Octomore 8 year old 10.2/96.9PPM
Review by Octomore
- Colour
Hazel.
- Nose
Wisps of toasting oak, smouldering peat and ripe nectarine, passion fruit and lemon in syrup.
- Palate
Rich, oily texture, hints of dryness from the oak but sugary sweet and fruity, lots of peach, jelly babies and dry smoke, classic Octomore sweet/smokey combinations encased in toasted oak.
- Finish
The oak and smoke linger after all the remining notes fade, each one clear and crisp. Before they go head to head, there is honey and orange notes, and hints of clove that set off the finish.
- Note
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Building on the structural brilliance of our Octomore spirit, this Octomore 10.2 edition has been matured for equal terms in first fill ex-American oak casks, and third fill French oak casks. This French oak has previously held the finest French Sauternes sweet wine. The tempered oak influence of the third-fill casks have mellowed into a delicate balance between the tropical fruit notes of the Sauternes and the floral, fruity Octomore spirit.
A great contrast to the .1 and total opulence. Longer in the cask, tremendous cask pedigree and a combination of sweet tropical fruit and smoke that is unbeatable.
