Octomore Edition 14.3 Super Heavily Peated

Octomore 14.3 puts Islay-grown barley at the heart of a powerful, deeply malty whisky. Grown on Octomore Farm just two miles from Bruichladdich Distillery, the grain brings a distinctive cereal character beneath the release’s formidable peat smoke.

Sweet biscuit, creamy porridge and honeycomb mingle with fruit and smouldering peat. The result is a whisky with considerable intensity, but also a rounded sweetness that gives the barley room to shine.

For drinkers exploring Octomore’s different expressions, 14.3 offers a compelling focus on local provenance – an Islay single malt whose grain character remains central to the experience.

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Tasting notes:
Nose: Transporting you to the Bruichladdich Distillery courtyard, the aromas of hot, sweet mash are unmistakable on the nose. This soft, biscuity malt is followed by peat smoke and an assortment of sweet, stoned fruits, with ripe apricots, peach and honey-drizzled pears. Candied lemon peels add a hint of citrus, balanced with butterscotch, honeycomb, chocolate and vanilla ice cream.

Palate: Delicate oak notes immediately come through, followed by the presence of smouldering peat. Floral hints of gorse and honeysuckle rise above the malty Islay-grown barley, which is rich and sweet with creamy porridge and cereal notes. The structure of the French oak, together with the sweet vanilla and toffee of the American oak, combine beautifully, bringing a harmonious balance to the palate.

Finish: Malted barley and earthy smoke dominate, followed by lingering notes of sweet barley sugar. Caramel and vanilla add a final touch of rounded sweetness.