Scotch Whisky

                                                   TASTING NOTES
COLOUR
Ruby red
CHARACTER
Exotic, rich and fruity. Layered and complex, this is all about the cask story.
NOSE 
Peat smoke comes first but not dominant, there is red fruit, aniseed and barley sugar/boiled sweets. Smoke weaves between the other notes as theycome, stewed apple, raspberry, blackcurrant, dried apricots and chocolate. Orange, mince pies and  Turkish delight hint at the cask history then cherry wafers and coconut open out to floral notes of hay,         geranium and Parma violets.
TASTE
Warming and sweet, deep fruit and satin-like smoke. The oak feels a little dry then lifts to become toasted bread, bubble-gum sweetness and strawberry Jam. Adding a drop or two of water opens up the Islay DNA of salt spray, ozone and citrus. As it opens you find rose petal, Turkish delight, praline and more strawberry jam, all the while the smoke is in the background holding everything together.
FINISH
Typical Octomore. Smoke comes through, a dry   peat smoke, with malted barley and cherry, then goes out on its own.