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It’s Octomore, Jim, but not as we know it

October 16, 2019 by Chris +

I might just be getting old and becoming more sensitive to the cold, but the weather has taken a definite turn for the worse in Edinburgh. Early mornings now come with a dusting of light frost, my ‘big coat’ has been looked [...]

Bruichladdich Octomore 10yo Dialogos

February 26, 2019 by Chris +

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As promised last year when I reviewed the first three expressions in Bruichladdich’s Octomore Dialogos series, here’s the fourth and final instalment of the range; a 10 year old whisky with a fairly complex make up: 88% has [...]

Bruichladdich Octomore 9 Dialogos

November 9, 2018 by Chris +

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Octomore. No other word strikes as much fear into the heart of a peat-o-phobe as much as this one. Bruichladdich’s super heavy-peated spirit has been run through the stills since 2002, and we’re now on to the ninth series of [...]

Bruichladdich Distillery & Octomore OBA Concept

March 22, 2017 by Chris +

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As mentioned in my last post, I spent a couple of days in Campbeltown visiting Springbank Distillery with The Drinks Lady before heading over to Islay for a little get-to-know-you session with Bruichladdich. Actually, it was [...]

Bruichladdich Octomore 7.4

February 12, 2016 by Chris +

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The self proclaimed “progressive Hebridean distillers”, Bruichladdich, have released the newest addition to their super peaty Octomore range, and this time it’s a ‘.4’. Previously, we’ve seen .1 (ex-bourbon casks [...]