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Key Facts About This Single Malt Scotch

Bottler:

Range: Octave, UK Exclusive

Distillery: Miltonduff

Age: 12 years old

Distilled: 2011

Bottled: 2023

Region: Speyside, Scotland

Spirit: Single malt scotch

Cask Type: Finished in a sherry octave for 4 months

Cask Ref: 8338794

Alcohol by Volume: 52.7%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Outturn: 81 bottles

Bottle Size: 700ml

Miltonduff 12 Year Old Tasting Notes

Before octave: Grassy, a hint of citrus, buttered toast, icing sugar, toasted oak

After octave: Chocolate orange, baked apples, gentle sherry, roast hazelnuts, cinnamon.

About this Duncan Taylor Octave

The Octave range uses ex-sherry wood octaves, which are approximately 60-litre casks, for a short finishing period to gently expand the flavour profile without overpowering the distillery character. This stemmed from the simple premises that there is more interaction between the wood and spirit over a short period of time in a small cask than in a large cask, allowing for a faster melding of wood, air and alcohol. Due to these small sized-casks, each Octave release is very limited to less than 90 bottles.

This Miltonduff 12 Year Old Octave spent the final 4 months of its maturation in an Octave cask. This release of only 81 bottles, is bottled at cask strength, non chill-filtered and natural colouring.

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