Bruichladdich Distillery Islay Port Charlotte Islay Single Malt 18 year 700 ml

Port Charlotte is the heavily peated single malt line from Bruichladdich distillery on Islay, distilled at Bruichladdich but named for the nearby village where the malt is peated to a phenol level between the distillery's unpeated core range and its ultra-peated Octomore series. This 18-year expression carries significantly more barrel age than Port Charlotte's usual 10-year core release, giving the peat smoke time to soften and integrate with dried fruit and vanilla from the oak. Expect a rich, complex profile of smoke, dried fruit, and spice, with real depth from nearly two decades of maturation. It's a bottle for peat lovers who also want serious age-driven complexity.

How to drink Port Charlotte 18 Year

Pour it neat in a glencairn and give it time — 18 years of peat and oak deserve a slow glass rather than a quick pour. A few drops of water can open the dried fruit notes further if you want them more forward.