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CHARACTER WOW! A SINGLE MALT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM! MASSIVE, POWER-PACKED YET NOT AGGRESSIVE. PETRUS AND PEAT – WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT SUCH DIVERSE FLAVOURS COULD CREATE SOMETHING SO AMAZING? SINGLE MALT SORCERY! COLOUR GOLDER ORANGE. NOSE OPENS ON A MIX OF PEAT, BRACKEN, SMOKY BACON, DRY SEAWEED, PITCH, TARRY FISHNETS. THEN SUBTLE NOTES OF ISLAY’S MOORS AND GLENS; ROWAN, ASH, JUNIPER, HEATHER FLOWERS AND PEATY RIVERBANKS. ADD WATE AND SUCCULENT RED FRUITS EMERGE, PLUMS, RIPE GRAPES, REDCURRANT JELLY, RASPBERRY, CHERRY AND TURKISH DELIGHT. PALATE THE HEAT OF THE 61% ALC. STOKES THE FIRE AND ALL THE AROMATIC DISCOVERIES EXPLODE ON THE PALATE; THE SMOKE, THE SUCCULENT RED FRUITS, MELLOW OAK, MALTED BARLEY, A SQUEEZE OF LEMON, A DASH OF BLACK PEPPER, A HINT OF HEATHER HONEY AND, FINALLY, A TRACE OF BOURBON. FINISH THE CRUCIBLE OF THE SENSES. A THRILLING TASTE EXPERIENCE! IF ISLAY PASSION WERE LIQUID THEN THIS WOULD BE IT. REJOICE THAT ONE DISTILLER CONTINUES TO GO WHERE NO MALT HAS GONE BEFORE AND BECOME PART OF THE JOURNEY!. MOOD CUNNING, CONSPIRATORIAL, MACHIAVELLIAN. WHAT EVER NEXT? OCTOMORE 2.2 ORPHEUS - CROSS TO THE DARKSIDE. THE EXTRAORDINARILY HAUNTING, TOWERING OCTOMORE SPIRIT, AGAIN AT 140PPM, BUT THIS TIME FURTHER MATURED IN EXCEPTIONAL FRENCH OAK CASKS UNIQUELY SUPPLIED TO US BY THE STELLAR BORDEAUX CHATEAU, PETRUS. THE RESULT IS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY – ELEGANT PEAT SMOKE WITH LINGERING FRUIT, A COATING OF HEATHERY HONEY AND GRIND OF BLACK PEPPER FOR GOOD MEASURE. QUITE UNIQUE. RESERVE CUVEE, PETRUS CASK MATURATION. PROGRESSIVE HEBRIDEAN DISTILLERS JIM MCEWAN HEAD DISTILLER
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CHARACTER
WOW! A SINGLE MALT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM! MASSIVE,POWER-PACKED YET NOT AGGRESSIVE. PETRUS AND PEAT – WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT SUCH DIVERSE FLAVOURSCOULD CREATE SOMETHING SO AMAZING? SINGLE MALTSORCERY!
COLOUR
GOLDER ORANGE.
NOSE
OPENS ON A MIX OF PEAT,BRACKEN, SMOKY BACON,DRY SEAWEED, PITCH,TARRY FISHNETS. THENSUBTLE NOTES OF ISLAY’SMOORS AND GLENS; ROWAN,ASH, JUNIPER, HEATHERFLOWERS AND PEATYRIVERBANKS. ADD WATEAND SUCCULENT REDFRUITS EMERGE, PLUMS,RIPE GRAPES, REDCURRANTJELLY, RASPBERRY, CHERRYAND TURKISH DELIGHT.
PALATE
THE HEAT OF THE 61% ALC.STOKES THE FIRE AND ALLTHE AROMATIC DISCOVERIESEXPLODE ON THE PALATE;THE SMOKE, THESUCCULENT RED FRUITS,MELLOW OAK, MALTEDBARLEY, A SQUEEZE OFLEMON, A DASH OF BLACKPEPPER, A HINT OFHEATHER HONEY AND,FINALLY, A TRACE OFBOURBON.
FINISH
THE CRUCIBLE OF THESENSES. A THRILLING TASTEEXPERIENCE! IF ISLAYPASSION WERE LIQUID THENTHIS WOULD BE IT. REJOICETHAT ONE DISTILLERCONTINUES TO GO WHERENO MALT HAS GONE BEFOREAND BECOME PART OF THEJOURNEY!.
MOOD
CUNNING,CONSPIRATORIAL,MACHIAVELLIAN.WHAT EVER NEXT?
OCTOMORE 2.2ORPHEUS -CROSS TO THEDARKSIDE.
THE EXTRAORDINARILY HAUNTING, TOWERINGOCTOMORE SPIRIT, AGAIN AT 140PPM, BUT THISTIME FURTHER MATURED IN EXCEPTIONALFRENCH OAK CASKS UNIQUELY SUPPLIED TO USBY THE STELLAR BORDEAUX CHATEAU, PETRUS.THE RESULT IS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY – ELEGANT PEAT SMOKE WITH LINGERING FRUIT,A COATING OF HEATHERY HONEY AND GRIND OFBLACK PEPPER FOR GOOD MEASURE.QUITE UNIQUE.
RESERVE CUVEE, PETRUS CASK MATURATION.
PROGRESSIVE HEBRIDEAN DISTILLERS
JIM MCEWANHEAD DISTILLER
