24 - Octave Glentauchers 15 Year Old Single Cask 54.2% Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl
A super single cask bottling from Duncan Taylor's The Octave series here, this expression was distilled in 2008 at Glentauchers in Speyside. It was aged for 15 years in oak casks before it spent three months in a small octave cask. Just 79 bottles were filled at 54.2% ABV in 2023.
70cl
ABV 54.6%
Net weight: 1.7kg
Tasting Notes
Nose: Cinnamon, orange peel, dark chocolate, red apple skins, and tropical fruit.
Palate: Vanilla, caramel, Bakewell tart, pecan, nutmeg, and oak char.
Finish: Gentle spice and glazed cherries.
Duncan Taylor
Duncan Taylor originates in Glasgow, where the company was initially a merchant and broker of Scotch whisky casks in the industry. Devotion to the principle of providing only the finest casks to be filled at Scotland’s leading distilleries has been a key feature of the company’s history.
Duncan Taylor has been laying down casks from premium Scottish distilleries for decades and now owns one of the largest privately held collections of vintage and rare scotch whisky casks. In 2002 Duncan Taylor moved its headquarters to Huntly, on the periphery of Speyside, Scotland’s largest whisky producing region, where it has its own facilities for cask storage, bottling, a cooperage and very soon, its own distillery.
The Octave Range
For upwards of 40 years, the team at Duncan Taylor has experimented with maturing whiskies in smaller casks with great success. Their research stemmed from the simple premise that there is more wood interaction with whisky over a shorter period of time in a small cask than in a large cask, therefore allowing a more rapid melding of wood, air, and alcohol.
After a second maturation, the octave casks refine the whisky, enhancing its hue, taste, form and character. The flavour profile is gently expanded, a little more sophisticated with the commanding presence of a mature, well-balanced Scotch Whisky. They have become ‘Octave Invigorated™. The Octave Collection is extensive, with something for all tastes, be it a single malt, a single grain or a blended malt whisky. Featured distilleries include Aultmore, Bunnahabhain, Brackla, Caol Ila, Glenallachie, Glen Moray, Highland Park, Miltonduff and Tobermory.