Octomore 17.3

In their words - Bruichladdich Distillery has launched Octomore 17 Series, its annual release of Octomore super-heavily peated Islay single malt whisky.  Octomore defines a paradox: despite high peating levels (PPM), Bruichladdich’s tall, narrow-necked stills produce a liquid that is astonishingly balanced and elegant. It invites the consumer to experience a spirit that defies its own raw metrics. It’s the trinity of high PPM, young age and near cask strength ABV that makes Octomore unlike any other whisky in the world.

17.3 is a spirit-led Octomore that grounds barley, provenance and place, balancing muscular peat with elegance and nuance. Sweet first-fill oak shows as salted caramel, smoked apple and toasted coconut, quickly joined by praline and vanilla cream.

Coastal peat smoke, sea spray, and medicinal notes lead, balanced by sweet malt, lemon peel, pear, vanilla, marzipan, and wildflowers, with a fresh maritime character.

Full-bodied and textured, with sweet oak, salted caramel, toasted coconut, and vanilla cream. Earthy peat, citrus oils, and maritime salinity create a balanced mix of smoke, sweetness, and spice.

Long and elegant, with fading malt sweetness, soft florals, vanilla, earthy smoke, maritime salt, and lingering warming peat.

A refined, spirit-driven Octomore that balances powerful peat with elegance, combining coastal freshness, complexity, and depth.

Sunlit Gold.