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Orkney Enigma 8 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, IND.1.B, 2016, Cadenhead's, 57.5%
Cadenhead's

Orkney Enigma 8 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, IND.1.B, 2016, Cadenhead's, 57.5%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 6
Average Score
Avg 70
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Description

Cadenhead's “Enigma” 8 Year Old Orkney Single Malt is a vibrant, cask-strength island malt that pairs bright, tropical fruit sweetness with coastal freshness and a faint, smoky whisper. Bottled by Wm Cadenhead's as part of the “Enigma” series, this Orkney single malt is presented with the distillery name intentionally obscured—an independent-bottling tradition that lets the liquid speak louder than the label. Distilled in 2016 and bottled in August 2025 at cask strength, it's aged its full 8 years in bourbon barrels, a maturation choice that favors clarity, vanilla-toned sweetness, and crisp fruit definition rather than heavy wine-cask richness.

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Oct 12, 2025SGD 39.64
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Cadenhead's
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
IND.1.B
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
No
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Bottle
Series highlights
Enigma series
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
Worldwide
Nose
Tropical fruit salad, ripe banana, vanilla cream, shortcrust pastry, glossy syrup, subtle coastal breeze, faint soot.
Palate
Papaya, guava, plantain, banana bread, honeyed syrup, citrus oils, light peppery spice, vanilla, sweet oak, restrained peat-tinged earthiness.
Finish
Tangy, Himalayan pink salt, ripe bananas, tropical sweetness, lightly toasted oak, saline snap.
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