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Age: -
Alcohol ABV: 44%
Bottle Size: 70cl
Description: Octaves Batch 2 Classic
Distillery: Glenglassaugh
Region: Highland
Vintage: -
Year Bottled: -
Coastal Highland distillery Glenglassaugh has launched the second batch of its Octaves range – peated and unpeated single malts matured in smaller octave casks.
Typically containing about 65 litres of whisky, the smaller octave casks encourage faster maturation by allowing greater interaction between wood and spirit.
Chosen by Glenglassaugh master blender Rachel Barrie, Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic Batch 2 combines whiskies matured in Bourbon, Pedro Ximénez and amontillado Sherry octaves.
It is said to exhibit ‘waves of tropical fruit sweetness … in balance with spiced coffee and an intriguing oak nuttiness’.
Nose: Breathe in candied pear, mango panacotta and strawberry sherbet on a base of spiced coffee, freshly sawn wood and peanut candy crunch.
Palate: Sip smooth velvet waves of jellied sweets and chocolate caramel followed by a burst of mango, pineapple cubes and cedar wood.
Finish: Savour the intriguingly long finish of citrus spiced coffee, aniseed and peanut brittle.
Whiskey fun has scored this Glenglassaugh Octaves Classic Batch 2 78/100 overall on their site through customer recommendations.
Serge describes this whiskey as ‘a good example of some young malt from some active oak. This time, balance has been found.’
