CHARACTER

WOW! A SINGLE MALT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM! MASSIVE,POWER-PACKED YET NOT AGGRESSIVE. PETRUS AND PEAT – WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT SUCH DIVERSE FLAVOURSCOULD CREATE SOMETHING SO AMAZING? SINGLE MALTSORCERY!

COLOUR

GOLDER ORANGE.

NOSE

OPENS ON A MIX OF PEAT,BRACKEN, SMOKY BACON,DRY SEAWEED, PITCH,TARRY FISHNETS. THENSUBTLE NOTES OF ISLAY’SMOORS AND GLENS; ROWAN,ASH, JUNIPER, HEATHERFLOWERS AND PEATYRIVERBANKS. ADD WATEAND SUCCULENT REDFRUITS EMERGE, PLUMS,RIPE GRAPES, REDCURRANTJELLY, RASPBERRY, CHERRYAND TURKISH DELIGHT.

PALATE

THE HEAT OF THE 61% ALC.STOKES THE FIRE AND ALLTHE AROMATIC DISCOVERIESEXPLODE ON THE PALATE;THE SMOKE, THESUCCULENT RED FRUITS,MELLOW OAK, MALTEDBARLEY, A SQUEEZE OFLEMON, A DASH OF BLACKPEPPER, A HINT OFHEATHER HONEY AND,FINALLY, A TRACE OFBOURBON.

FINISH

THE CRUCIBLE OF THESENSES. A THRILLING TASTEEXPERIENCE! IF ISLAYPASSION WERE LIQUID THENTHIS WOULD BE IT. REJOICETHAT ONE DISTILLERCONTINUES TO GO WHERENO MALT HAS GONE BEFOREAND BECOME PART OF THEJOURNEY!.

MOOD

CUNNING,CONSPIRATORIAL,MACHIAVELLIAN.WHAT EVER NEXT?

OCTOMORE 2.2ORPHEUS -CROSS TO THEDARKSIDE.

THE EXTRAORDINARILY HAUNTING, TOWERINGOCTOMORE SPIRIT, AGAIN AT 140PPM, BUT THISTIME FURTHER MATURED IN EXCEPTIONALFRENCH OAK CASKS UNIQUELY SUPPLIED TO USBY THE STELLAR BORDEAUX CHATEAU, PETRUS.THE RESULT IS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY – ELEGANT PEAT SMOKE WITH LINGERING FRUIT,A COATING OF HEATHERY HONEY AND GRIND OFBLACK PEPPER FOR GOOD MEASURE.QUITE UNIQUE.

RESERVE CUVEE, PETRUS CASK MATURATION.

PROGRESSIVE HEBRIDEAN DISTILLERS

JIM MCEWANHEAD DISTILLER