How do you drink Octomore?
Begin by putting a small quantity, say a tablespoon, of Octomore in a standard Glencairn whisky glass. A brandy snifter will also work particularly well in this case. Rotate the glass so a thin film of whisky is spread along the inside. There should be little or no whisky left at the bottom of the glass.
How peaty is Octomore?
The Islay distillery’s Octomore Masterclass 08.3 edition contains barley peated to a phenol level of 309ppm (parts per million). ‘Using HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography), the readings came back at 309.1ppm,’ the distillery noted.
Who owns Bruichladdich distillery?
Remy Cointreau UK Limited
Bruichladdich distillery/Parent organizations
Drinks giant Remy Cointreau has agreed to buy Hebridean distillery Bruichladdich for £58m. The acquisition marks the French company’s first move into the premium single malt Scotch whisky market.
What does Octomore taste like?
How it tastes: To answer the above question, yes. The 11.1 (139.6ppm, 59.4% ABV, Scottish grown barley, five years maturation in first-fill American whiskey casks from Jim Beam, Heaven Hill and Jack Daniels): Heavy smoke on the nose, rather sweet and honey-like on the palate with modest vanilla fruit and citrus notes.
What is Octomore whiskey?
Octomore is the world’s most routinely heavily-peated single malt whisky, produced by Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay.
What is the most peated whisky?
Bruichladdich Octomore 6.3
The Most Peated Whiskies Ever Made The most heavily peated whisky ever made, at least in the days of modern records, is Bruichladdich Octomore 6.3 (not rated, around $170). Released in 2015, the scotch has a gasp-inducing PPM of 258.
What was the first Octomore?
The first release of Octomore (6,000 bottles) took place in 2008, after maturation in former Bourbon barrels, and was followed by edition 2.1, named ‘Ochdamh-Mor. ‘ The expression was peated at 140ppm – over two-and-a-half times more than standard Ardbeg.
Where is Bruichladdich Octomore made?
Isle of Islay
Octomore is the world’s most routinely heavily-peated single malt whisky, produced by Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay.