Port Charlotte MRC:01 2010

Raisins char and crime brulee sugar on the nose, a bit of oak dryness. Warm baking spices with jammed red fruits, a little sweet. Smoke comes up in the mid-end of the sip, with the bruichladdich bite at the end and a long quiet smoky finish, a little bitter. After water, fig Christmas pudding wafts up the nose and fruit opens on the palate with maybe a bit of mint.

Nose : Smoke is present, but surprise for a Bruchladdich, it is not alone at the start. The wine finish is unmissable, with an interesting grape and sweetness element. Oak and vanilla takes their place in the long run. Taste : From the start, there is a fruity explosion, clearly due to the wine finish. After smoke and malt comes back in force, showing the young side of this scotch. Finish : Finish is long, and dry like a red wine. Fruity in the start, it fades slowly to get replaced by a lingering smoke presence. Water addition reveals more malt and sweet fruit.

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