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Octomore Futures 1
Single Malt — Islay , Scotland
Reviewed
April 5, 2022 (edited April 8, 2022)
If you like peated whisky, this is for you. The original Octomore release, before they committed to the now annual release schedule, and before they began experimenting with cask treatments.
Peat on the nose, no doubt, but much more than that. The flavors in the mouth combine peat with barley and light fruits, with a mouthfeel unexpectedly both viscous and ethereal.
The very definition of a unique whisky.
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Yes; this is the original Octomore release, before Bruichladdich had announced publicly any intention of there being subsequent releases. Just straight Islay, without the extraneous cask finishing treatments and all of the other things every distillery is experimenting with now.
This is sort of the first Octomore ?