BRUICHLADDICH Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010 Single Malt Whisky

Tell me more!

With over 200 different cask types maturing in their warehouses, the cask exploration series showcases the influence of wood on their heavily peated spirit. Bottled at 59.2% alcohol and in limited numbers, Bruichladdich introduces the Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010. Distilled from 100% Scottish barley, from the Invernesshire region, this sweet and fruity spirit has spent time in first fill American whiskey casks and second fill French wine casks. These component parts have been combined and matured for an extra year in the finest French oak from the Bordeaux left bank.

Certainly warming at 59.2%, lively and sweet with icing sugar and marshmallow, bound in smoke. There is a rush to capture all that is taking place. Sweet red fruit and peat smoke melt away slightly as the power of the oak comes through with tobacco leaf and toasted oak. Maple syrup, pecan and coffee are complimented by hints of orange and cooked peach. There is a complexity here that didn’t seem possible on the first sip. As you go back to the glass that initial rush of flavour has become a more complete experience. Nowthere is salt spray, dry smoke and the oak is more prominent, raspberry and plum combine with vanilla and butterscotch.

Region: Islay
Country: Scotland
Variety: Malted grain
Volume: 700ml
Giftboxed: Yes

Try it with…

Sticky Toffee Pudding
Foie Gras
Mature Cheeses