Nice greasy sweetness, glazed bacon, light cowshed, the typical well-integrated Octomore peat. Sweet and peaty.
In the mouth citrus, peat, a lot of sweetness and only a light alcoholic tickle.
Then sweet, very peaty, cooling mint, oak, subtle bitterness but rather sweet smoky.

Water doesn't change much, it gets a little drier.

Nice cute octomore. I like it.

One of the best octomore ever produced. The color is like dark gold! If you like peat and chocolate sweetness, this is the one you need to have

Neat :

The nose starts off with a bit too much wet wood but after a few minutes the red fruits are getting in more and more.

Very drinkable at this strength with the red fruits coming through nicely as is the high peat level! That peat level dominates the finish.

With some water the taste becomes more fruity with some very nice peat which takes over massively in the finish.

A great whisky indeed and my second Octomore after the 8.01 which I also liked a lot.

My first exposure to Bruichladdich's super smoky Octomore releases... I wonder if you can smell any flavors beyond the 167 PPM smoke and peat? It's very interesting... especially since the producers rolled out the aging in a whole mix of different wine barrels...

????Color: polished copper

???? Nose: the first nose is smoke... smoke, smoke, smoke - a lot of smoke... peat... coal... just some kind of fire... but literally after 5 minutes this smoke screen dissipates and behind it completely different aromas begin to appear ... wonderful and delicate ... just a little medicine ... wet, fallen damp leaves in the autumn forest ... wet grass, a few mineral undertones ... the sweetness of lingonberry jam turns into the smells of hot fried bacon. .. it all gives way to the sweetness of a candied orange slice sprinkled with cinnamon... wine aromas are quite distinct... a little bit of eucalyptus and menthol...

???? Taste: strong and assertive, but by no means alcoholic... oak... chocolate and tobacco notes... chili pepper... just a drop of tablet bitterness and then the sweetness of dessert wine... smoked meats...

???? Finish: very long finish... warming and smoky... tannin-tobacco, a little bit of wet leather and bitter dark chocolate without sugar (cocoa beans).

???? Points: 87.5

???? Conclusion: a wonderful representative of the new school from the island of Islay ... in fact, I did not expect such a result from a release aged only 8 years ... again, I did not expect my receptors to perceive 167 PPM so positively, but it turned out to be very tasty .. ...and I don't mind trying this and other Octomore releases again...

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Appearance: Pink gold in color with surprisingly well-formed legs and petite beads. Fairly uncommon for a whisky of eight years.

Nose: So many sweet scents rising up gently to greet the nostrils! How can such a high ABV come across as this soft and agreeable? It’s like a miracle. The procession of scents include Bit-O-Honey, almond paste, strawberry topping, golden raisin, guava, pineapple baked ham, brine, wet sand, turpentine, and of course the ubiquitous peat smoke. There’s also a strong note of cork tree bark (not from the actual cork in the bottle). In time, all of the billowy sweetness recedes in one’s glass, while a strong-yet-sophisticated peat presence moves front and center.

Palate: Sweet seems to have turned savory at first, with notes of barbecued pork ribs, grilled rib eye, creosote, peat smoke, cold Honduran cigar ash, mango, papaya, dark chocolate, and bitter espresso. The finish is long, with espresso and peat smoke lingering on the tongue.

Now is the time to take a good whiff of my glass, after the last sip is gone. If any whisky can go the distance–life after death–it’s this one. I'm enjoying the dried remains pairing with the finish in my mouth.