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Islay Malt Whisky: Bruichladdich Octomore 04.1
Octomore started out as a late night “What if?” idea after a few drams: what if we distilled the most heavily peated barley humanly possible – in our unique stills.
What would the result be?
William Harvey, in order to make the purest spirit possible, designed the tall, narrow-necked Bruichladdich stills to be the very antithesis of Islay stills that existed in 1881.
Our equation is therefore simple:
“massive peat + Bruichladdich elegance =
awesome spirit”.
THE WORLD’S PEATIEST WHISKY JUST GOT PEATIER!
THE IRON FIST IN A VELVET GLOVE.
Now in only it’s fourth annual release, this controversial spirit has already become legend. An intrinsic distillation from barley to bottle, the new cult Islay whisky brings a whole new dimension to peated whisky: all the heady, pure peat smoke aromas - yet free from iodine & medicinal flavours.
“Like watching a beautiful woman undress, this whisky just
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Liquorature.com
A uniquely slow, trickle distillation (condensers were not even needed) gives a soft textured spirit that belies its youthful age. We thought it churlish not to up the anti and raise the bar to an eye.
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THE MOST HIGHLY-PEATED WHISKY EVER – NOW
CERTIFIED AT 167PPM.
- STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION – ONLY 15.000 NUMBERED BOTTLES WORLDWIDE.
- SOLD BY ALLOCATION ONLY.
- CLASSIC AMERICAN OAK CASK MATURATION.
- DISTINCTIVE BLACK PACKAGING: NEW TIN PRESENTATION FOR UNIQUE BLACK BOTTLE.
- BOTTLED IN JUNE 2011 AT CASK STRENGTH,
- NOW 62.5% ABV.
- AGE: 5 YEARS.
- UNIQUELY ‘TRICKLE-DISTILLED’, MATURED AND BOTTLED ON ISLAY.
- SINGLE ESTATE, SCOTTISH-GROWN BARLEY.
- NATURAL WHISKY: NON-CHILL-FILTERED, COLOURING FREE.
“Forget about the age. Don’t be frightened by the phenol
levels.
Great whisky is not about numbers; it’s about
excellent distillation and careful maturation.”
Jim Murray’ Whisky Bible 2010
Bruichladdich Octomore 04.1
Limited Edition
Nu voor: € 98.50
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