OCTOMORE - 14.2 - Edition 2023 - 57.7%
Bruichladdich Distillery is located on the island of Islay , Scotland . It produces Single Malts whiskeys under three labels: Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte and Octomore . The distillery also makes The Botanist Gin. The distillery was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers. After family disputes, William Harvey ran the company until a fire in 1934 and his death in 1936. Over the next decades, it changed hands several times and was finally closed in 1994. In 2000, Bruichladdich was purchased by a group of investors led by Mark Reynier of Murray McDavid (also known today for its Waterford whiskeys in Ireland). The entire distillery has been dismantled and rebuilt, although it retains its Victorian equipment, it is gravity fed and has no computer controlled processes. In 2012, the company was bought by Rémy Cointreau . The Bruichladdich distillery attaches great importance to the origin of the barley in its production and marketing.
The Bruichladdich range is unpeated, the heavily peated expressions are released under the Port Charlotte name and the Octomore series is a limited edition series with the highest peat levels of any Single Malt.
Octomore 14.2 was distilled in 2017 from the 2016 harvest of Scottish Concerto barley grown on Octomore Farm. The whiskey is aged for 5 years ; first 4 years in Oloroso sherry barrels (40%), in first -fill Amarone Italian wine barrels (16%) and in second-fill Amarone Italian wine barrels (44%) then 1 year in barrels having contained Bordeaux wine from the Pauillac appellation.
Peated (128.9 ppm)