Duncan Taylor The Octave Bunnahabhain Peated 7 Year Old 2014 53.9% ABV

Duncan Taylor The Octave Bunnahabhain Peated 7 Year Old 2014 is a smoky Islay single malt from a distillery best known for its unpeated whisky; Bunnahabhain makes only a small amount of peated spirit each year. Distilled in 2014 and aged seven years in oak, it was then finished for nine months in a sherry octave cask, adding a layer of sherry fruit to the coastal smoke. Cask 3836309 gave just 88 bottles, bottled by Duncan Taylor in 2022 at 53.9% ABV and presented in a 700ml bottle with tube.

Tasting Notes: Bonfire smoke, creamy sweet peat, fruit punch, smoked salmon and gentle sherry.

Serve: Neat, or with a splash of water to soften the smoke.