Octomore Masterclass 08.2/167

Honey up front and then really warm peat. Good stuff

Dark chocholate, some clove. Very much clove on next tasts.

Nose: smoldering campfire, charred oak, sweet malt, dark fruits (plum, musty grapes) sprinkled in sugar, green olives, vegetal peat, cinnamon, sandalwood, latakia pipe tobacco Palate: intense, sweet, rich and oily. Its a masterful roaring whirlpool of flavors. Smokehouse, bbq meats, tangy bbq sauce, umami, earthy red wine, dark chocolate, cinnamon and incense, shiitake mushrooms, barrel char, vanilla, slow building pepper spice. Finish: cured tobacco leaf, cigar smoke, leather, oyster sauce, smoked meats, tangy peat, creamy vanilla.

Nose: That caramelized fruit syrup at the bottom of a fruitcake pan and then a leathery, deep, resinous smoke. There's just a bit of sharpness at the end, like a minty, burnt scent. Lots of toffee and dark caramel, and buttery smoke. There's also a hint of sweet raisins and figs in there, as well as light sultanas. Palate: Definitely spicy at first and surprisingly thin. Almost like a super spicy rye at first - it's an explosion of spice.Then there's every type of smokiness you could imagine - burnt sugar, bonfire, barbeque, rubber, and almost burnt toast. Definitely buttered toast and smokey malt. Definitely some smoked bacon, that sweet fatty smoke. Finish: Looking and dry. The smoke comes in everchanging waves brining in a smoked sweet almond note. There's a burnt sugar or molasses sweetness that hides under that smokey buttered toast. After a couple sips the oak shows up as a dense, waxy bitter wood note.

I'm a huge fan of Peated Whisky but I have to say that this one is something. On the nose you can feel the salty peat but on the palate... nothing can come after this one. The Whisky for the end of the night and for the start of the fight