Port Charlotte SC.01 2012 is a very peaty whisky (40 ppm), aged for 9 years in a combination of Sherry Butts and Sauternes wine casks.
The 2011 crop was matured by seven of their farming partners, all within a 10-mile radius of Bruichladdich Distillery, and, for the first time in this series, this whisky contains 100% Islay-grown barley.
Nose: Earthy peaty notes with hints of sheep barn. Notes of black pepper, brown sugar and burnt heather.
Taste: Balanced between peat smoke and ripe fruits. Then burnt nuts, black pepper, leather notes and a sweet vanilla pastry.
Finish: Very long. The sweetness is gradually replaced by bitter chocolate, coastal salinity and earthy smoke.
Bruichladdich is a whisky distillery built in 1881 by three brothers. It is located on the Isle of Islay on the west coast of Scotland. It is one of nine distilleries on the Isle Islay, but Bruichladdich is to date the only distillery to produce, age and bottle its malt on the island. Following its purchase in 2000, the Bruichladdich distillery was very carefully renovated, they managed to save almost all the original material dating from the 19th century. Its single malt is only very slightly peated, with distinct marine origins, an iodized scent and a palate of salty flavours. This distillery produces two specially peated versions : Port Charlotte and Octomore.
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Port Charlotte SC.01 2012 is a very peaty whisky (40 ppm), aged for 9 years in a combination of Sherry Butts and Sauternes wine casks.
The 2011 crop was matured by seven of their farming partners, all within a 10-mile radius of Bruichladdich Distillery, and, for the first time in this series, this whisky contains 100% Islay-grown barley.
