Distilled from 100% Scottish mainland Concerto barley and malted to 81.0 PPM, Octomore 17.1 has been matured full-term in first-fill bourbon barrels, with notes of salt, smoke and sweetness.

Vanilla milkshake, Scottish tablet and warm custard tart meet pear drops and malt syrup. The peat builds in waves: dry, earthy smoke, smouldering oak and ash. Salinity cuts through the sweetness, creating clarity.

The .1 expression is always matured in bourbon or American Whiskey barrels but each year the flavour profile changes, showcasing the impact that terroir and the shifting weather patterns of Islay’s rugged coast have on a single malt matured for its whole life at Bruichladdich Distillery.

We use this profile as the reference to which the other expressions in the series can be compared.

59.7% ABV | 700mL