Using smaller casks is sort of a trend. As distilleries want to release younger malts, they are looking for ways to get more flavour in less time. Laphroaig started using quarter casks at a time when NAS was not yet a thing, and last week we reviewed the BenRiach Peated Quarter Casks .

Now we’re trying Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic , the non-peated version of their Octaves casks matured product.

Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic (44%, OB 2016)

Nose: very fruity and sherbety, lots of candy apples, pears, glucose, oranges and vanilla. The vanilla evolves to more grassy notes and pencil...