Bruichladdich Octomore 08.2 8 Year Old 70cl, 58.4%

Description

Bruichladdich Octomore 08.2 8 Year Old 70cl, 58.4% is a super heavily peated Islay single malt from the Octomore range, bottled in 2017 at 58.4% ABV with an 8 year age statement. Reviewed bottle records identify it as the 08.2 Masterclass edition, peated to 167 ppm and released for Travel Retail.

What makes this release especially attractive is the way it combines Octomore’s trademark smoke with a much more wine-led cask story than the more direct .1 editions. Contemporary release coverage states that the spirit spent six years in second-fill Sauternes, French Mourvèdre and Austrian sweet wine casks before being vatted and given a further two years in first-fill Italian ex-Amarone casks, which helps explain the richer fruit, spice and tannic depth often associated with this bottling.

Why Choose Bruichladdich Octomore 08.2 8 Year Old 70cl, 58.4%

Bruichladdich Octomore 08.2 8 Year Old 70cl, 58.4% stands out because it is not just another heavily peated Octomore. It combines 167 ppm peat, 8 years of maturation, a travel-retail-only identity and a multi-layered wine-cask regime that moves from Sauternes, Mourvèdre and sweet wine casks into Amarone. That gives it a more exotic, richer and more fruit-driven profile than a more straightforward American-oak Octomore, while still keeping the unmistakable smoke and Islay force that collectors expect from the series.

Ideal For.

This bottle is ideal for Octomore collectors who want a clearly defined Masterclass-era release with the 08.2 code, the 167 ppm specification and the documented 36,000-bottle outturn.

It is ideal for whisky drinkers who enjoy heavily peated malts with red fruit, stewed orchard fruit, chocolate, spice, tannin and wine-cask richness rather than a simpler smoke-and-bourbon-oak profile. This is based on reviewed official-style tasting notes and specialist release summaries for the bottling.

It is also ideal for adding a more cask-driven Octomore to a serious whisky shelf, especially for buyers who want one of the wine-heavier expressions in the range rather than a more direct .1 release. This is an inference based on the documented cask sequence and the way specialist sources describe the whisky’s profile.

Product Details

Product Name: Bruichladdich Octomore 08.2 8 Year Old 70cl, 58.4%. This follows the user-provided bottle title and matches reviewed bottle records for the release.

Category: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This is supported by reviewed bottle records and specialist listings.

Distillery: Bruichladdich. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and specialist listings.

Region: Islay, Scotland. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and specialist listings.

Series: Octomore 08.2 Masterclass / 167 PPM. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and auction references.

Style: Super heavily peated single malt with a wine-cask-led maturation profile. This is based on the 167 ppm specification and the documented cask regime.

Age Statement: 8 years old. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and specialist listings.

Phenol Level: 167 ppm. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and specialist release coverage.

Bottling Year: 2017. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and specialist listings.

Bottle Size: 70cl. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and specialist listings.

ABV: 58.4%. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and specialist listings.

Market: Travel Retail exclusive. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and contemporary release coverage.

Cask Type: Mourvèdre, Sauternes, sweet wine and Amarone casks. This is stated in reviewed bottle records and specialist retailer references.

Cask Sequence: Contemporary release coverage states the whisky spent six years in second-fill Sauternes, French Mourvèdre and Austrian sweet wine casks, then two more years in first-fill Italian ex-Amarone casks.

Bottle Code: L 161343 17/179. This is stated in reviewed bottle records.

Barcode: 5055807406178. This is stated in reviewed bottle records.

Bottle Count: 36,000 bottles. This is stated in reviewed bottle records, specialist listings and contemporary release coverage.

Filtration / Colouring: Non-chill filtered and cask strength. Whiskybase lists it as non-chill filtered, and the 58.4% strength supports the cask-strength presentation. I did not find a separate official no-colour-added statement in the sources reviewed for this exact release.

Collector’s Note

This bottle has strong collector appeal because it sits in a very attractive part of the Octomore story: older than the standard five-year formula, clearly coded as 08.2, exclusive to Travel Retail, and built around one of the most elaborate wine-cask recipes in the range. The confirmed 36,000-bottle outturn adds another useful point of definition for collectors tracking specific Octomore editions.

It is also attractive because the whisky bridges two Octomore identities at once. It keeps the raw smoke and Islay force the series is known for, but layers in darker fruit, sweeter notes and more tannic structure from the extended wine-cask maturation, making it feel more individual than a routine peat-led release. This is an inference based on the documented cask sequence and reviewed tasting notes.