Octomore 06.3/258 Islay Barley

Bandaids

Much richer and deeper than you'd expect at 258ppm. Everything that I love about Port Charlotte was exponentially magnified, revealing a magnificently textured, complex dram--honey, salt, chocolate malt, green barley, black tea, picked herring, and a slight spice. The smoke and ash brooding underneath the palate, carrying it into a long full-bodied finish of honey, salted caramel, oil, and smoke. This was a beautiful whisky, easily one of my favorites from the distillery and my favorite Octomore bottling so far.

Picked this up shortly after attending a tasting presented by the legend Jim McEwan before his retirement. The high ppm can throw some people but stay with it and it will take you on a journey; the smell, the feel, the taste and the extraordinary finish.