OCTOMORE - 9.2 - 58,2%
Bruichladdich is a distillery on the Scottish island of Islay known internationally for its single malt whisky distilled under the Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte and Octomore labels.
The distillery was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers on the westernmost part of the island. After family arguments, William Harvey ran the business until a fire in 1934 and his death in 1936. Over following decades it changed hands several times and was eventually closed in 1994. In 2000, Bruichladdich was bought by a group of investors led by Mark Reynier of Murray McDavid. The whole distillery was dismantled and reassembled, though it retains its Victorian equipment, is gravity-fed and has no computer controlled processes. In 2012 the business was bought by Rémy Cointreau.
The Octomore series are a collection batch releases, which marketed as having the highest peat levels of any single malt. Octomore Farm is a hillside property on peat soil above Port Charlotte which grew barley and produced whisky in the 1800s.
The Octomore 9.2 is a 5-year-old peaty whisky (156 PPM) that was distilled in 2012. It has spent four years maturing in ex-American oak casks before being recasked into the finest French oak, carefully selected from the Bordeaux region.