2007 Rest & Be Thankful Bruichladdich Octomore Sauternes Cask 6 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Extremely rare to find Octomore in 'independent guise', when they're often cited as being better than the official releases. This one was limited to around 300 bottles when it was releases circa 2014. Long gone, unlikely to be seen again and almost needless to say, super heavily peated. 64% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

Other reviews... They had an excellent ex-bourbon around the same time (WF 90). Colour: gold. Nose: fudge, more fudge, and even more fudge, and a rather moderate smokiness that would involve smoked almonds, bitter oranges, and quite some hay. No bomb so far, and a rather well-defined profile. Which is surprising. With water: farmyard, a pile of old tyres, some hay, and a beach at low tide. Kelp, a few crabs, shrimps, all that...  Mouth (neat): you know what, I cannot not think of some Breton Kornog matured in Sauternes wood. Which means that I like this arrival quite a lot. No dissonances this time, and a peat/sweetness combo that works, with a zesty/fizzy side that's rather summery. But will it swim? With water: it does. The whole's relatively simple, but it works. Salted and smoked almonds, some paraffin, some putty. Finish: long, rather on smoked almonds and marzipan. Comments: doesn't feel like a total peat bomb. Very good, if not totally stellar in my opinion. Like the cleaner, sharper ones even better (ex-bourbon!) but it does, indeed, destroy the strange new official 7.4. 86 points - whiskyfun.com