Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 
Bottled by: Duncan Taylor 70cl / 52.2% 

Lately, there's been a few independent bottlings of Mannochmore hitting the market, a previously unusual occurrence given that most of the the distillery's output goes straight into owner Diageo's blends, particularly Haig - very little of which ever sees the UK shelves.

This Mannochmore 12-year-old, though, has a little something extra - it's undergone Duncan Taylor's special Octave secondary maturation. DT have big sherry casks re-coopered into eight smaller casks, known as Octaves, that typically hold about 60-70 litres each. 

This Mannochmore 2008 single malt was recasked into one of those Octaves for a relatively short but intense finishing period of six months before being bottled at its natural cask strength of 52.2% in 2020 as a 12-year-old. As the Octaves are so small they typically only yield between 80-100 bottles, so if you fancy one of these Mannochmore Octaves don't hang around.

Attributes

Distillery	Mannochmore
Bottler	Duncan Taylor
Series	The Octave
Country	Scotland
Region	Speyside
Distilled Year	2008
Bottling Year	2021
Age	12
Limited Edition	Yes
Bottles Produced	77
Cask Type	Oak Cask & Octave
Cask Number	1128456
Bottle Size	70cl
ABV	52.2%