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Tasting Notes

Colour: Gold. This is based on reviewed retailer tasting notes for the release and the natural-colour presentation referenced in bottle records.

Nose: Fruity with apple, pear and pineapple, alongside malt sugar, vanilla and floral notes. This is taken from reviewed tasting notes for the release.

Palate: Spicy, sweet and peppery, with tropical fruits, vanilla and toffee. This is taken from reviewed tasting notes for the release.

Finish: Fresh sea breeze, citrus, vanilla and heather honey. This is taken from reviewed tasting notes for the release.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Deep gold with a subtle wine-shaped richness. This is an inference based on the American oak and Rhône Syrah cask combination, as no separate official colour note was found in the sources reviewed.

Nose: Dry smoke, citrus zest, baked bread, sweet smoked barley and spicy oak. This is based on reviewed tasting notes for the release.

Palate: Thick and rich, with caramel, ashes, fruit sweetness, apricots, spicy wood and a gentle sea breeze with dry smoke. This is based on reviewed tasting notes for the release.

Finish: Long, warming and slightly drying, with stewed fruits, sugar-coated nuts, smoky embers and lingering wine-cask sweetness. This is based on reviewed tasting notes for the release.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Deep gold to copper-amber. This is an inference based on the heavy wine-cask influence and bottle images from reviewed listings, as I did not find a separate official colour note for this exact release in the sources reviewed.

Nose: Peat smoke comes first but does not dominate, with red fruit, aniseed, barley sugar, boiled sweets, stewed apple, raspberry, blackcurrant, dried apricot and chocolate. This is based on reviewed official-style tasting notes for the release.

Palate: Thick floral peat smoke, dried cranberries, raspberries, strawberry jam, toffee, vanilla, dark oak, sweet grapes, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and wine tannins. This is based on reviewed tasting notes and specialist retailer descriptions for the release.

Finish: Charred oak, sea spray, lemon peel and earth, with smoke, fruit and spice lingering long. This is based on reviewed tasting notes and specialist retailer descriptions for the release.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Hazel. This is based on the published tasting note carried by reviewed retailer sources.

Nose: Toasted oak, smouldering peat, ripe nectarine, passion fruit and lemon syrup. This is based on the official published nose note carried by reviewed retailer sources.

Palate: Rich and oily, with gentle oak dryness, peach sweetness, jelly sweet notes and dry smoke wrapped in toasted oak. This is based on the official published palate note carried by reviewed retailer sources.

Finish: Lingering toasted oak and smoke, balanced by honey, orange and a touch of clove. This is based on the official published finish note carried by reviewed retailer sources.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Pale straw. This is based on the published tasting note for the release.

Nose: Earthy peat smoke, a lightly medicinal edge, lemon drops, thyme, marine shell notes, vanilla and fudge from the oak. This is based on the published tasting note for the release.

Palate: Salt, honey and lemon arrive first, followed by peat, oak heat, and deeper pear and gooseberry notes. This is based on the published tasting note for the release.

Finish: Sweet pastry and chocolate give way to rubbery smoke and spice. This is based on the published tasting note for the release.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Amber. This is taken directly from the official published colour note as reproduced by reviewed retailer sources.

Nose: Honey, melon and smoked almonds lead, followed by toasted oak, earthy smoke, orange peel, peaches, ripe sweet melon, lemon, dried apple and pear drops. This is taken directly from the official published nose note as reproduced by reviewed retailer sources.

Palate: Soft and sweet, with fruit sweeping across the palate alongside lemon zest, vanilla, melon and orange blossom, then caramel, baking spice, gentle dryness, smoke and malt sweetness. This is taken directly from the official published palate note as reproduced by reviewed retailer sources.

Finish: A salty lemon tang appears as the fruit and oak fade, before earthy peat smoke takes over and stamps the Octomore character on the finish. This is taken directly from the official published finish note as reproduced by reviewed retailer sources.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Hebridean Sand. This is taken directly from the official published colour note for Octomore 15.2 as reproduced by reviewed retailer sources.

Nose: Sweet citrus, lime zest and lemon meringue pie open on the nose, followed by toasted oak and a hint of earthy smoke. A medley of tropical fruit enhances the vibrancy of the single malt whisky, balanced with woody spices, smoked honey, toasted bread, and roasted coffee. This is taken directly from the official published nose note for Octomore 15.2 as reproduced by reviewed retailer sources.

Palate: Viscous in texture, the sumptuously smooth spirit brings vanilla custard, caramel, toffee and a crack of black pepper. Charred oak, cinnamon and a hint of nutmeg provide added depth with pear drops and dried apricot cutting through Octomore’s inimitable peat smoke. This is taken directly from the official published palate note for Octomore 15.2 as reproduced by reviewed retailer sources.

Finish: An unmistakable maritime quality lands on a finish, with waves of salt spray settling on the palate while peat embers linger. This is taken directly from the official published finish note for Octomore 15.2 as reproduced by reviewed retailer sources.