Bottling Notes

Octomore 13.1 is as youthful and dynamic as its super-heavily peated predecessors. Distilled patiently from the 2015 harvest of 100% Scottish Mainland barley, this single malt is malted to a stratospheric 137.3 PPM and matured in the highest quality American oak casks.

Synonyms with the classic Octomore .1 style. Initial impressions are of sweet nutty smoke, loaded with barley sugar and ripe fruit. The peat smoke is delicate but powerful and, along with the charred oak, brings out boot polish, leather and earthy notes. A viscous texture across the palate, the feeling is of densely smoked grain. A second sip brings the opportunity to decipher the complexity on the palate, with smoked apricot jam, peat embers, and burnt heather balanced with citrus. Oak chips, sugared almonds and spicy aniseed come toward the finish. A drop of water intensifies the smoke and brings out the minerality of the whisky.

700ML, 59.2% ABV.