Octomore 13.3 61.1%ABV 30ml Darkest Bourbon cask whisky I

Darkest Bourbon cask whisky I have seen

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Part of Barrel and Batch's Celebration of Australian Whisky Tasting - All six selected whiskies were amazing and showcased the diversity and quality of Australian whisky

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the alcohol is not that well-integrated and tastes more like 60% than 52

Octomore 13.3 61.1%ABV 30ml Darkest Bourbon cask whisky IOctomore 13. 3, a heavily peated single malt from Bruichladdich distillery, distilled in 2016 from 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley (129. 3 PPM) harvested in 2015 by James Brown at his Octomore farm, just 2 miles south of the distillery. Fully matured on Islay for over 5 years in a combination of first fill ex American whiskey and 2nd fill ex European oak casks then bottled up at an impressive 61. 1% vol.