Size: 700mL

Proof: 123.2

PPM: 189.5

Product Description:

Octomore 16.3 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Super-Heavily Peated (189.5 PPM) • Aged 5 Years • Matured in Bourbon, Sauternes & Pedro Ximénez Casks • 61.6 % ABV • Un-chill-filtered, Natural 

Octomore 16.3 is the climax of the Series 16 odyssey: a bold expression where farm, peat, and cask converge. Made exclusively with barley grown in Church Field on Octomore Farm, Islay, this version bears the highest phenol rating in the series (189.5 PPM) and is matured across a blend of bourbon, Sauternes, and Pedro Ximénez casks. It’s a whisky that doesn’t just smoke it resonates with depth, earth, fruit, and place. 

Tasting Notes

• Nose
  A complex tapestry: honeyed malt, toasted grain, and savory earthiness meet restrained smoke, orchard fruit, citrus peel, and delicate floral notes.  
• Palate
  Balanced yet bold: toasted barley and orchard fruit lead, followed by PX-sweetness, dried figs, gentle peat, salinity, and oak spices. Smoke is present but integrated not overwhelming.  
• Finish
  Medium to long: sweet barley, floral fades, a whisper of bonfire smoke, and lingering saline minerality echo across the palate.  

Serving Suggestions

• Neat Let it unfold in the glass for full expression.
• Few Drops of Water Softens intensity, opening fruit and oak layers.
• Signature Cocktail Islay PX Old Fashioned
  
• 2 oz Octomore 16.3
• ½ tsp PX syrup
• 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  Stir over ice, strain into a rocks glass, garnish with a flamed orange peel and a dried fig.

Why It Matters

Octomore 16.3 is not just another peated dram it’s the apex of the Series 16 narrative. By marrying high-peat barley from a single field with wine cask finishing, it harmonizes fire and finesse. It exemplifies what happens when smoke becomes a foundation, not a destination.