Port Charlotte
10 Years Old
- 50
- 10 Years Old
- 70cl
- Taste: 4
- Islay
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Port Charlotte, named after the neighbouring village, is a peaty version, more like a typical Islay and the style the distillery made when it first opened in 1886.
Port Charlotte 10 years old, conceived, distilled, matured, and bottled on Islay, is a testament to the island's craftsmanship. Made from 100% Scottish barley and meticulously trickle distilled through tall, narrow-necked stills, therefore achieving a balanced, heathery style of barbecue smoke.
Having aged for a decade on the shores of Loch Indaal, this Port Charlotte undergoes a transformative journey. The prolonged maturation imparts a profound effect on the spirit. Consequently, this whisky brings clarity and lightens the mood, serving as a welcoming beacon that brightens the future.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose - The smoke is calmed by the marine, ozone character. While the smoke is always discernible on the nose it is dry and earthy in its style, allowing the oak to come forward with waves of golden caramel, fudge, vanilla custard, hints of ginger, nutmeg and clove. Citrus fruit, coaxed from the glass with a drop of water, gentle lemon meringue and clementine. Floral aromas of wild thyme, heather and sea pink.
Palate - A noticeable delicacy and softness in texture and style. The smokey flavour consequently wraps loosely around the sweetness drawn from deep within the oak. Coconut, vanilla custard and lemon honey combines with smoked oysters and sun baked salty sand.
Finish - Smoky, but with the soft sweetness of fudge and malted barley. Orange, mango and Banoffee pie signal the depth and quality of the oak. The layers interchange on each sip. As the smoke comes and goes so do the notes of ripe apple and apricot, intertwined with malt and oak sweetness and typical Port Charlotte style dry smoke.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig
Shipping
1 - 5 bottles - £7.95 (UK Mainland Only)
Free delivery over £125 (UK Mainland Only)
Sorry, we do not deliver to Northern Ireland
View all shipping optionsScottish Highlands - Postcode Areas
AB37-AB38, AB41-AB45, AB51-AB56, FK20-FK21, IV1-IV40, IV52-IV54, KW1-KW14, PA21-PA39, PH15-PH41
Scottish Islands - Postcode Areas
HS1-HS9, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-IV56, KA27-KA28, KW15-KW17, PA20, PA40-PA49, PA60-PA78, PH42-PH44, ZE1-ZE3
1-12 bottles - £31.90 - then £1 for each bottle over 13 bottles
All these areas
Isle of Man - IM
Isle of White - PO30-PO41
Isles of Silly - TR
Channel Islands - JE, GY
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