62,6°
Distillery : Bruichladdich - Islay
Bourbon Barrel
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2019
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 40 ppm
This is the second time the distillery has released a special bottling, from Port Charlotte, but with barley from Octomore Farm. The result is a sort of Port Charlotte-Octomore, and 100% Islay of course. Here we have a single cask distilled in 2008, said to be 11 years and a few days old, and released in just 208 bottles, which sold as quickly as a new iphone.
Let's Taste It :
Minty freshness, fermented cereals, fine, grainy peat, candied lemon. The smoke gives it a great fullness. Beautiful balance. Exotic fruits, pineapple, mango, even papaya. Fine sand, limestone, coarse sea salt. Sea breeze. Wheat germ. After a while, the peat really takes hold. Very suave on the palate, as if you were drinking silk, velvety, but the spices rise up, and it really kicks in, pepper, cumin, chilli. Peat in the background, with a hint of diesel. Very strong, powerful finish, rising and falling like a rollercoaster, swamp, mangrove, still quite cerealy though. Very long. At the end, rhubarb, cotton candy. Electricity on the tip of the tongue. Chestnut cream.
In Short,
The result is a rather original Port Charlotte, which combines the qualities of Port Charlotte (exotic fruits) and Octomore (beautiful cereal intensity), with a very strong, but not stifling, peatiness. Of course, it's completely sold out, and unaffordable on the secondary market. But if you're an enthusiast, you must try it at least once.
Score : 90
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Fink - Pilgrim
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