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February 21, 2025
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The Port Charlotte Case, Half 3
We feature on, and it isn’t over but.
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Port Charlotte 21 yo 2001/2022 (48.7%, Classic Bottlers, rum barrel, cask #260, 259 bottles) 
The 2001 rum barrel from Malt Grain & Cane was an actual hit final time, so this must be comparable. A reminder that 2001 was the very first classic of Port Charlotte. Color: mild gold. Nostril: oh sure, very beautiful, spherical, on peaty bananas (actually?) and pure vanilla. Brioche dough and Liverdun madeleines (with chocolate crusts). The peat is kind of mellow right here. Mouth: softer, much more honeyed than a typical PC, however with a beautiful array of peppers of all types, becoming a member of honeyed unique fruits. Pleasant little natural touches, each minty and candy. The peat and ashes merely underline the entire, however they accomplish that marvellously. End: relatively lengthy, nonetheless fairly comfortable and honeyed for a Port Charlotte, however the peat really lets free within the aftertaste. Feedback: an absolute sin, as they are saying in Rome. I imply Vatican Metropolis.
SGP:655 – 88 factors. |
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Port Charlotte 18 yo 2004/2022 (52.7%, Dramfool, first fill bourbon, 207 bottles) 
Bourbon casks—what might presumably go incorrect? Color: mild gold. Nostril: let’s make this fast. Ripe apples, pretty comfortable peat, quince, Sauvignon Blanc, freshly minimize grass, blackcurrants and blueberries, a tiny contact of garlic, and loads of sourdough and yeast. Completely attractive, we adore it utterly. With water: similar, no adjustments. Mouth (neat): excellent. The very same aromas as on the nostril, which is kind of a uncommon incidence. White currants as a bonus. With water: oh, that is good! End: a return of the fermentary notes, beer, hops, then ashes and grapefruit. Feedback: a relatively mysterious however gorgeous profile. Nearly on par with the very good Acla from final time.
SGP:656 – 90 factors. |
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We proceed with one other 2004…
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Port Charlotte 15 yo 2004/2020 (51.9%, The Whisky Company for KHK, Malt Cask & Dadi Liquor, sherry hogshead, cask #1217, 90 bottles)
Right here we’re in loopy Taiwan, the opposite Scotland of… effectively, Scotch whisky. Color: amber. Nostril: hints of rubber and spent matches, however the whole lot shortly falls into place, with a bag of Twix, a field of Partagas, a spoonful of soy sauce, and three tonnes of prunes in Armagnac. Certainly, there’s loads of motion right here. With water: mad stuff, the sherry overtakes the peat. Are we positive this wasn’t only a easy Bruichladdich? (Not that we’re saying Bruichladdich is easy, in fact). Mouth (neat): think about a bit of meat, cooked in honey and full of dried raisins. With water: insane and glorious. A grand Catalonian rancio, with figs and a contact of mint and liquorice. End: similar, and it lingers for ages. Feedback: an actual shock, this bombastic little KHK from TWA for MC and DL (see, WE are saving power on the information centre entrance).
SGP:656 – 90 factors. |
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Port Charlotte 15 yo 2001/2017 (58.6%, Blackadder, Uncooked Cask, sherry, cask #888, 266 bottles) 
The 2003 Blackadder was magnificent simply two days in the past, so this one must be relatively first rate as effectively. Color: darkish reddish amber. Nostril: a bit brutal, with steel polish, leather-based, menthol essence and bay leaf, which could recommend that water is nearly necessary right here. With water: somewhat sulphur emerges (truffles and boiled cabbage) together with a hearty dose of tobacco. Mouth (neat): concentrated caramel, tobacco juice, inexperienced pepper sauce and glue. Fairly wild stuff—I think about Rowan Atkinson would have some good jokes to crack right here… With water: it calms down barely however stays pretty brutal, nonetheless marked by glue and leather-based. Then, lastly, it takes off in direction of dried raisins, Málaga, parsley juice, darkish honeys, walnut wine and ashes diluted in PX. Finally! End: very lengthy, nonetheless considerably difficult. The leather-based refuses to let go, as do the sulphurous touches within the aftertaste. Feedback: I actually don’t know, to be trustworthy. One might down a magnum and nonetheless really feel relatively undecided. Finest to not, wouldn’t you say?
SGP:576 – 85 factors. |
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Port Charlotte 15 yo 2007/2023 (57.7%, Relaxation & Be Grateful, sherry butt, cask #1585, 864 bottles)
Eight hundred and sixty-four bottles of 70cl from a single sherry butt—that’s fairly one thing, nonetheless over 600 litres after 15 years of maturation. However sufficient quasi-quantum arithmetic… Color: straw. Nostril: essentially the most discreet of sherries, and a perfectly peated whisky of uncommon class. Almond milk, clams, bergamot, comfortable mint, a pack of Kool (menthol cigarettes) and a contact of iodine tincture. Additionally, some small inexperienced pears, simply to steadiness all of it. With water: wow, engine oil and steel polish. Mouth (neat): oh certainly! Nearly an Islay mezcal, for those who see what I imply. Olives, small lemons, clay and grapefruit. The sherry stays nearly invisible. With water: okay, this was a joke from the bottlers—it is a mix of younger Islay, mezcal, and really younger Jamaican rum. End: lengthy, excellent, very saline, fermentary, completely unassailable. Little inexperienced pears. Feedback: a blade, as we generally say. I do relaxation and I’m grateful certainly.
SGP:567 – 91 factors. |
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