• Nose: 22 Palate: 22 Finish: 23 Balance: 22 Total: 89
  • Nose: Oily, sulfuric, dried fruit
  • Palate: Barbecue, sweet fruits, pepper, viscous. Much better with water.
  • Finish: Long - Juicy apples and plums
  • Type: Single Malt
  • Age: 5
  • ABV: 57.7%
  • Distiller: Bruichladdich (Remy Cointreau)
  • Where made: Bruichladdich, Isle of Islay SCOTLAND
  • Region: Islay
  • Approximate Price: $250
  • Value: POOR

Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 151 - Up In Smoke: An Octomore Vertical. This whisky was distilled in 2017 from the 2016 harvest of 100% Scottish mainland Concerto barley, this single malt is malted to 128.9 PPM phenols and matured 5 years in a combination of First-Fill Oloroso Hogshead (40%), First-Fill Amarone Casks (16%), and Second-Fill Amazon (44%). Photo courtesy of Bruichladdich.