Octomore Masterclass 08.1/167

Serious peat, high ABV! Vanilla, fruit undertones. Delicious but not for the feint of heart.

Wow. The Holy Grail. Smokey and peaty from nose to finish. Palate slightly vanilla with mild hints of fruits. Finish was like somebody turned up the peat volume - wowsers. Long finish and a heartwarmer.

On the nose is thick smoke, rich dark caramel, milk chocolate, candied orange peel, vanilla cake and fresh baked lemon tarts. - To the palate it is rich, velvety and warming with flavours of soft fruit, billowing smoke, sea breeze, sweet oak, vanilla fudge, marzipan with a hint of honey dew melon, floral barley and licorice. - In the finish it’s has a dry, slightly medicinal, smoky peat lingering long with oak and sweet mint with a hint of green moss. — With water added, the nose becomes a touch lighter with sponge toffee notes. More intense on the palate with salted licorice and sweet oak sugar. The finish becomes numbing with a coating of smoke and a slight medicinal note. —//— Malt Mark: 95