Octomore 4.1/167 |
another benchmark – this time 167 ppm. but don’t think this dram is all about cojones (ok, well that too) – as jim murray says in his whisky bible: “forget about the age. don’t be frightened by the phenol levels. great whisky is not about numbers; it’s about excellent distillation and careful maturation.”
or as allthingswhisky.com put it: “like watching a beautiful woman undress, this whisky just gets better and better the more it reveals itself... this slow sensual build becomes almost overwhelming by the time you take your first sip.”
rock ‘n’ roll.
Tasting Notes
character
It is not just a case of tasting peat, peat and more peat. This is a strong, flavoursome, handsome, proud young son of the stills, with a warm, open, Gaelic heart - unconstrained by phenolic overload, untainted by additives, not stripped of his pride by chill-filtration - but made by real people with passion and rare skills. Discerning followers of this islands’ malt whiskies deserve nothing less.
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