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Bruichladdich Octomore 8.3
Nose: Toasted oak and muddy/peaty smoke, bandages.
Maple syrup, fresh linen, sea shells. Evokes a memory
of lying in the heather on the peat moss, the warm
sun coaxing the scent from the wild fl owers. Th e fruit
is cherry, peach and mango, with crème brulee and
toff ee from the oak and barley.
Palate: Initially a surprise as the stellar level of peat
is bitter and overwhelming. Another sip opens
up cherry and peach and toasted sweet oak, dark
chocolate, boot polish and seaweed. At this level the
peat is a thunder cloud, darkening the atmosphere.
You can feel it in your bones.
Finish: Complex, crème brulee with caramelised
brown sugar slightly overdone. Dark plum, orange
and kiwi sit well with the malted barley sweetness. Th e
peat smoke is a tremendous presence off ering roasted
coff ee, burnt heather and a place in your memory
forever.