Octomore Edition 10.1 5 Year OldIslay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl 59. 8% This is edition 10. 1 of the very popular heavily peated Octomore bottlings. Distilled from Scottish barley in 2013 and aged in solely first fill American oak, this is Octomore at its finest. Malted to 107ppm and distilled from 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley from the 2012 harvest. It has been matured solely on Islay for 5 years in first fill bourbon casks from Heaven Hill, Jim Beam,

The palate shows exuberant

but what we have here is nothing like you'd expect

this is a sleeper masterpiece that leaves many other official 40yo + whiskies out in the cold

wild mushrooms and candied fruits

Country Scotland Region Islay Age 12 Bottled Date 1980s Bottle Size 75cl ABV 40% Pre-Owned Yes

and an intriguing light smokiness

Fresh barley and brittle toffee appear in the long

Rest assured that this is definitely 100% Glenfiddich single malt whisky

Benrinnes is quite an oily

these older prestige blends from the 1960s and earlier contain a very significantly higher proportion of single malt whisky in their recipes than the blended whiskies of today - and given that in this case those whiskies would likely have been distilled in the mid-to-late 1950s and early 1960s

Country Scotland Region Speyside Age 15 Limited Edition Yes Bottle Size 70cl ABV 43

Presented in a lovely velvet-lined box with an accompanying certificate