tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post8861774757087250071..comments2024-03-06T21:06:39.726-05:00Comments on The Coopered Tot: Octomore 4.1/167; peat monster or gentle cask strength dram?NewYorkJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-48838713427270951042012-03-14T21:10:21.061-04:002012-03-14T21:10:21.061-04:00I loved it - and I loved its lightness. Earlier e...I loved it - and I loved its lightness. Earlier expressions were reviewed as more heavily peat flavored - more raw and fierce. Ruben, over at WhiskyNotes (who I greatly respect) reviewed 4.1 in direct comparison with 1.1 and found 4.1 lacking: <br /><br />"Not sure why, but the first release seems smokier and peatier, on the nose as well as in the mouth. Even though it’s not a bad dram, shouldn’t we conclude the new one is less impressively experimental and less true to the concept?"<br />http://www.whiskynotes.be/2011/bruichladdich/octomore-4-167-ppm/<br /><br />I don't have that baggage and just liked it for it's own sake. I did a brief compare with PC6 and PC7 - which are close in proof, if only 1/4 the peat levels (still very high). The PCs seemed much thicker in body and had more grain richness. The Octomore 4.1 took the PC strengths of intense sweet and peat further, with less of the central grain "body" in between. I liked that intensity - and appreciated the lightness of it that kept it from getting too intense. I suspect this will appeal to most peat heads - even if they prefer the more obviously peaty side by side.<br /><br />One more thing - it comes in a 700ml bottle (not the usual 750ml). This stuff is very very expensive.NewYorkJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236276465833621198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85713224217699544.post-45925657375982807472012-03-14T18:58:29.321-04:002012-03-14T18:58:29.321-04:00Hi Josh.
This review just makes me want to try Oc...Hi Josh.<br /><br />This review just makes me want to try Octomore even more. Although I was expecting it to be all peat, you make it seem like there's a little more to it than that. I'll have to start saving now, I suppose...<br /><br />-RyanRyanhttp://www.whiskey-reviews.com/noreply@blogger.com