Elements of Islay Oc6 Islay Single Malt (50cl, 58.1%)

Oc6 is an Islay single malt from Elixir Distillers' Elements of Islay series, bottled at 58.1% full proof in a 50cl bottle. It is Octomore, made by the Bruichladdich distillery, distilled in 2011 and aged for 8 years in ex-Bourbon barrels. The series uses pharmaceutical-style laboratory bottles and the periodic table to identify each distillery. Its bottlings are natural colour and come from small batches of 5 to 20 barrels. The nose offers sea salt, iodine, lemon, maraschino cherries, caramel and ginger. On the palate come rich peat smoke, cracked black pepper, grapefruit, marmalade and rye bread.