Octomore Scottish Barley 16.3 Whisky

Octomore 16.3 is a super-heavily peated single malt Scotch whisky from the Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay. Distilled from single-estate barley grown on Octomore Farm, just a few miles from the distillery, it was peated to 189.5ppm and matured for five years in a combination of bourbon, Sauternes and Pedro Ximénez casks before being bottled at cask strength of 61.6% ABV.

Honeyed malt and toasted cereal lead on the nose, joined by earthy smoke, saline minerality, dried apricot and heather honey. The palate is immense and structured, with sweet malt, smoked oak and sea spray alongside sultana cake, toffee, candied citrus peel and dark chocolate. The finish is long and enduring, carrying coastal salinity, floral smoke and the lingering sweetness of wine-soaked oak. A bold, layered dram for lovers of heavily peated Islay whisky.