Port Charlotte 2001 Appeldoorn 13 yo

 

 

 

61,6°

Distillery : Bruichladdich - Ilsay

Fresh Oloroso Sherry Cask 

Original Bottling

Limited Edition

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2015

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Peated around 40 ppm

 

 

 

In the Prvate Cask Bottling range, which is definitely full of surprises, this little 13-year-old gem aged in a single Oloroso sherry cask will leave no one indifferent. The first year of distillation for Port Charlotte, the bottling was done in honour of Appeldoorn, a wine and spirits shop in Velp, Holland. 272 bottles were made.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

On the nose, meaty fuel oil, liquorous gas oil, evanescent peat, red fruits galore, blueberries, blackberries, blackcurrants, quite dark, morello cherries, chimney soot, gooseberries, amarena, very light iodine, cork, raspberries, clouds of smoke. On the palate, it's vinous, viscous, plum pulp, caramel, red grapes, slowly macerated, deep spices, paprika, saffron, cinnamon, cloves, lovely woody background. Peach pits. Greengages. Quite crazy finish, crimson fruits, charcoal and cola, long and explosive, pomegranate seeds, forest berries, a few drops of tomato concentrate. Gravel.

In Short, 

It's very intense, this Sherry. It's madness. It's all accompanied by the usual hallmarks, but here the peat isn't so intense, it's mainly the charcoal that stands out. It's a great success, an exceptional bottling that brings together everything I love about whisky: intensity, variety, subtlety and violent contrasts. A must-have, whenever possible. The Appeldoorn shop still has a few examples, which it sells at a prohibitive price, but it can be found under better conditions at auction.

Score : 91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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