CHARACTER

THE ULTIMATE SPIRIT SIX-PACK.THE HEAT SHIMMERING OVER THETASTE BUDS AWAKENS THE SENSORY SYSTEM WITH SENSATIONSIT HAS SELDOM EXPERIENCED. MEDIUM WEIGHT, SATIN SMOOTH.

COLOUR

LUMINOUS, HARVEST GOLD, HONEYCOMB.

NOSE

THE OPENING IS ONE OF PEATSMOKE AND LEMON JUICE,WHAT AN AMAZING CONTRAST! ON THE SECOND PASS THEMALTED BARLEY AND SWEET,NUTTY, OAK AROMATICS RISEAS ONE. THE OVER-LAPPINGFRAGRANCES ARE INTER-MINGLING WITH THE MARINEFRESHNESS THAT WE KNOW& LOVE, HALLMARK OF OURISLAND HOME, DEEP IN THESPIRIT LIES THE RIPE GUAVA,PINEAPPLE, GOOSEBERRY &HONEY-DEW MELON. THEY’REALL COCOONED WITHIN THECRADLE OF SMOKE. SUBTLENOTES OF PEPPERMINT, PINEAND ANISE POP UP LIKECHAMPAGNE BUBBLES.AROMATICALLY, IT’S ABSOLUTEHEAVEN FOR PEAT FANS. THEBRINY ASPECT IS WITH YOUTHROUGHOUT, BLOWING IN ONTHE WESTERLY SLIPSTREAM -PEATED MALT, SEA AIR,SUCCULENT FRUIT, MELLOWOAK, SUN KISSED BARLEY,AND SOFT DEMERARA SUGAR.

PALATE

THE POWER SURGES ONTOTHE TASTE BUDS, DETONATINGACROSS THE PALATE IN WAVEAFTER WAVE OF FLAVOUR. THEOLFACTORY SENSES FIRSTDETECT THE PEAT SETTLINGON THE BACK PALATE, SMOUL-DERING WITH INTENT. THENTHE COMBINATION OF OAK &BARLEY TAKE THE MIDDLEGROUND & VANILLA-DIPPEDFRUITS HOLD FAST ON THEFRONT PALATE. WITH A SECONDSIP, THE FLAVOURS INTEGRATEINTO A HARMONIOUS, VIBRANTTASTE EXPERIENCE, WITH THESWEET, BISCUITY TASTE OF THEMALT SHINING THROUGH TOBRING BALANCE TO THE MID-PALATE. THE NATURAL OILSHOLD ALL THE COMPONENTSTOGETHER GIVING A SMOOTH-NESS THAT CHILL-FILTEREDSPIRITS LACK. THE CITRUS,MARINE, MOORLAND FRESH-NESS IS A PERFECT FOIL FORTHE PEAT FLAVOURS, GIVINGA TASTE THAT CAN ONLY BE…ISLAY.

FINISH

THE PEAT-FIRE EMBERS LASTLONG INTO THE NIGHT, CAPT-IVATING ONE’S IMAGINATIONOF ANCIENT LIFE & TIMES ONTHIS WILD, ATLANTIC COAST.THE PLEASURE OF SHARINGTIME WITH A SPIRIT THAT ISEAGER TO PLEASE BRINGSCONTENTMENT, A SOUL-WARMING SATISFACTION.MANNA OF THE WILDERNESS.

MOOD

EXCITED. EARTHY. PRIMEVAL.CAMP FIRE - THE DARKNESSAND LIGHT, WARM AND COLD,DRY AND DAMP, DANGER ANDSAFETY. BOY SCOUT, MORESAS BEAR GRYLLS THANPODGY RAY MEARS.

PORT CHARLOTTEPC10 - “TRO NALINNTEAN”

A FAMOUS MILESTONE:PORT CHARLOTTE AT 10 YEARS OF AGE.

PROGRESSIVE HEBRIDEAN DISTILLERS

JIM MCEWANHEAD DISTILLER

THIS LATEST EXPRESSION OF PORT CHARLOTTESPIRIT IS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE – NOW WEARE 10 YEARS OF AGE. WITH MUCH FASCINATIONWE’VE WATCHED THIS SPIRIT MATURE, EACH YEARBECOMING MORE COMPLEX, MORE PROFOUND,MORE INDIVIDUAL, MORE ROUNDED. IT’S BEENA FASCINATING JOURNEY AND IT HAS BECOMEAN EXCEPTIONAL SPIRIT - THE FINESSE ANDELEGANCE OF BRUICHLADDICH WITH THELEGENDARY ISLAY PEAT PROFILE.