Octomore : Edition 16.3

Characteristics and tasting advice for Octomore Edition 16.3

Tasting

Appearance
Beautiful pale sand hue.

Nose
The nose combines aromas of barley sugar, fresh bread, lemon zest, green apple, and peat smoke.

Palate
Broad and mineral, the palate charms with orchard fruit, citrus, smoke, and vanilla notes.

A vibrant and complex Scotch whisky

Octomore: Scottish excellence

Created in 2008 at the Bruichladdich distillery by master distiller Jim McEwan and Mark Reynier, Octomore is a groundbreaking Islay Scotch whisky. Now owned by Rémy Cointreau, it holds the world record for the most heavily peated whisky, with levels exceeding 200 ppm. Its name comes from a historic farm near Port Charlotte. Octomore uses a unique numbering system (.1, .2, .3, .4) to distinguish barley types and maturation. Produced in limited editions since 2008, it combines extreme peaty intensity with remarkable aromatic complexity.

Edition 16.3: a peated whisky aged in bourbon, Sauternes, and Pedro Ximenez casks

Made from 100% Scottish concerto barley grown at the Octomore farm on the Isle of Islay, this whisky is aged for five years in first-fill (55%) and second-fill (15%) bourbon casks, first-fill Pedro Ximenez (14%), and second-fill Sauternes (16%).