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Nice work. Which one?Wife bought some Port Charlotte for Fathers day for her dad but it arrived too late...guess it's mine now
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'Just' doesn't really do it justice! A great dram.
PC10 is quality liquid. I bought two PC18s a while back, yet to crack one but can't wait.
Just won't a glendronach 21 at auction, oops. It's one of those in the time frame where is must be at least 24yo juice given distillery operating dates and the hammer price was £60 less than rrp so not an awful buy.
Just won't a glendronach 21 at auction, oops. It's one of those in the time frame where is must be at least 24yo juice given distillery operating dates and the hammer price was £60 less than rrp so not an awful buy.
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Nice catch, I got a few in a deal a couple of years back likewise with the old old stuff. Can't compare it to the new as I've not had to buy any! The prices of the new have really crept up.
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Not heard of either of those before, be good to hear what you think of them. The Scallywag looks very Aberfeldy in design (in a good way).
Port Charlotte 18-year-old - Ratings and reviews - Whiskybase
Port Charlotte 18-year-old 18 yr. This is the 700 ml from 2004. The strength of this whisky is 54.3 % Vol. A bottle from Bruichladdich
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Opened a bottle of this last night. My god a lot to unpack. My first 3 tasting notes from the nose were paint, rubber then BBQ meat. That was the neck pour and only a minute or so in the glass, but still. After a few more minutes you get some fruit starting to come through (74% sherry casks, 26% french oak (wine) casks). Not just any fruit though, it's a real mix of tropical (pineapple, oranges) and dry fruits. This underpinned with a massive undercurrent of leathery smoke. All married together with some honey on the finish. Fantastic.
Adding water and it goes from a robust powerhouse to expansive and almost a herby, spicy freshness. Rarely had such a change in the glass with water. Looking forward to a second go already.
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That sounds very funPort Charlotte 18-year-old - Ratings and reviews - Whiskybase
Port Charlotte 18-year-old 18 yr. This is the 700 ml from 2004. The strength of this whisky is 54.3 % Vol. A bottle from Bruichladdich
Opened a bottle of this last night. My god a lot to unpack. My first 3 tasting notes from the nose were paint, rubber then BBQ meat. That was the neck pour and only a minute or so in the glass, but still. After a few more minutes you get some fruit starting to come through (74% sherry casks, 26% french oak (wine) casks). Not just any fruit though, it's a real mix of tropical (pineapple, oranges) and dry fruits. This underpinned with a massive undercurrent of leathery smoke. All married together with some honey on the finish. Fantastic.
Adding water and it goes from a robust powerhouse to expansive and almost a herby, spicy freshness. Rarely had such a change in the glass with water. Looking forward to a second go already.
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I haven't, but will use those two for a valuation on some bottles I want to move on to make space for stuff, so thank you for the prompt.
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