Glen Moray – 2008/2024 16 Year Old Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish #7041249 The Octave (70cl, 49.9%)

This Speyside single malt was distilled on 28 October 2008 and matured for 16 years before finishing in a small Oloroso sherry octave. Duncan Taylor bottled it on 4 December 2024 as part of The Octave series, from cask 7041249, in an edition of 78 bottles. An octave holds about one eighth of a standard cask, giving more wood surface relative to the whisky and intensifying the fruit, spice and sherry character of the finish. It is bottled at 49.9% without chill filtration or colouring. The nose combines intense sherry notes and dark dried fruit with clove and cinnamon. The palate is full, with toffee, caramel, roasted nuts and fine chocolate. The finish is long, spicy and lightly sweet, ending on dry oak.