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Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley

(0.75l, 50%)


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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.
 
  • Category
    Scotch
  • Style
    Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  • Region
    Islay
  • Country
    United Kingdom, Scotland
  • Alcohol
    50%
  • Distillery
    Bruichladdich Distillery
  • Age
    NAS
  • Chill Filtered?
    No
  • Maturation
    Ex-Bourbon casks

Flavor Spiral™

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smoky
vanilla sweetness
peaty
burnt caramel
oily
fresh fruit
citrus
nutty
malt
What does Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley taste like?

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Categories of Scotch Whisky: Single malt, Blended malt (formerly called a Vatted malt), blended, single grain and blended grain Scotch.

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.

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Ratings & Reviews
Member Reviews and Ratings of Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Scottish Barley
guest
guest,
Absolutely amazing heavily peated whisky.
 
Vasily
Vasily,
Full body, strongly peated and enjoyable. Sweet enough and not rude.
 
Michael
Michael,
I very much enjoyed this one
 
Anthony
Anthony,
Sip it neat very nice peat with some smoke a good scotch. Will buy it again!
 
Alex
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
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.
 
Alex
Alex,
One of my go-to scotches. It's pretty affordable, and can hang in there with the standard islay scotches.
 
Dave
Dave,
Surprisingly good. Not as heavily peated as the name suggests...but that's a good thing. Very well balanced with both sweet and smokey. Will definitely buy again.
 
Jenni
Jenni,
Such a nice note, pleasant with floral sweet aroma. Tastes as good as the aroma and finishing with smoke and peat. Wonderful!
 
Michael
Michael,
Just had a tasting here at home with friends. We tasted Dalmore (12 year), Aberlour (12 year), & the Port Charlotte Heavily Peated (that I'd not had for a few months). The Aberlour was loved by all, but the Port Charlotte was the best surprise once again. It will still be my favorite to return to after questing with others.
 
David
David,
Overwhelming peaty smokiness, both on the nose and on the finish. Doesn't linger too long. I really like this scotch.
 
guest
guest,
Used to work for Wilson’s fuels and stayed at lochindall hotel when over there in Islay bruichladdich or “bricladie “ as prounced locally was great , great people and great product guys
 
guest
guest,
Rauchig, aber spannend, maritim, zuerst kein großer Nachbrand, aber kommt wieder Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh, 4/18
 
Nicholas
Nicholas,
Cardboard? Added some water, watered down cardboard?
 
Christine
Christine,
Love the smoke. Higher ABV than I'm used to, so I did add a few drops of water and was then able to enjoy the flavor more. The oak and peat was a nice combination.
 
Eduardo
Eduardo,
Pepper, smoked bacon, tobacco and some vanilla at the nose. In mouth warm with caramel notes and medium long finish.
 
Jack
Jack,
I hated it on my first drink. But I bought the bottle and kept drinking it and now love it. First time you might need to water it down. I just add ice and and enjoy the strong flavor as it changes with the melting ice.
 
guest
guest,
Awesome
 
Jonathan
Jonathan,
I finally had opportunity to try it this week at a lounge and it seemed like it had a lot of flavor going on but the antiseptic listerine mouthwash taste stood out too much for me. I had my colleague take a sip and he too said, listerine and didn’t like it. I don’t know, perhaps it’s suppose to taste like that but was just not for me.
 
Pierce
Pierce,
This is perhaps my favorite Islay of all time, good balance of smoke and peat, and for the price it simply can't be beat.
 
jerry
jerry,
THE ONLY PLACE TO BUY YOUR SCOTCH FROM
 
Johann
Johann,
Almost as perfect (for me, anyways) as the Laphroaig 25y – with the added benefit of a price that won’t ruin me. Very smokey, not too much peat (compared to others), and generally a pleasure to enjoy.
 
Tim
Tim,
Peaty and complex, but a little too medicinal. I like it, and bet an 18+ year would be really great!
 
guest
guest,
This is one of my favourite Islay single malts. It is very peaty with hint of smoke and citrus.
 
Stephen
Stephen,
Smooth and smokey.
 
guest
guest,
Nice Islay. Peaty but undertones of toffee, slice and salt
 
Alexander
Alexander,
One of my absolute favs in my bar!! A must have in my opinion!
 
Zac
Zac,
Very nice bottle.
 
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