[DIALOGUE / DIALOGOS / διάλογος] A WRITTEN OR SPOKEN CONVERSATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE, AND A LITERARY AND THEATRICAL FORM THAT DEPICTS SUCH AN EXCHANGE. AS A NARRATIVE, PHILOSOPHICAL OR DIDACTIC DEVICE, IT IS CHIEFLY ASSOCIATED IN THE WEST WITH THE SOCRATIC DIALOGUE, AS DEVELOPED BY PLATO - BUT ANTECEDENTS ARE ALSO FOUND IN OTHER TRADITIONS INCLUDING INDIAN LITERATURE. 9'S διάλογος THE TERM DIALOGUE STEMS FROM THE GREEK διάλογος (DIALOGOS, CONVERSATION). AS ONE ENGAGES IN DIALOGUE, THEY SUSPEND JUDGEMENT, LISTEN, INQUIRE AND EXPLORE ASSUMPTIONS. ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY DISTILLED, MATURED AND BOTTLED, UN-CHILL FILTERED AND COLOURING FREE, AT DISTILLERY, ISLE OF ISLAY, SCOTLAND. PRODUCT OF SCOTLAND. PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY 2018 DISTILLERY CO. LIMITED. SCOTCH WHISKY, 58.8% - 62.9% ALC./VOL. EDITION NINE OF THE WORLD S MOST HEAVILY PEATED SERIES OF SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
EDITION: 09.1 PPM: 156 AGED: 5 YEARS 100% AMERICAN OAK MATURATION. 09.1 διάλογος THE CONTROL. Octomore 09.1 questions the fundamentals of superior single malt Scotch. Confident in its five year age statement, our Head Distiller demonstrates how a focus on raw ingredients and considered distillation can definitively debunk the myth that older is better. Distilled in 2012 from 100% Scottish barley, the 09.1 is matured full-term in top-tier ex-american whiskey casks. The vitality of the spirit offers an awakening for those bound by traditional indicators of quality, it is the bold embodiment of a living, breathing experiment. 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley Bottled at 59.1% Alc. /Vol. Full term maturation in first fill ex American whiskey casks Ex - Jim Beam (51%), Jack Daniels (26%), Clermont (15%), Old Grand- Dad (8%) Matured entirely on Islay Limited to 42,000 bottles total 2018 DISTILLERY CO.LIMITED., SCOTCH WHISKY, 59.1% ALC./VOL.
EDITION: 09.2 PPM: 156 AGED: 5 YEARS AMERICAN & EUROPEAN OAK MATURATION. 09.2 διάλογος THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE. As with all great experiments, one variable must change. Octomore 9.2 has followed the same path as it's 9.1 counterpart right up until its final year. Distilled just one week apart, this five-year-old spirit has spent the first four of its life in ex-american whiskey casks. For the final year, it has been carefully recasked into the finest French oak from a legendary Bordeaux château. Describing itself as curious, sensitive and attentive, the values personified by these French wine artisans speak to us. Even more so in the flavours imparted from their toasted barriques. The well-seasoned wine casks coax the dry peat smoke into an expert combination of sweet fruit, cherry, plum and strawberry notes. This is going to be legendary in years to come. Adam Hannett 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley Bottled at 58.2% Alc. /Vol. Global Travel Retail Exclusive Four years maturation in first fill ex-american whiskey casks Then recasked and one year in 2nd fill Bordeaux red wine casks Matured entirely on Islay Limited to 12,000 bottles total 2018 DISTILLERY CO.LIMITED., SCOTCH WHISKY, 58.2% ALC./VOL.
EDITION: 09.3 PPM: 133 AGED: 5 YEARS 100% FARM GROWN BARLEY. 09.3 διάλογος NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION. Just 52 tonnes of precious Islay barley were malted to produce this single farm Octomore 09.3 edition. Raised in Irene s Field on Octomore Farm in 2011, this uberprovenance single malt was later distilled and filled into 134 casks. Predominantly second-fill, the gentler influence of the wood allows more of the locally grown barley flavours to cut through. Hannett explains that it is especially important to tame the influence of the casks in order to observe the natural factors at play; This is the closest we will come to tasting the effects of a low yielding barley that was grown in a difficult climate. The individual conditions that come together to create each vintage may never be the same. Part intuition, part natural dynamics, the joy of working as we do allows fate to play a hand in the construction and evolution of each release. We express what we ve been given, rather than fighting against it to maintain a level of homogenization. The lower PPM and the different styles of casks allow the grain to take its rightful place at the centre-point of this release. One farm, one field, one vintage 100% Octomore Farm, Islay grown Concerto barley 133 PPM Bottled at 62.9% Alc. /Vol. Full term maturation in a combination of ex American whiskey and French wine casks 1st fill ex American (25%), 3rd fill virgin oak (25%), 2nd fill Rivesaltes (20%), 2nd fill Syrah (20%), 2nd fill bourbon (10%) Matured entirely on Islay Limited to 18,000 bottles 2018 DISTILLERY CO.LIMITED., SCOTCH WHISKY, 62.9% ALC./VOL.
THE 10 PPM: 167 VINTAGE: 2008 FIRST FILL AMERICAN & VIRGIN OAK MATURATION. TEN YEARS διάλογος THE OUTLIER. With the 09.1, 09.2 and 09.3 all distilled in 2012 from Concerto barley, a comparison of the changing characteristics is logical. Unlike any other in this series however, the Octomore 10 stands alone. This third limited edition of Octomore 10 is everything Octomore should not be. The maturation time is doubled. The maturation profile is as complex as they come. And yet it works. Our Octomore education evolves. Much of this Octomore bottling is an ode to editions past, with spirit released years earlier in 06.2 and 07.4. Now aged further, this weird and winding journey incorporates casks which previously held bourbon, cognac, port or nothing at all (virgin oak). The results of each individual parcel are brought together in an astounding display to become greater than the sum of its parts. Distilled in 2008 from 2007 harvest 100% Scottish grown Optic barley 167 PPM Bottled at 56.8% Alc. /Vol. Full term: 1st fill Port pipes (37%), 1st fill Cognac casks (31%), 2nd fill ex American whiskey casks (20%) 3 years first fill ex American, 2 years virgin oak, final 6 years in ex American whiskey casks (12%) Ten years old Limited to 12,000 bottles 2018 DISTILLERY CO.LIMITED., SCOTCH WHISKY, 56.8% ALC./VOL.
09.1 THE CONTROL. 09.2 THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE. 09.3 NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION. TEN YEARS THE OUTLIER. Full term maturation in first fill ex American whiskey casks Ex - Jim Beam (51%), Jack Daniels (26%), Clermont (15%), Old Grand-Dad (8%) 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley Bottled at 59.1% Alc. /Vol. Limited to 42,000 bottles total Four years maturation in first fill ex-american whiskey casks Recasked and one year in 2nd fill Bordeaux wine casks. 100% Scottish grown Concerto barley Bottled at 58.2% Alc. /Vol. Limited to 12,000 bottles total Global Travel Retail Exclusive Full term maturation in a combination of ex American whiskey and ex French wine casks First fill bourbon (25%), Third fill virgin oak (25%), Second fill Rivesaltes (20%), Second fill Syrah (20%), Second fill bourbon (10%) 100% Octomore Farm, Islay grown Concerto barley 133 PPM Bottled at 62.9% Alc. /Vol. Limited to 18,000 bottles Full term: First fill Port pipes (37%), First fill Cognac casks (31%), Second fill ex American casks (20%) 3 years first fill ex American casks, 2 years virgin oak, final 6 years in ex American casks (12%) Distilled in 2008 from 2007 harvest 100% Scottish grown Optic barley Ten years old 167 PPM Bottled at 56.8% Alc. /Vol. Limited to 12,000 bottles