Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Distillery Bottling 70cl / 56.3%

Port Charlotte MC:01 9-year-old was distilled at Bruichladdich in 2009 and bottled without colouring or chill filtration at its natural cask strength of 56.3% in 2018. Port Charlotte 2009 MC:01 originally appeared as a travel retail exclusive before being rolled out to other markets. 

Port Charlotte is one of Bruichladdich's peated malts, with a phenol count around 40ppm - high by most standards but still much less than the heavily-peated Octomore. Port Charlotte MC:01 had a complex maturation, spending six years in a mix of American and French oak casks before being re-racked for a two year finishing period in casks that formerly were home to the Sicilian fortified wine Marsala. 

Attributes

Brand	Port Charlotte
Distillery	Bruichladdich
Bottler	Distillery
Series	Cask Exploration Series
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay
Distilled Year	2009
Age	9
Limited Edition	Yes
Cask Type	Marsala
Bottle Size	70cl
ABV	56.3%
Pre-Owned	No

Tasting Notes

Official Tasting Notes

Nose: A glorious autumnal whisky, with top notes of clove and seville orange, ripe peach and apricot - rose petals and vanilla from the french oak.

Palate: Left to open in the glass we get more peach with salted caramel, the peat smoke a mist behind the spice and sweet fruit notes.

Finish: Ultimately the tar and charred oak come through and you are transported.

Conclusion: This is a feel good whisky, an autumn walk in the woods then a good book by a roaring fire kind of whisky.