Islay barley , from Bruichladdich’s own Lorgba field at the Octomore farm, was used to create this Octomore 06.3 . It was distilled in 2009 and bottled earlier this year.
A massive 258 ppm of phenols, that’s almost 100 ppm more than the fourth or fifth edition of this dram. The world’s most heavily peated whisky at the moment.
Octomore 06.3 ‘Islay Barley’ (64%, OB 2014, 258 ppm, 15.000 btl.)
Nose: surprisingly farmy, something that I didn’t get from previous releases. Wet animal fur, hay and wet leaves. I also get thyme and burnt heather. Hints of yeast....
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