Description
The Port Charlotte 10 year old whisky was distilled and matured on Islay, Scotland. The Bruichladdich Distillers are a young team with deep-rooted values, and an ambition to make the ultimate Islay Islay whisky. The whisky is dry, earthy, and has a peatash style. The nose has notes of smoke, oak, and spirit, with a balance of sweetness. The palate is soft and delicate, with a sweetness drawn from the oak. The finish is sublime, with notes of smoke, oak, and spirit. The whisky is aged for 10 years, and has a light and welcoming character.
This Port Charlotte 10 year old has been conceived, distilled, matured and bottled on Islay alone. The Bruichladdich Distillers are a young team with deep-rooted values, and an ambition to make the ultimate Islay Islay whisky. A whisky made by people not software; a whisky watched over every day of its maturing life by those who made it; a whisky born of a community with a vision and a mission to kick start a single malt whisky revolution.
Nose The smoke is calmed by the marine, ozone character,time has brought a balance, a harmony in the combination of oak, smoke and spirit. While the smoke is always discernible on the nose it is dry, earthy, peatash in its style and so allows the oak to come forward with waves of golden caramel, fudge, vanilla custard, hints of ginger, nutmeg and clove. There is citrus fruit, coaxed from the glass with a drop of water, gentle lemon meringue and clementine. Breathe deeply and the floral aromas of wild thyme, heather and sea pink bring you to this Atlantic coast.
Palate On the palate there is a noticeable delicacy and softness in texture and style. Again, the balance of flavour is superb as the smoke wraps loosely around the sweetness drawn from deep within the oak. Coconut, vanilla custard, lemon honey combines with smoked oysters and sun baked salty sand.
Finish The finish is sublime, smoky sure, but also the soft sweetness of fudge and malted barley, orange, mango and Banoffee pie hinting of the depth and quality of the oak. The many layers interchange on each sip. As the smoke comes and goes so too the notes of the spirit, ripe apple and apricot, beautifully intertwined with malt and oak sweetness and that typical Port Charlotte style dry smoke.
Character Ageing for 10 years on the shores of Loch Indaal has had a profound effect on this spirit. Like sunshine on a winters day, this Port Charlotte 10 brings clarity and lightens the mood, welcoming and brightening the future.
Bottle size: 750ml
Alc: 50%
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