish Barley, Oloroso Cask)

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
5 years
ABV
57.7%
Introduced
2023
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Octomore 14.2 (Scottish Barley, Oloroso Cask)

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Amber gold with warm copper sherry-cask highlights; deeper than 14.1 reflecting oloroso influence
Nose
Rich dried fruit meets peat — raisin, fig, dark cherry, orange peel, dark chocolate, leather, and smoky bacon. Oloroso sherry adds depth and complexity. Walnut, Christmas cake, and clove spice
Palate
Layered and bold — dark fruit, sherry sweetness, smoked raisin, dark chocolate, espresso, and building peat smoke. Rich walnut, fig, orange marmalade, and clove. The oloroso influence wraps around the peat creating dark, brooding complexity
Finish
Long and tannic — oloroso dryness combines with ashy peat smoke. Dark chocolate, leather, dried fruit, and espresso linger. Christmas cake and gentle clove at the tail

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Ex-bourbon (3.5 years) then first-fill oloroso sherry casks (1.5 years)

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