Bunnahabhain 1997/2010 Octave Cask f. Malts and More Duncan Taylor 51.2% vol. Sample 0.05l

Duncan Taylor has its roots in Glasgow, formerly a major broker in the whiskey market, Duncan Taylor is now established as an independent bottler.
A few years ago they moved to the Speyside, they founded their own warehouse, where malts from almost all Scottish distilleries from many decades can be found.

Tasting sample 50ml
(the small bottle in the photo)

Bunnahabhain - the Octave - exclusive to Malts and More

Exclusive bottling of an Octave Casks for Malts and More.
Octave barrels have just a content of about 45-68 liters, with the result that a single barrel bottling does not produce many bottles - in this case, just 71 bottles.
Due to the small size of the Octave barrels, a whiskey can not spend long maturation here, the influence of the wood and its aromas is too big - "too much whiskey has too much contact with the barrel".

The bunnahabhain matured for 13 years in a bourbon cask, then the whiskey came for another three months in a sherry octave cask.

The result is an exceptional Bunnahabhain, with a slight peat note, a little smoke and fruit and - unusual for a Bunnahabhain - with a lot of "Islay-character":
Sweet aromas of melon, light smoke, lime and walnut.
In the taste honey, ashes, peat, apple, cinnamon and "spiced" oranges.

Data of bottling
Barrel Type: Sherry Octave Cask
Cask No .: 383244
Edition: 73 bottles
Cask-strength
Non-chillfiltered - not cold-filtered
Non-colored - no dyes