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Octomore Edition 10.3 διάλογος / 114 PPM

Overall rating
87.51/100
votes
188
Whiskybase ID
WB126654
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie
Islay Barley - Irene's Field
Vintage
2013
Bottled
08.07.2019
Stated Age
06 years old
Casktype
Oak
Number of bottles
24000
Strength
61.3 % Vol.
Size
700 ml 750 ml
Bottle code
L/163334 19/165
Barcode
5055807412261
Added on
25 feb 2019 4:02 am by Lord Octomore
UncoloredNon-chillfilteredCask Strength
Octomore Edition 10.3 διάλογος / 114 PPM
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Octomore Edition 10.3 διάλογος / 114 PPM
Photo by brandyhill1
Octomore Edition 10.3 διάλογος / 114 PPM
Photo by brandyhill1
Octomore Edition 10.3 διάλογος / 114 PPM
Photo by brandyhill1

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Whisky Reviews for Octomore Edition 10.3 διάλογος / 114 PPM

46 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 87.51 points

  1. Archer scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    Probably the first Octomore that I really like. No youth to make out. It is advisable to give the dram a good sip of water. The whisky tolerates it and thanks it with a distinctly more flavor.
    • Nose
      87 87
      Undiluted, he shows himself rather buttoned up and lets you only taste Black Forest ham and smoke.
      A small shot of water is already there to lure him out of reserve and bring down from his high 61.3% -Ross. For now he also reveals beautiful spicy notes and smoked pineapple as well as an even more intense greasy note. Acts older than six years.
    • Taste
      88 88
      With a splash of water: Still with good power on the tongue. Slightly dry, extremely intense and penetrating smoky note. So fast you can not see how the smoke spreads throughout the mouth. Machine oil, fine-herb, oregano, bay leaves. Espresso beans, dark chocolate. Seaweed.
    • Finish
      88 88
      Due to the pervasive smoky note long finish, where you have to honestly say that the roasted pineapple is still to be found. So it may be that it is not just due to the smoke that you can enjoy this whisky for a little while longer.

  2. HKWhiskyExplorer scored this whisky 84 points Expert Senior

    S 7
    I feel like the peat can stay on palate overnight without issues. It’s complex in the way that diluting the liquid will provide a very different experience. Also, from nose I can’t really recognise the ppm, unlike the previous Octomores.

    Good. Happy to have a dram or two but wouldn’t buy a bottle.

    N 26
    Touch of damp peat smoke. Juicy fruit covered in ash. It’s way softer on smoke compared to its predecessors. Oak biscuit. A touch of hay. More honey and vanilla did come through after some time.
    With drops of water: Citric fruit, more smoke resurfaced but strangely balanced with the elaborated sweetness (barley sugar, fruit). Like the diluted version more.

    P 26
    Sweet & spicy & coastal peat. Strong peat and peppery spices kicked in all at once. Then fruit to support. Also, mouthcoating honey.
    With water: Way more herbal (oregano and peppermint). Dark roasted coffee beans. Now fruits are diluted on palate.

    F 25
    Long, peated finish. Spices are still here but tamed.
    With water: Fruit, barley sugar lingering. A whiff of vanilla ice cream

  3. Lorion scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    A wonderful Octomore! I love it when the cutie wins the fight against the smoke. 89 points.
    • Nose
      Heavy smoke. Phenolic, cold. Mint. Behind it, a sweetness is looming that is becoming more and more dominant. Vanilla. The smoke will dissipate after a while.
    • Taste
      The sweetness strikes here now. Bacon with Sweet Chili Sauce. Earthy and cheesy aftertaste. tangerines.
    • Finish
      Very long, fiery and sweet.

  4. SwiftyMcVeigh scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    Impressive octomore that can take some water. You can always explore new nuances. As always, good cask selection, which makes the whisky appear significantly older.
    • Nose
      89 89
      Without water only smoked ham and peat smoke.

      It opens with a few splashes of water: sweet barbecue smoke. Bright, preserved tropical fruits, sea salt. Lime. malt sweetness and grain. Peat smoke, menthol and sea breeze. coconut oil, vanilla and caramel.
    • Taste
      89 89
      With water: Heavy peat smoke and peat lining the mouth. Oily. Barbecue. garden herbs. balsamic vinegar espresso roast aromas. Malt sweetness and coconut oil. Preserved light fruits only in the background.
    • Finish
      88 88
      Peat and smoke dominate. In addition, espresso, balsamic vinegar and roasted aromas. Hardly any fruit. Relatively long.

  5. Hvdree scored this whisky 84 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      83 83
    • Finish
      83 83

  6. spnimcco scored this whisky 77 points Expert Senior

    Clear difference to the previous series by Octomore, lack of balance.

  7. Riedel23 scored this whisky 92 points Member Senior

    Outstanding and very strong whisky, which one does not believe is capable of this power at first glance. In the food pairing experiment, he was the only one who really went with everything because of his dominance. It is recommended to dilute with a little water.
    • Nose
      90 90
      First ham smoke, then some lemon balm. Compared to other Islay heavyweights, he almost seems lighter, fresher.
    • Taste
      94 94
      Wow - the first sip immediately dominates the whole mouth, as if it was "burned free". Then of course there is smoke, which appears a bit drier than in the nose. Nutty notes and fresh lemon can be recognized. Now the maritime impression comes through more strongly. With a little water, floral aromas emerge. The sharpness of the first sip is completely gone.
    • Finish
      91 91
      Long finish that changes, with the citrus-like fading away first. Then smoke, nut and oak provide an interesting interplay. Towards the end, what remains is something like strong unsweetened espresso.

  8. man2392 scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    Nose: creamy, beach pebbles and a beach changing room
    Palate: high cocoa chocolate and coffee creams
    Finish: vanilla

  9. WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2022/04/17/croydon-whisky-festival-2022-part-2-2/

    C: A very large [small] batch of perfectly decent straight ahead essence of barley juice. Decidedly unmoving, however, [almost] regardless of the £160 price tag.

  10. TechnOBY scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      87 87

  11. zzqfyl scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      89 89
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      88 88

  12. Comet67 scored this whisky 89 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      90 90
    • Finish
      89 89

  13. PortYouri99 scored this whisky 90 points Member Senior

  14. Will_iam scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      86 86

  15. hzs275 scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      86 86

  16. bankimate scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      86 86

  17. BenjaminDann scored this whisky 88 points Member Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      90 90
    • Finish
      88 88

  18. jake1er scored this whisky 90 points Expert Junior

    • Nose
      Farmyard funk, potent smoke, a bludgeoning of peat but with this soft underlying sweetness, vanilla, orange, honeycomb and milk chocolate - fantastic and complex nose.
    • Taste
      Great mouthfeel - Peat, dark chocolate covered cherries, some maritime brine notes, honey roasted ham and those coca cola bottle gummy candies - it's also a touch medicinal.
    • Finish
      Finish is long, well balanced - the peat lingers

  19. Dionysus scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    114ppm, heavily peated? No, not.
    What a wonderful dram.
    Octomore remains unique in its kind.
    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      88 88

  21. ezioaudit scored this whisky 86 points Connoisseur

  22. JacobaEd scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      84 84
    • Taste
      86 86
    • Finish
      84 84

  23. thebonewolf scored this whisky 95 points Expert Senior

    I could smell for days. Good as the taste is, that’s the part I liked the least, as the finish was just shy of the nose, the taste just behind that. I’m hard pressed to think of how this could have been made more appealing to me.
    • Nose
      98 98
      Dirty peat. Filthy. Smoke. Meat. Perfect.
    • Taste
      92 92
      Dry, smoky, oaky.
    • Finish
      96 96
      Subtle into big smoke, some brine, hint of green fruit.

  24. Ro_Loe_10 scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      floral and sweet, oranges, vanilla
    • Taste
      hint of saltiness, clean, fresh peat, so easy to drink
    • Finish
      medium

  25. maltandgrains scored this whisky 74 points Expert Senior

    Water improves the nose, but not the taste.
    • Nose
      67 67
      Very sour and wet, musty smell. Quite salty. A little off-putting. Water takes down some of the musty, wet nose.
    • Taste
      78 78
      Strong peat, sea salt. Wood spices and bitternes. Somewhat sour, a hint of sour apples.
    • Finish
      78 78
      Long finish. Warming and spicy.

  26. Thermidor scored this whisky 83 points Connoisseur

    Tasted blind.

    First I thought this could be a young ex-bourbon Caol Ila or Lagavulin, but after tasting it and catching the farminess on the nose and the taste, I realized it's neither. Blind tasting confirmed what I already thought I knew, that Octomore isn't for me. It's too simple and too loud to win me over.
    • Nose
      Simple, heavily peated, with lemons, a bit of salt, and smoke. With a bit of time and a few drops of water, vanilla, matches, and farmyard smells.
    • Taste
      Oily, coaly, strong, but simple. Tarry and chalky as well. Water brings some hay and horses.
    • Finish
      Oily, simple, and strongly peaty, with hay in the tail.

  27. man2392 scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    Octomore 10.3 6yo 114ppm. 61.3% ex bourbon cask. 24,000 bottles 100% Islay barley Church Field 86
    Nose: sawdust, seashells and saline solution. Beer, dark chocolate and chevre
    Palate: fizzy fish, lemon sherbets and flaked sea salt. Very hot
    Finish: ground almonds and white pepper

    With water
    Nose: chalk and vanilla, toasted hazelnuts
    Palate: lemon meringue pie, rainbow dust
    Finish: toasted coconut and white chocolate

    Tasted as part of an Octomore Dusties tasting with brand ambassador Chloe Wood

  28. DrunkDude scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    Very great and surprising one.
    • Nose
      89 89
      baked malts strawberry smoke protein porridge bacon bread 89
    • Taste
      88 88
      Honey chestnut plum 88
    • Finish
      87 87
      Plums choco 87

  29. Dram Brigade scored this whisky 86 points Expert Senior

    Tons of sugary sweetness, some minerals, lemon, and hints of burnt rubber (same as other 10 series)

  30. Lukas_Kiene scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
      Strong but very soft peat smoke, citrus notes, milk chocolate, thick frosting, slightly cooling menthol, light wood, lemon candies, clear herbal notes, subtle Laddie cowshed, slightly sour, salty herbal stock
    • Taste
      87 87
      Maritime peat smoke, very spicy, strong onset, lemons, strong light wood, sweet and sour candy, distant tart chocolate
    • Finish
      88 88
      Fresh campfire, very warming, flattering peat smoke, citrus notes, light wood, becoming drier and tart with time, pleasant caramel-like sweetness, BBQ

  31. LaddieNerd scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    Tasted in a row with the 9.3, 10.1, 10.3 and 10.4 at the online octomore tasting meets heavy metal with brand ambassador Ewald Stromer.

    100% barley of the Octomore Farm!
    • Nose
      88 88
      Complex smoky fruit notes. Alcohol is hardly noticeable. Malty sweetness combined with maritime spiciness.
    • Taste
      87 87
      Strong smoke explosion with sweet notes of a pineapple with hints of vanilla. In addition peppery seasoning with a salty wood note.
    • Finish
      87 87
      Long finish. Here the smoke remains very present, but also the spicy fruit note composition. The slight heat develops into a chilli note with dark chocolate. At the end a rubber note remains in the glass.

  34. gaboruso scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      88 88
    • Taste
      87 87
    • Finish
      87 87

  35. ConvalRen scored this whisky 82 points Connoisseur

    As usual with the .3 releases, consistent but this one has nothing impressive like the last.
    • Nose
      85 85
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      89 89

  36. besar scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      89 89
    • Finish
      88 88

  37. larswehmeier scored this whisky 85 points Connoisseur

    Sweet citrus fruits, most likely lemon and pineapple, meet aromatic smoke. Great station wagon. There is also a surprising herbal note that reminds me of thyme. Delicious dram, but I would like to have a .3, too. Finish wanted.

  38. TechnOBY scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      87 87
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      86 86

  39. Stanzeflasche scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    Very earthy nose, thunderstorm of peat, cereals, floral, which gives on the juicy apple, rather golden smith but very ripe, white grapes, vanilla in the background, a hint of spices and herbs, something quite tropical too, in monsoon season, banana leaves, mangroves, very thick mud. A little mineral reflection to finish. Very dense palate, varied flavors ranging from marzipan to mineral water, passing through vanilla and a little lemon. White fruits stand out and give fullness to the peat, finally it's the finish, like a tidal wave, iodine, rock, tar. Wow.

    https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2020/09/octomore-103-dialogos-2013-6-yo.html
    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      90 90

  40. grinface scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    The aftertaste is kind of disappointing. The rest is fantastic. Octomore-ish cowshed and smoked tea. Lime and vanilla. Full review (in german): https://keinehalbendrinks.de/2019/11/14/zehn-punkt/

  41. Eun1 scored this whisky 83 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      82 82
    • Finish
      81 81

  42. Izzino scored this whisky 93 points Connoisseur

    Just Octomore.

  43. Dris scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      86 86
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      87 87

  44. nhuber scored this whisky 88 points Expert Senior

    Prefered the 10.3 way over 10.1... Takes water very well. Sweet and long

  45. thijs100 scored this whisky 87 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Vanilla and marzipan with beach pebbles, crème brûlée and fudge. Somewhat herbal at times (rosemary), and the charred lemon peel is certainly a nice touch. Nice salinity too, but also notes of wood smoke and seaweed.
    • Taste
      The salinity translates to the oily palate. There's a good amount of peat, slightly medicinal even. A touch of rubber and bitter lemon peel, although there's an inherent sweetness that balances things a bit. Golden syrup? Yes, golden syrup.
    • Finish
      Lingering peat smoke. A bit one note. Long though.

  46. Whisky-Fancier scored this whisky 89 points Expert Senior

    • Nose
      89 89
    • Taste
      90 90
    • Finish
      88 88

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