It has taken a while but now the Elements of Islay series finally includes an Octomore Oc1 , the highly peated spirit distilled at Bruichladdich . In fact this is one of the first independent Octomore releases ever.

Octomore Oc1 (65,4%, Elements of Islay 2015, 50 cl)

Nose: quite compact and dense, with initial aromas of eucalyptus and medicinal notes of antiseptics and iodine. Then some sour apples, becoming sweeter with hints of peach. Lots of mineral notes, some sourdough as well. Mouth: really heavy peat. I’ve had Octomores that were surprisingly soft but this one is rather...