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pollywollydoodle

Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2008

Single Malt — Islay, Scotland

Reviewed November 28, 2019 (edited November 29, 2019)
3.25
3.25 out of 5 stars
Distilled from 100% Islay sourced barley from six different farms. Peated to 40ppm. Non-chill filtered and no color added. N: Very salty with bandaids and phenol counterpunching, hints of lemon, vanilla, biscuits, pine needles. P: Smoked oily peaty peanut butter on biscuits with salt and pepper with some lemon on the side. F: Black pepper, burnt oak, and a briny and oily mouth feel. Leaves an astringent and drying finish. Salty on the nose while medicinal/phenolic and peaty. Some fruit notes peek through, but are not on the forefront. Salty and drying throughout. It makes me thirsty for water, actually. I’m not really a fan of this, mainly because of the bold astringency, especially on the finish. I see this has several good reviews on here, but it didn’t go that way for me. This review is based off of an entire bottle. I spent quite a bit of time with it. I even let it set less than half full for a few months. I actually thought that it improved a little after that, but not significantly. Cheers!
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