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Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley
(0.75l, 50%)
Heavily peated contender.
Bruichladdich is one of the most impressive distilleries in Scotland, the World even. It was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers, who came from a dynastic Whisky family. The brothers had wanted to create a distillery that was the very antithesis of an Islay farm distillery. They built a cathedral-like, state-of-the-art Victorian still house, where they used 6m tall stills, which was unheard of at that time, and way ahead of its time.
Today, the distillery remains pretty much the same as it did over 100 years ago. Their belief is, as the French culinary saying goes, "it is in the oldest pots that the best soup is made". Slow fermentation, slow distillation, in very traditional, wooden vats and huge washes made from towering Douglas Fir.
Part of their heavily peated range, Bruichladdich’s Port Charlotte is a journey through its Islay home and Scottish heritage. The peat is cranked up to 40PPM and is perfect for all you smoke lovers out there. This expression takes the usual floral notes that are characteristic of Bruichladdich and intertwines them magnificently with a strong heft of peat. It also throws in some sea air for good measure, capturing the roving waves around its coastal birthplace.
Bruichladdich is one of the most impressive distilleries in Scotland, the World even. It was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers, who came from a dynastic Whisky family. The brothers had wanted to create a distillery that was the very antithesis of an Islay farm distillery. They built a cathedral-like, state-of-the-art Victorian still house, where they used 6m tall stills, which was unheard of at that time, and way ahead of its time.
Today, the distillery remains pretty much the same as it did over 100 years ago. Their belief is, as the French culinary saying goes, "it is in the oldest pots that the best soup is made". Slow fermentation, slow distillation, in very traditional, wooden vats and huge washes made from towering Douglas Fir.
Part of their heavily peated range, Bruichladdich’s Port Charlotte is a journey through its Islay home and Scottish heritage. The peat is cranked up to 40PPM and is perfect for all you smoke lovers out there. This expression takes the usual floral notes that are characteristic of Bruichladdich and intertwines them magnificently with a strong heft of peat. It also throws in some sea air for good measure, capturing the roving waves around its coastal birthplace.
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Category
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StyleSingle Malt Scotch Whisky
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Region
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CountryUnited Kingdom, Scotland
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Alcohol50%
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Distillery
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AgeNAS
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Chill Filtered?No
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MaturationEx-Bourbon casks
Flavor Spiral™
About The Flavor Spiral
smoky
vanilla sweetness
peaty
burnt caramel
oily
fresh fruit
citrus
nutty
malt
What does Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley taste like?
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
The Flavor Spiral™ shows the most common flavors that you'll taste in Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley and gives you a chance to have a taste of it before actually tasting it.
We invented Flavor Spiral™ here at Flaviar to get all your senses involved in tasting drinks and, frankly, because we think that classic tasting notes are boring.
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Scotch Whisky is almost never aged in new barrels. Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey casks are usually used for maturation, while many times ageing process and flavor finishing is concluded in various wine casks, such as sherry or port.
Tasting Notes
Appearance / Color
Yellow gold.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Smoke from the get go, with undertones of vanilla and toffee.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Warming smoke with notes of caramel and a smooth nuttiness peaking through, the malty barley flavor also makes an appearance.
Finish
A good dose of peat that lingers amongst vanilla and thick oak and barley hints as well.
Yellow gold.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Smoke from the get go, with undertones of vanilla and toffee.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Warming smoke with notes of caramel and a smooth nuttiness peaking through, the malty barley flavor also makes an appearance.
Finish
A good dose of peat that lingers amongst vanilla and thick oak and barley hints as well.
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Ratings & Reviews
Vasily,
Full body, strongly peated and enjoyable. Sweet enough and not rude.
Michael,
I very much enjoyed this one
Anthony,
Sip it neat very nice peat with some smoke a good scotch. Will buy it again!
Alex,
The Port Charlotte project is a great success!! Incredibly Smokey and the heavily peated’s incredible! It’s enough to stick with you and follow through as you sip, but it’s not overpowering in a way that turns off a lot of people who avoid peated whisky. A new favorite!!
Robert,
Peat and smoke on the nose, not much of any smoke on the palate, the peat is there but still pretty soft all in all. Still prefer a Laphroaig 10 over this but was fun to try out.
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