Octomore

Octomore 2002 Futures 5 Year Old, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cask, 1st Release, 2008, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 10
Average Score
Avg 86
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Description

The Octomore 2002 Futures is the first release of Bruichladdich's heavily peated Octomore series. Distilled on Islay in 2002 and bottled in April 2008 after 5 years of maturation, it was initially released as a 'futures' offering to private customers. At 80.5 ppm, it was considered the most heavily peated whisky in the world at the time of its release. It was matured exclusively in Buffalo Trace Bourbon casks, and 9,600 bottles were released. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13]

Change+29.8%
LatestSGD 234
HighSGD 562
LowSGD 143
SGD 612SGD 439SGD 265SGD 92Price (SGD)Observed dateSep 14Feb 8Aug 9Sep 30Sep 14 - SGD 180 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Sep 14, 2025Oct 6 - SGD 260 - Whisky Auctioneer - Oct 6, 2025Nov 12 - SGD 147 - Whisky Online Auctions - Nov 12, 2025Nov 12 - SGD 143 - Whisky Online Auctions - Nov 12, 2025Nov 12 - SGD 143 - Whisky Online Auctions - Nov 12, 2025Nov 12 - SGD 143 - Whisky Online Auctions - Nov 12, 2025Feb 8 - SGD 239 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Feb 8, 2026May 10 - SGD 189 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - May 10, 2026Jun 1 - SGD 257 - European Whisky Auctions - Jun 1, 2026Jul 12 - SGD 159 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Jul 12, 2026Aug 2 - SGD 562 - Unicorn Auctions - Aug 2, 2026Aug 9 - SGD 198 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Aug 9, 2026Aug 9 - SGD 218 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Aug 9, 2026Aug 9 - SGD 218 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Aug 9, 2026Aug 9 - SGD 198 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Aug 9, 2026Sep 13 - SGD 187 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Sep 13, 2026Sep 13 - SGD 167 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Sep 13, 2026Sep 13 - SGD 177 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Sep 13, 2026Sep 30 - SGD 234 - European Whisky Auctions - Sep 30, 2026

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European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 30, 2026SGD 233.50
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 13, 2026SGD 187.10
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 13, 2026SGD 167.41
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
Buffalo Trace
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
1st Release
PPM
80.5
Barley
Optic barley
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Jim McEwan
Master distiller (distillation)
Jim McEwan
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
9600
Has box
No
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Bottle only
Series highlights
Octomore Futures 1st Release
Historical context
2008: first official bottling of the Octomore style
Special release
Futures release, sold in advance to private customers, Limited Edition
Allocation
Private customers
Nose
Soft vegetal peat, sticky weed, Meyer lemons, dry campfire, herbal, grassy, pine, farmy peat, lemons, bitter fruits, oiliness.
Palate
Salt, seaweed, earthy and medicinal peat, clove, Lemon Pixie Stix, crisp smoke, tobacco, sea spray, maritime, dry, sugar cane sweetness.
Finish
Lingering warmth, malty, creamy pepper and ash, salty peat and smoke, smoked cheese, beach pebbles, lemon, bitterness.
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