Auchroisk 1988 DT The Octave
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Auchroisk |
| Bottler | Duncan Taylor (DT) |
| Bottling Series | The Octave |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 22년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Octave Finish |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Speyside |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가까이 하면 셰리 옥타브 피니시에서 온 건포도와 마른 견과, 가죽 향이 명확하게 드러난다. 오크로이스크 1988을 22년 숙성한 만큼 묵은 오크와 다크 토피의 뉘앙스가 깊게 발전한다. 팰럿은 52도의 도수 위로 짙은 셰리 단맛과 정향, 쌉싸름한 탄닌이 또렷하게 드러나며 단단한 구조감을 만든다. 피니시는 마른 오크와 말린 과실로 길게 이어지고, 작은 옥타브 캐스크의 농축된 영향이 스페이사이드 몰트에 또렷하게 새겨진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark straw
air Nose
well, I get peat smoke, which came unexpected. Or rather whiffs of lapsang souchong tea and barbecue. After that funny start, it all unfolds on jelly beans, apple juice and chicory, with touches of apricots and melons in the background as well as a little honeysuckle. With water: more liquorice and whiffs of burnt grass. Becomes much drier, even after having waited for a looong time
restaurant Palate
rather raw and kirschy, kind of unpolished despite the vanilla and maple syrup that may have come from the octave. Obvious notes of fruit eau-de-vie, not only kirsch in fact, also plums and pears, with even touches of youngish calvados. With water: the vanilla comes out more, as well as notes of tangerines and bergamots. Nicer!
timer Finish
medium long, all on garden fruits and sweets. Plum spirit again in the aftertaste, as well as a little cardboard