dhsilv2
Octomore 10.3/114 Islay Barley
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
November 9, 2019 (edited January 4, 2020)
I'm struggling with this review.
Nose - This is a bourbon bomb. Just over powering with the vanillas and caramels and bourbon barrel oak. The peat actually is taking a back seat to a degree. There's also just a huge amount of earthy elements, much less smoke, and heavy peat and more that earthy note. Then there's a bit of alcohol on the back end as well.
Taste - Just like the nose it's bourbon, almost bourbon candy, with bitter oak and then a wave of that earthy smoke and peat. It's deep and rich throughout. There's a bit of a wet oak note in the middle that's pretty interesting and it finishes with a lot of oak and and vanilla along with the ocotmore peat profile.
The 9.3 was to me a showcase of the natural spirit and it was an incredible tributes. This is more a tribute to what I can only assume were very good bourbon barrels and a mix of sources to give it a more interesting bourbon note. It however somewhat under minds the spirit.
3.5 but I'll come back to this one as I wonder if it will open up with time.
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@Richard-ModernDrinking I am sure I did, normally if I don't add water comments in reviews it didnt do much for me.
Just got a sample of this that I’ll pour this weekend. Did you try it with water?