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Product Description
The first release in Octomore's four-strong Masterclass series, 8.1 is made using Scottish barley and is peated to 167ppm. Aged in American-oak barrels, this is fruity and smoky with notes of vanilla, melon, citrus and marzipan.
Product Facts
Product Facts
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Age
Vintage
No of Bottles
42000
Country
Scotland
Region
Islay
Cask Type
First-fill Bourbon Barrel
Chill Filtered
No
Colouring
No
Octomore 8.1 Scottish Barley Masterclass
70cl / 59.3%
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Customer Reviews
(8 Reviews)
This Scotch changed my life! I thought I knew Scotch but I was wrong! Until you've tried 8.1 Masterclass you haven't tried Scotch.
I tried this at Heathrow Airport about a month agp. The amount I was given was tiny, but the experience was nigh on the spiritual. I'll admit I love peaty Scotch - the close to the bottom of an ashtray the better. This was peaty, wonderfully so, but doesn't have the TCP/bandaid overtones of Lagavullin. The thimbleful I was given evaporated in my mouth, leaving a wonderful taste, though I wonder if in greater volume it could be harsh. I also tried it with a little water, which did it no favours - odd for something that strong. I nearly bought a bottle, but it isn't cheap and wife was frowning at me so not that time. I would like to try a glass and see if my concerns about it its fieriness are confirmed. That said in the volume I tried it, it was heavenly.
I have to disagree with the bad reviews. I find this scotch to be exceptional – sweetness up front, banana and pineapple in the middle, and then smoke. Considering the alcohol content, I find this easy to drink neat.
Lots of alcohol and lots of peat but not much else. The 8.2 is a lot better than this one.
Burning and peat. That's it. No complexity, and frankly a disappointment from Bruichladdich.