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Octomore 16.2

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
5 years
ABV
58.1%
Introduced
2025
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Octomore 16.2

This bottle's own signature across the twelve-axis Spirit Map — not the distillery average, but this exact expression.

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Gold with copper tints, natural color
Nose
Lemon curd, orange blossom honey, sharp citrus, oxidized wine notes
Palate
Wine-forward and sharp, oxidized fruit quality, apricot, citrus brightness, peat undercurrent
Finish
Explosive resurgence of oxidized wine, dried tea leaves, lingering citrus and smoke

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Ex-Oloroso sherry
  • Bordeaux
  • Madeira and Moscatel casks

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