North British 17 Year Old 2008 - The Octave (Duncan Taylor)
- Distillery
- North British
- Region
- Lowland
- Country
- Scotland
- Type
- Grain
- ABV
- 54.2%
- Age
- 17 years
- Price
- £54.5
- Tasting notes
- Vanilla, Toasted, Oily, Honey, Old Wood
- Description
- North British, a historic Lowland grain distillery, produced this 17-year-old in 2008—a relatively young age that belies the concentration of flavour achieved through octave cask maturation. The smaller octave cask accelerates wood-spirit interaction, creating a bolder, more integrated character than standard barrel aging would yield. Limited to 89 bottles, this represents grain whisky engineering at its most thoughtful. For those interested in how cask size and wood influence affect grain spirit maturation.
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ABV
54.2%
Age
17 yr
Style
Grain
Price
£54.5
✦ Neatly Summary
North British 17 Year Old 2008 - The Octave (Duncan Taylor) is a 17-year-old grain from North British (Lowland, Scotland), bottled at 54.2% ABV. Expect sweet, oaky and gentle spice character — vanilla, toasted, oily, honey. Best suited for experienced drinkers who enjoy bold, complex whiskies. Good value for the quality offered.
North British, a historic Lowland grain distillery, produced this 17-year-old in 2008—a relatively young age that belies the concentration of flavour achieved through octave cask maturation. The smaller octave cask accelerates wood-spirit interaction, creating a bolder, more integrated character than standard barrel aging would yield. Limited to 89 bottles, this represents grain whisky engineering at its most thoughtful. For those interested in how cask size and wood influence affect grain spirit maturation.
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