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Darkness Port Charlotte 14 Year Old PX Cask
$214.95 Availability: In StockAn elegant 14-year-old expression hailing from Port Charlotte. This single malt has enjoyed a three month long finishing period in Pedro Ximenez octave casks before being bottled at 50.8% abv.
The nose is particularly earthy with notes of moss and tobacco. Sea salt, black olives, almonds, and dried plums appear on the palate before leading into the long coastal finish.
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Port Charlotte 18 Year Old
$175.00 Availability: In StockPacked with the now signature smoky punch of Bruichladdich’s Port Charlotte drams at 40PPM, the Port Charlotte 18-Year-Old 2025 is yet another show stopping limited annual release from the distillery, with only 8000 bottles in circulation.
Undergoing a complex marriage of maturations, the liquid was first housed in a combination of first fill bourbon casks and second fill sherry casks, whilst a small amount was placed in a combination of sherry, French oak, and bourbon barrels. The final spirits were then married for bottling at 51.5% abv.
“It is the truest expression of an Islay whisky, with everything – from the distillation through to maturation, and bottling – done on the island. This is a whisky about place. A spirit which embodies almost two decades of commitment to our island home.” – Adam Hannett, Head Distiller
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Port Charlotte 9 Year Old 2009 MC:01 Marsala Cask
$123.00 Availability: In StockFrom Bruichladdich distillery, the Islay icons have expertly elevated their heavily peated Port Charlotte expression by fully maturing the spirit in Marsala wine casks. After a nine-year slumber, the single malt was bottled at a cask strength of 56% abv and released as a part of their Cask Exploration series. A gorgeously elegant balance of fruit and peat.
Expect notes of clove, stone fruits and vanilla bean, which lead to a palate of stewed peaches, caramel and black pepper, with an undercurrent of earthy peat. On the finish, the toastiness comes through with notes of soot, charred oak and leather.
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Port Charlotte 9 Year Old 2012 SC:01 Sauternes Cask
$123.00 Availability: In StockBruichladdich present this wonderfully bbq smoky sweet expression, released as a part of their heavily peated Port Charlotte range. The single malt has been made with 100% Islay barley, and matured in a combination of sherry butts and American oak casks with a finish in Sauternes wine casks. Bottled at 55.2% abv, and free from chill filtration.
Expect fruity and floral notes on the nose, with touches of peach, brown sugar, honeysuckle and apricot that intertwine with waves of heather peat smoke. On the palate, we find flavours of stem ginger, roasted almonds, dried fruit, earthy peat, leather, vanilla and oak, which lead into notes of tobacco, citrus and iodine on the close.
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Port Charlotte 9 Year Old 2013 PMC:01 Pomerol Cask
$123.00 Availability: In StockFrom Bruichladdich distillery, comes the sixth release in their heavily peated Cask Exploration series. The nine -year old underwent four years in first-fill bourbon barrels, before spending a further five years in fine Pomerol casks. The single malt expertly balances peat smoke and Islay minerality with fruity and floral notes imparted from the French red wine. Bottled at 54.5% abv, and free from chill filtration.
On the nose, we find waves of peat smoke and red fruits, followed by pear, rose, vanilla, toasted oak and hints of mixed spice. The palate bursts with flavours of malt sugar and bold peat smoke, along with succulent blackberries, plum and aged leather. Maritime notes dominate on the finish, with lingering smoke and a hint of lemon.
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Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2013
$67.00 Availability: In StockThis heavily peated Islay single malt whisky combines a respect for the Islay island with contemporary practices. Using only Islay-grown barley, this expression has a complex maturation process. The spirit firstly spends seven years in ex-American whiskey barrels, before then being finished in French wine casks, and then being married back together for bottling. This gives is a complex layering of delicate flavours. Using Islay spring water in its bottling, it is free from chill filtration and is colouring free.
It has a colouring of pale gorse flowers and has a strength of 50% abv. The aromas that arrive at the nose are those of red berry fruits and floral notes which follow on the palate. These are joined by toasted oak notes and hints of coffee and chocolate, before leading to a dramatic smoky finish. A top-drawer dram from Bruichladdich.
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Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014
$87.00 Availability: In StockA heavily peated release from Islay icons, Bruichladdich, this Port Charlotte expression has been matured for seven years in a combination of first-fill bourbon, second-fill virgin oak, and second-fill Bordeaux wine casks. Made from 100% Islay barley from a handful of local farming partners, the whisky is a celebration of the island’s agriculture. Bottled at 50% abv, and peated to 40 PPM.
Expect aromas of peat embers and malty digestive biscuit, with hints of honey, exotic fruits and mixed spice. The palate opens with a citrus tang and heather peat smoke flavour, which lead to a sandy minerality, toasted oak, peach, melon and tobacco. On the finish, sweet stoned fruits linger along with a dry barbeque note.
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Port Charlotte SC:01 2012
$108.00 Availability: In StockFrom their Cask Exploration series is Port Charlotte SC:01 made from barley grown on Islay and distilled in 2012. A heavily peated dram, cask selection is made up of a delicious combination of sherry, sauternes, and first and second fill American whiskey casks throughout the 9-year journey. The smoky phenols at 40PPM have added elegance and finesse from the tall narrow-necked stills at Bruichladdich.
The nose shines with stone fruit and a delicate floral perfume with hints of peaches in syrup followed by smoky fudge. The palate has earthy notes of leather and boot polish with a smoky warmth and ripe fruits, finishing up with a citrus tang and more peat.
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Port Charlotte SYC:01 10 Year Old
$113.00 Availability: In StockPort Charlotte SYC:01 is an exciting and bold addition to the renowned Cask Exploration Series, offering something truly unique. This single malt is the first from Port Charlotte to be matured in Syrah casks, combining red wine influences with the distillery’s characteristic heavy peat. Made with Scottish-grown barley, and aged for 10 years in the beloved whisky region of Islay, it was bottled at 54.4% abv.
On the nose, the Syrah casks maturation contributes notes of strawberry, red apple, and apricot jam, while the palate is a rich mix of charred oak, barbecue peat, and sweet fruit, before finishing with a touch of peat smoke, and a delicately brined seaweed note.
