Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.
Tasting
How it drinks
Sight
Deep copper with rich amber highlights; smaller casks give increased colour from greater wood contact
Nose
Intense Shiraz influence — dark berries, plum, spice, dark chocolate, leather. The small 100-litre octave casks from Yalumba's Octavius Shiraz give extraordinary wood interaction. Rich and full
Palate
Full body. Intense Shiraz cask character — dark berries, plum jam, dark chocolate, leather, spice. The smaller cask size means more surface area contact, amplifying the wine influence. Bold and assertive. A wine lover's whisky
Finish
Long finish. Dark fruit, chocolate, Shiraz spice, leather. Persistent wine-barrel influence. The Octave Barrels concept showcases how cask size dramatically affects whisky character
Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.
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