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OCTOMORE 10.1 ($279) is aged five years and bottled at 59.8% ABV, which surprises with peat on the palate and not so much on the nose. The deliberate use of just ex-American oak maturation gets to the core of the distillate, bringing rich, oily, biscuit notes with a finish of fudgy sweetness.

is typically the most approachable as the .2s are released for global travel. Aged 8 years in U.S. and Sauternes casks with 96.9 PPM (peat measurement), this is lush, ‘classic’ Octomore as you can get. Fruity ripe peach overlaid with smoke, finishing with long

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