Edition 4

Mystic Genius

Intelligence of the Depths

The octopus – an extraordinary marine creature – symbolizes intelligence, mystery, and adaptability. This survival master solves complex tasks, uses tools, and instantly changes its color and texture to blend with its surroundings.

About the whisky

Distillery

Old Well Distillery

Age

7.5 years

ABV

46.3%

Cask

unpeated BOURBON, matured 3 years and 4 months in STR (red wine)

Tasting notes

Dried fruit, dark chocolate, hints of ocean salt and mystery

Supported project

Sea Shepherd

Sea Shepherd is an international non-profit organization that has been protecting oceans through direct action against illegal fishing since 1977. Currently, hundreds of thousands of illegal octopus traps are hidden beneath the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Sea Shepherd has been protecting these creatures since 2022 and has recovered more than 30,000 illegal traps.

Achieved impact

More than 30,000 illegal traps recovered

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Artist

Šarlota Koucká

Šarlota Koucká (born 2004) currently studies painting at the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art in Pilsen. Her work deals with themes of nature, human presence in it, corporeality, and complex relationships between people and landscape.