PORT CHARLOTTE - Islay Barley - 2014 - 51.18%
Bruichladdich Distillery is located on the island of Islay , Scotland . It produces Single Malts whiskeys under three labels: Bruichladdich, Port Charlotte and Octomore . The distillery also makes The Botanist Gin. The distillery was built in 1881 by the Harvey brothers. After family disputes, William Harvey ran the business until a fire in 1934 and his death in 1936. Over the following decades it changed hands several times and was finally closed in 1994. In 2000 Bruichladdich was acquired by a group of investors led by Mark Reynier of Murray McDavid (also known today for his Waterford whiskeys in Ireland). The entire distillery has been dismantled and rebuilt, although it retains its Victorian equipment, it is gravity fed and has no computer controlled processes. In 2012, the company was acquired by Rémy Cointreau . The Bruichladdich distillery attaches great importance to the origin of the barley in its production and marketing.
The Bruichladdich range is unpeated, heavily peated expressions are released as Port Charlotte and the Octomore series is a limited edition series with the highest peat levels of any Single Malt.
Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014 is made from locally grown Concerto and Propino barley. The barley harvest for this 2013 vintage comes from 8 Islay agricultural partners : Craig Archibald in Craigens, Ian McKerrell in Island Farm, Raymond Fletcher in Dunlossit, Andrew Jones in Coull, Mark French in Rockside, Raymond Stewart in Sunderland and Islay Estates at Mulindry. The whiskey has been aged for 7 years in first fill Bourbon barrels (84%), in virgin oak barrels (8%) and in second fill barrels that have contained Bordeaux wine (8%).
Peaty (40ppm)
