Отзывы Whiskybase
учтено 89 заметок · текстовых 49 · полный lossless-снимок WB (полнота подтверждена)
Суммаризация отзывов
Виски в целом оценивают положительно: дымный и торфяной характер, маслянистая текстура, ягодно-фруктовые и шоколадно-специевые ноты, удачное влияние бочек Syrah. При этом часть отзывов отмечает серную и «восковато-лекарственную» ноту, короткий финиш, завышенную цену и отсутствие явных преимуществ перед стандартным PC 10yo.
развернуть подробно
В большинстве отзывов виски описывают как хорошо сбалансированный и зрелый, не выглядящий молодым. Отмечают интегрированный алкоголь и маслянистую текстуру, дымный и торфяной характер, ноты красных и тёмных фруктов, ягодного джема, шоколада, нуги, мёда и специй. В ароматах доминируют красные и тёмные ягоды — смородина, клубника, малина, черника — часто с джемовостью, вином, кожей, дымом и торфом; во вкусе — фруктово-ягодная сладость, дым, специи, дуб, шоколад, кофе, иногда солёность и йодистость. Финиши в основном средние или длинные, дымные, с ягодами, кофе, золой и дубом. Вкус нередко описывают как сильно торфяной, дымный и солёный, с пеплом, специями, красными ягодами и вишней, а также нотами вина, кожи и табака; нос — как сложный, с фенолами, смолой, йодом, цитрусом и кофе. Влияние бочек Syrah оценивают по-разному: одни считают его удачным и сбалансированным, другие отмечают, что винные ноты им не по вкусу. Есть мнение, что виски не уступает Octomore при более низкой цене, и прямое сравнение с SC:01, где SYC:01 оценивается чуть выше.
Однако есть и критические и сдержанные замечания: упоминается странная «восковато-лекарственная» нота в финише, серная нота, слишком короткий финиш и завышенная цена. Несколько отзывов отмечают, что виски требует времени, воздуха и тепла, чтобы раскрыться. Звучит мнение, что вкус и финиш слабее, чем обещает нос, и что виски не даёт явных преимуществ перед стандартным PC 10yo. Отдельно — сдержанная оценка: винная бочка работает «довольно хорошо», но ничего исключительного, и без дегустационного набора такой виски вряд ли был бы куплен.
собрано 49/89 текстовых отзывов · полный lossless-снимок WB
· 2026-11-13T07:59:36Z · источник evidence
Great PC! Really good! Red fruits, lovely smoke and an incredible aroma. Great and complex. Every dram is a feast and better than the last.
Simply the best
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
A Port Charlotte from the Cask Exploration Series, bottled in 2024 at 10 years of age, which is still readily available in the first half of 2025. Prices are usually around €120 – but one shop is offering it for just under €100, which is certainly a more realistic price than €120. The color is reddish-gold; the Syrah cask has certainly left its mark here. glen-efze.de
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 90 | Juicy, rich and fresh, really creamy as almost any other PC cask exploration. Strawberry hard candy, strawberry and cream lollipop, salty, mineral and sooty peat smoke, lemon jello, coffee, candied ginger, spiciness, oysters |
| Вкус | 88 | Oily, salty, spicy, cold ashy peat smoke, candied ginger, creamy vanilla, coffee, oysters, BBQ sauce, sweet and lightly sour strawberry jam, milk chocolate |
| Финиш | 89 | Medium to long - cold soot peat smoke, sea breeze, milk chocolate with flakes of sea salt, spice, coffee |
Nose: Outdoorsy, hay, barnyard, as expected from Port Charlotte. Also a slight vegetal note along with charcuterie notes. Earthy peat and dark fruits, dark jam. Promising… Palate: Great arrival! No water needed here. It’s jammy, dark berry jam, balanced dark baking spices, some dried fruits. I also get some of those outdoorsy notes along with a vegetal note I can’t quite place. Sweet peat, balanced and mellow smoke, peated barley. The finish is long but here I find a slightly odd note seeming to come from the vegetal spectrum, it’s not quite soap… waxy medicinal perhaps. It’s not really off putting, just strange, unexpected.
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 89 | Nose: Red and dark sour fruits, strawberries, cranberries, sweet peaches, mango, milk chocolate, nougat, a bit of dust and wood, pleasantly salty, smoke, ash, moisture. 89.00 |
| Вкус | 90 | Palate: Salt, sweet smoke, bonfire ash, honey, toffee, very oily, similar to the aroma of sweet red and dark fruits, sweet berry jam, canned peaches in syrup, especially this syrup, roasted almonds. 90.00 |
| Финиш | 89 | Finish: Medium long, very smooth and delicate, smoke, campfire ash, wood, spices, warm and warming after a while, a bit of syrup, chocolate, nuts. 89.00 |
нос 86 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
Great nose, smoked meat. Peat and wine influence, dark fruit on the palate and in the medium long finish. Sweet but not overly, alcohol very well integrated, oily. Another nice whisky in the cask exploration series, for me not the best but contender.
"There's no reason to only look for Octomore." Octomore is sold as a high-priced whisky despite its low maturation by using its unique high ppm and cutting point as marketing points, but Port Charlotte, which is less than half the market price, often shows better quality than Octomore. Although the nuances of first-fill and second-fill bourbon casks are not strongly felt, it is a whisky that is smooth and sweet without any major off-notes, to the point where you wonder if it is because the off-notes that can occur from first-fill syrah casks have been well suppressed.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 88 | Cookie Dough / Campfire Smoky / Slightly Earthy / Plum / Blueberry / Blackcurrant / Cranberry / Sour Grape / Orange / Leather / Dark Chocolate - There is a slight buzz, but it approaches smoothly compared to its alcohol content. If you swirl the glass and bring your nose close to it, it approaches as a slightly sour taste, but if you smell the scent gently, it approaches smoothly enough to feel only a very slight buzz. - The soft and savory scent, like cookie dough, is strong from the start. The subtle nuance of dark chocolate mixed in here adds a bit of bitterness. - The smoky flavor is quite strong, but rather than overwhelming the other flavors, it feels more like a campfire burning nearby, making a crackling sound. There is a slight earthy nuance mixed in. - You can feel the nuances of red and black fruits. The complex aromas of plum, blueberry, and blackcurrant are mixed together, and the sourness of cranberry and grapes are mixed together to form various layers. Orange citrus follows slightly. There is a hint of leather nuance that seems to have been tanned not long ago. |
| Вкус | 91 | Salt / Ash / Smoky / Wet Earth / A Little Iodine / Heather Honey / Cacao Nibs / Dark Chocolate / Almonds / Blackcurrant Jam / Grape Jam / Blueberry Jam / Canned Peaches / Dried Apricots / Orange / Espresso - When you put it in your mouth, you can feel the saltiness of salt quite clearly, but it also has a rich smoky flavor with a hint of ash. A wet earthy nuance is added here, and a slight iodine nuance follows, definitely letting you know the presence of peat. - It has a strong sweetness, but it is mixed with a floral note like wild flowers to create a nuance of heather honey. It has a lot of dark notes, and while it tries to approach with a bitterness like cacao nibs, it leaves a powdery feel and leads to a soft dark chocolate nuance. There is a slight oiliness mixed in, and almonds come to mind at the same time. - The fruity nuances of jams made with berries, such as grape jam and blueberry jam, are strongly felt, while the nuances of canned peaches follow slightly, adding layers. After these flavors are felt, a slight dried apricot nuance follows, creating even richer fruity nuances. The citrus of orange is not strong, but its presence is subtle. - As it gradually mixes with saliva in your mouth and becomes thinner, the nuances of dark chocolate and berries blend together to create a refreshing espresso-like sensation. |
| Финиш | 88 | Smoky / Wet Earth / Chocolate Truffle / Honey / Blackcurrant Jam / Blueberry Jam / Vanilla / Espresso / Tannin - The finish is medium to long in length. - The finish is dominated by smoky and sweet notes. The smoky notes hit hard at first, followed by a slight wet earthy nuance. However, this feeling does not last long and is gradually replaced by sweetness. - You can feel a soft sweetness mixed with a lot of powdery notes like chocolate truffle, but you can feel the sweetness of honey very strongly. The sweetness gradually leads to nuances of blackcurrant jam and blueberry jam, but the dark feeling is still mixed. - The vanilla forms a subtle base, and the refreshing, sugar-sweetened espresso lingers in your mouth. There is a slight tannin sensation. |
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
Simply delicious PC in which the barrel comes through well with berry sweetness, creamy, alcohol very well integrated.
Quick hit review. I should have known better. Tempted by the high average rating, I bought a bottle of this Port Charlotte despite my aversion to wine casks. Well, we explore and learn. Dry notes of grapes, fresh mint and heather emerge from the glass, and the earthy peat smoke is more restrained than I expected. Sweet and sour in the arrival, the palate develops with strawberries, currants and rich tannins. Ginger, licorice and ashy peatiness come through the back door, and it gets quite peppery and feisty. Bitter, dry and acidic flavors prevail in the oak-dominated aftertaste. The quality is there, but I'm afraid these wine casks aren't for me. RATING: 3.9/5.0 stars ≙ 86 pts → FIRST-CLASS [-]
Aroma-Pronounced；Palate-88/100; Aftertaste-Medium ；
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
Wow, this is great! Bacon, earthy smoke, mix of spices, honey, caramel, various red fruits (think red currants), nougat, cocoa, gentle oak note, malt, hint of plastic, vanilla. If there would be just a little bit more of red fruits or the finish would be a little bit more complex, I would score this whisky a 90! No off notes like Sulfur are to be found.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 90 | Top! Does not come across as young or immature. The peat and Syrah casks have integrated very well in my humble opinion. |
| Вкус | 90 | Medium viscosity, very complex in flavor. I love the nougat/chocolaty notes here very much! |
| Финиш | 88 | Medium to long. Quite spicy. Less complex than the nose and palate. |
нос 88 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
PC the way I like it! 88 points.
A lovely dram - added a point after several sips; the interplay of the dryness and peat towards the end of the taste + finish makes me reach out for the next sip until the glass is empty! Color: Ruby caramel sunset. Nose: Ginger, cinnamon, cane sugar, fresh wood. With time in glass, apples, oranges, honey emerges. Taste: Starts off with black pepper, honey, vanilla, then an oiliness that comes into the mouth with a brief moment of savoury peat (smoked ham) transiting into the finish. With time in glass and subsequent sips, the peat comes up more strongly - salty, mildly herbal. Finish: Mild dryness, burnt wood, pepper, fresh oak
A sample from "Slàinte Mhath". Unlike him I'm a fan of red wine maturation when it is done right, and this is close to master class.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 88 | I'm not sure where the Syrah casks came from, but this is basically a bottled Spanish Serrano shop. Heavily peated but very little coastal Islay about this. It is dry and earthy peat smoke. That ham is salt curred as well. Corn flake and sweet cappucino. After some time the ham (peat) softens and I even got rose water. Everything mellows and mixes with water. Not a bad mash-up, but it becomes hard to separate. |
| Вкус | 90 | As expected a quite bold arrival, but it has a very nice red fruitiness. Peat is present, but it is not stealing the focus. Dry roasted salty almonds. Just like on the nose everything seems to unite into one with a bit of water, and it's all very balanced. |
| Финиш | 88 | Quite long. Salty, a bit dry and suitably bitter red fruit. Notes of licorice and dark coffee. With water it gets a bit sweeter. |
My first impression, without even reading the label: red wine barrel influence. I don't usually like that. But here it's done relatively well. Salty, peaty, the distillate and the character are still there. However, there are also some wine-like notes in the background, especially on the palate a slight barrique note. For its age, the mouthfeel is very stable. I haven't had a Port Charlotte in my glass for a long time, but now I remember that hardly any (Scottish) distillery other than Bruichladdich can combine distillery character, young distillate and intense cask influence so well.
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
An earthy, peaty, and jammy expression with a laid-back profile for PC spirit. While the nose hints at a sweet strawberry profile, the palate grounding in blackcurrant, ginger spice, and savory smoke keeps the wine influence from overwhelming the distillate. An lowkey engaging, layered dram, even if the residual fruit sweetness keeps it from being a favourite but I reach for this when the mood strikes me.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 85 | Herbal and earthy peat smoke, cranberry, strawberry, baked apple, ginger, honey, vanilla, leather, and orange zest. |
| Вкус | 86 | Oily and full-bodied. Warming ginger and black pepper balanced by honey, blackcurrant, blackberry, salted raw almonds, and savory smoked ham. |
| Финиш | 86 | Long, dry, and balanced. Salty caramel, fresh ginger, black pepper, and pleasant oak bitterness, leaving lingering smoke, subtle mango, smoked ham, and menthol. |
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
Heady and vinous aromas, blackcurrant, pomegranate, watermelon, thick smoke, but as if fruity and sweet. Tropical wood, ebony, dark chocolate mousse. Hint of honey and vanilla, iodized notes. On the palate, black fruits, it is creamy, forest berries, muscat grapes, blackberries, but also colorful spices, cumin, cloves and paprika. Some fresh raspberries. Powerful finish, where the smoke is intense, acrid, woody coffee, mocha cake, burnt bark, charcoal, a drop of tar, melted chocolate, very light note of bitterness. Nutmeg. It's a totally original product, I don't remember having drunk a whisky so marked by red wine. https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2024/12/port-charlotte-2013-syc-01-10-yo.html
нос 90 · вкус 88 · финиш 90
нос 88 · вкус 90 · финиш 89
нос 86 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 88 | Subtle peat smoke, fruity aromas, caramel, mineral, moist earth |
| Вкус | 88 | Elegant peat smoke, oak spice, BBQ, fruity aromas, bacon, honey, coffee, brown sugar |
| Финиш | 87 | Medium-long finish, subtle peat smoke, fruity, oak spice, coffee |
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 88 | Strawberry, berries, grape, pleasant scent of leather, peat, smokey, orange, fresh fruit Despite of its alcohol%, easy to enjoy its scents. |
| Вкус | 89 | Slightly salty, smokey, grape and berry jam, grape juice, tanin, honey Joyful and sweet |
| Финиш | 88 | Smokey, fruits, mid-long finish |
85- Small review, small sample. Quite interesting, but could be 20 euros cheaper IMO.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 85 | You can clearly feel the wine influence, unlike many other whiskies that claim to have a full wine maturation or finish. Red wine tannins, dense, acidic and mineral. Then meaty, boiled veggie-bean soup, reduced tomato sauce with toasted herbs, dry wood, peppers, a bit fizzy as well. Then more on the bourbon side, spicy fudge, vanillas, corn syrup sweetness. Gets sweeter, more organic, maltier with water. Very unique, I like it but do not love it. |
| Вкус | 85 | Oily, sweeter, still very meaty, the distillate is more present, honey-malty, organic and herbal, still not much peat to be found, just burnt spices and toasted bourbon wood. The wine maturation gets a bit lost here for me but the experience is still good due to the incredible texture. Water turns it duller for me. |
| Финиш | 84 | Medium length, good but a bit interchangeable. Wood flavors popping out, faint mossy peat, mineral, a bit of red-compote sweetness. Herbal barley, wet tobacco, loses oomph with water here as well. 100 euros? No, thank you, the standard 10 is way more engaging for me. |
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 86 | blackcurrant, cranberry, cold smoke, bacon, shells, vanilla. |
| Вкус | 87 | Green and fruity at the same time. There is a mossy side that I quite like. At the same time, there is a lot of jammy red fruit: strawberry, cherry, cranberry. The smoke is there, but rather mild, in a slight ashy mode. Some vanilla and wood. |
| Финиш | 87 | More spice now, on liquorice root, fennel seed. Now a bit more smoke, ashy and a bit on bbq't meat. Then, a lovely blanket of red fruit juice, vanilla and cream. |
It reminds me a lot of the Port Charlotte SYC: 01 11yo 2006/2018 The Distillery Valinch 60.2%, even though the 2006 was (exclusively?) aged in 2nd-fill Syrah casks. Despite its sweet berry fruit, it never seems overloaded or artificially charged - Bruichladdich does that pretty well. If you're a fan of the Cask Exploration Series, you can grab this without hesitation. A quick comparison with a small remainder of the predecessor (PC SC: 01 2012/2022): Even in terms of color, both differ considerably, the SC:01 with ex-bourbon, sherry butt and Sauternes finish is more straw-colored, the SYC: 01 with ex-bourbon and 1st-fill Syrah is amber-colored with a reddish tinge. In terms of taste, the focus of the SC:01 is on the ex-bourbon casks, the SYC: 01 clearly on the Syrah casks. I like both very much, the SYC: 01 currently a little more than the SC: 01.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 89 | A warm compote of blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and black currants. Warm peat smoke, bacon strips, crème brûlée, nougat, walnuts. Unidentifiable spices in the background. |
| Вкус | 89 | Starts with a sweet berry fruit component and bacony smoke. If you like this combination: it is perfectly implemented here. Dry and slightly woody, spiced plum jam, cherry jam, cranberries, blueberries. Paprika spice, salt & pepper, cocoa, dry seaweed in the distance. |
| Финиш | 88 | Medium long, dry, long-lasting berry aromas, spicy bacon, caramel, nougat, almond chocolate, marzipan. |
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
I taste without adding water; the malt has had about 15 minutes to breathe.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 87 | intensely smoky, phenolic, slightly mineral, sea air, iodine, some menthol, strong alcohol strength (not unpleasant), red currants |
| Вкус | 89 | Expected intensity with slightly medicinal campfire smoke, tannins and light acidity (reminiscent of red currants), mineral freshness, already emerging cocoa |
| Финиш | 89 | smoky-tannic, intense, long-lasting, with espresso, oak and again smoke, ash |
нос 86 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
22+21.5+21.5+22
Very tasty, smoky, very fruity in every aspect of tasting. Sweet, but not sticky. With a beautiful aroma of forest needles in hot summer. Alcohol completely imperceptible, delicate in sipping, you can actually enjoy it. At the moment, for me it is number 2 after Bruichladdich Port Charlotte SC: 01 2012 from the series is Cask Exploration, but I have to take both positions into the lists again and compare them directly.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 90 | intense, forest floor in hot summer, red forest berries, cranberries, strawberry jelly, watermelon, slightly smoky with young oak in the background |
| Вкус | 91 | forest honey, charcoal, bonfire ash, smoked bacon, vanilla, caramel, cherry syrup, forest berry juice, juicy mango, roasted oak, all permeated with smoke, freshly roasted coffee beans |
| Финиш | 90 | long, sweet, warm, smoky with peat, pleasant, delicate on the palate, warming with an aftertaste of coffee, nuts, and ash from the campfire. |
Another great PC release, this time using Syrah casks. True to Islay traditional whisky, as always. Great bottle, no doubts, and, a wonderful addition to my modest collection.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 90 | Earthy, creamy and farmy. Cookie dough with dried cranberries and strawberries, as well as white chocolate chips. Cooked apples on the open fire covered by gentle peat smokiness. Red fruit BonBons and dark marmelade. Complex and rewarding by many different layers that appear with time. |
| Вкус | 89 | Fruit compote complimented by cocktail cherry on top and strawberry powder covered glass edges. Floral and quite vanilla sweet. Full bodied and oily. Oak spices. Some bitterness towards the end. Water is not needed, as the alcohol level suits this dram very well. |
| Финиш | 90 | Medium long. Some tannins from red wine, very elegant, however. Developing into typical Islay seaweed and shore memories. A touch of ash and cigar smoke at the very end. |
нос 91 · вкус 90 · финиш 90
Slightly peaty on nose salty, honeyed sweet vanilla and citrus, leathery, rich fruits on taste, smoky finish. Wine cask is prominent and well balanced with bourbon mix.
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
Criminally good
нос 88 · вкус 90 · финиш 88
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 86
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 89 | Lots of ripe red fruit, light dirt, distinct but not overpowering smoke, wet earth, musty wood, strawberries, peach jam |
| Вкус | 91 | Light dirt, ash, vanilla, strawberries, cherries, generally a lot of red ripe fruit soaked in campfire smoke, spicy oak chips, caramel, bubble gum |
| Финиш | 90 | Long, sweet, playful, smoky, with accents of coffee, chocolate, cocoa, nuts and bonfire ash. |
нос 90 · вкус 90 · финиш 89
A very nice, intense bottling that I particularly enjoyed on the palate. Unfortunately, the nose is a little unspectacular.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 86 | A rather reserved nose. Fine, slightly maritime smoky notes, vanilla, a hint of ash, charred marshmallows, old linen cloths, salt flowers, caramel, grapefruit, black currants, cloves, a hint of caraway, oak spice. |
| Вкус | 89 | Powerful start. Mouth very full, heavy and sparkling. Vanilla, saffron, sweet dessert wine, dates, iodine, salt flowers, caramel, nutmeg, dried oranges, dried pineapple, dried apricots, oak spice. |
| Финиш | 87 | Medium finish. Smoke, iodine, salt, cranberries, caramel, saffron, dried oranges, oak spice, light grapes. |
[84~87] nice, there is something to discover, purchase incentive only if the price-enjoyment ratio is good :-)
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 89 | A very beautiful nose. Sweet and sour wild berries, salty, a bouquet of spices with allspice and cinnamon. Everything underpinned with warm peat smoke and a light cowshed note. Seems quite complex when nosed for a longer period. |
| Вкус | 88 | Oily, soft mouthfeel. The 54.4% ABV suits the malt perfectly and allows the aromas to dissolve beautifully in the mouth without being alcoholic or even sharp. But unfortunately, something becomes apparent towards the end... |
| Финиш | 85 | ... and here it is again: the sulfur note. My relationship with red wine barrel aging remains strained. Fortunately, the sulphur is less pronounced here than in the PMC:01 and so I only deduct 2 points. The finish is perhaps a little too short, medium length at most. |
нос 86 · вкус 87 · финиш 87
Delightful interplay between heavy smoke and coastal elements I usually associate with Islay peat and sweet funky elements of mainland peat. Nose initially a bit closed, like hugely alcoholic red wine. With time (and later water) the mainland peat and other nuances emerge. A hint of dirty slightly fishy Longrow before water. The slightly barny sweet oily funk of a Benromach sherry single cask after water, plus some sarsparilla and aniseed, with smoke and charcoal in the distance. In the mouth, fruit syrups—berries and cherries and other red and dark fruit syrups—with warm smoke billowing up and taking over, with an acridness and bitterness from the wine cask that counteracts the fruity syrups on the front half. Really good stuff.
2025-06-30
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 89 | Smoke, fruity-winey, leather, a bit more closed in direct comparison to the PMC, which could also be due to the different opening dates (SYC today), nougat, mousse au chocolate with very slightly bitter chocolate |
| Вкус | 92 | incredibly balanced and gentle, even compared to the PMC, smoke, intense taste of chocolate mousse, tobacco, leather, slightly tingling sweet |
| Финиш | 90 | Very chocolatey, coffee, cocoa, not so long |
Another fine single malt from Bruichladdich's Port Charlotte Cask Exploration Series. The use of ex-Syrah casks shapes the character without being overpowering.
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 89 | (With water:) Fruity and sweet, with maritime smoke, light raisins and candied oranges. |
| Вкус | 89 | (With water:) Spicy and fruity with maritime smoke. Distinctive oak with a slight bitterness; something like pepper; currants, yellow plums and English orange marmalade, all enveloped in strong smoke with tar and iodine. |
| Финиш | 88 | (With water:) Long, spicy and fruity; fading fruit notes. |
нос 90 · вкус 91 · финиш 91
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 90 | Wet forest with tons of dark fruits (resiny, wet ground, mulch, black berries, menthol note), heavy red wine, wet oak, peat smoke, charcoal, grilled pineapple, orange zest, red grapefruit |
| Вкус | 90 | Sweet, sour, bitter. Intense and vibrant. Lot heavier on the smoke than the nose. More dark forest fruits and dried fruits with citrusy zest and menthol, dark chocolate with oranges. After the time more fruit notes appear - red and yellow fruits. |
| Финиш | 88 | Medium length, medium intensity. Black berries mixed with menthol, peat smoke and wet oak. |
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 85
Still young in taste with powerful peated character. The nose promised more than I actually got in the taste and finish. It's a good Islay whisky, but I do not see real advantages over standard PC 10yo
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 88 | a lot of phenols even far from the glass. Resin, machinery lubricants, railway, mechanical workshop. Next wave of aromas brings the notes of barbeque, seaweed and iodine. In addition to that I can find some light honey, citrus or wine sourness, gouache, baked apples. The nose is complex and impressive. |
| Вкус | 86 | black pepper, chili, tobacco, dry ashy notes. Sourness, later barbeque and sea salt. |
| Финиш | 87 | pepper, salt, seafood, herbs, dry peat, earthy notes, orange jam. |
Great balance. A sense of older barrels: tobacco, leather. A little cherry, sourness. Smoked orange peel. A little coffee. Of course, very strong peat. But it doesn't overshadow the rest of the experience, but rather complements and supports it.
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
Excellent taste, hits all the right notes: Sweet, Peated and Oily.
https://whiskylovingpianist.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/whisky-show-2025-smokin/ C: After the first & second fill ex-bourbon cask influence, comes first-fill Syrah. It works, but I can’t dissect this release with satisfaction in the moment. Another time. [Not scored]
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 89 | Wine, herbs and wood, peaty, orange and coffee |
| Вкус | 88 | Smoke and salt, ashes, spices, vanilla, |
| Финиш | 88 | Medium long, peat smoke, fruits, wood |
93/100 - Amazing. Tasted a pre-release bottle at Whisky Festival Eindhoven
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
It needs time/air contact and a little warmth to develop. A beautiful harmony between sweetness and acidity as well as smoke/ash and wood tannins from the wine barrel. [91 - 87 = extremely tasty -> I'd better get a second bottle]
нос 87 · вкус 86 · финиш 87
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 92 | Ashy marshmallows, citrus, heather |
| Вкус | 89 | Grilled pineapple, red pepper, cardboard box |
| Финиш | 89 | Dry, warming, European oak |
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 87 | Cereals, smoked ham, fresh brewed coffee, raspberries, cranberries and walnuts |
| Вкус | 89 | Strawberries, pomelo, cinnamon, red currants, smoked salmon, roasted almonds, saltiness and nutmeg |
| Финиш | 88 | Salted liquorice, seaweed, pomegranate, peat, brownies, raisins and espresso |
It is certainly one of the nicest red wine cask maturation I tasted, but having said that I have to disclose that in my opinion there's a certain ceiling for this that kind of whiskies. Well integrated smoke, red berries, cherries, red wine poached pears with only a smidgen of sea breeze. Nice leathery notes in the taste, mulled wine dialed down spice-wise. Velvety red wine tannins are everpresent. And if you like them that much, just buy yourself a good bottle of red.
нос 88 · вкус 87 · финиш 86
нос 87 · вкус 87 · финиш 88
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 87 | Apple, wet dog, salt, ash, burnt marshmallow, malt, bitter almonds, burnt grass, grilled sausage, ink, cranberries, candy, kinder chocolate, light peat smoke, vanilla. |
| Вкус | 87 | Berries, bitter, ash, malt, sour berries, marmalade, cacao, dry smoke. |
| Финиш | 88 | Nut bitterness, saltwater, chicken coop, smoked fish, cacao, dried ginger, chocolate pudding, dry smoke. |
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 88
нос 90 · вкус 91 · финиш 91
нос · вкус · финиш
| Нос | 88 | Rock sugar followed by dark chocolate, the smoke stays very discreetly in the background |
| Вкус | 87 | On the palate, the peat smoke is already more noticeable and now dark berries join in. |
| Финиш | 90 | The finish is dominated by peat smoke, creating a very enjoyable flavor. Only at the end do some wood notes emerge. |
Port Charlotte SYC:01, 54.4%. 30ml sample from TSE, consumed Apr 2025. Happened to be my 1,500th review on WhiskyBase. A dark shade of orange that I don’t have a name for – ‘burnt orange’ according to an online colour chart. Aroma is minerally, sandstone, rusty, musty damp wood. I’d call it rusty rather than smoky. Later on there’s a rained-on cardboard dimension. Body is moderately oily. Taste is very soft on impact, rounded. Gammon with burnt edges covered in a berry sauce. The lingering breathy smoke is very soft. All of the edges have been rounded out of this whisky – the ethanol isn’t coming through, the smoke is very light. Red wine casks for whisky are absolutely not my thing, and I would never have purchased this if it had not been part of a tasting set, but this is a rare example of it working fairly well. No tartness, the spirit has not been totally swamped, and it still tastes like Scotch whisky. Nothing exceptional, but it hasn’t ruined the whisky like most red wine casks do, so that’s a blessing. Good, in all fairness. 3.575/85
нос 88 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
WhiskywayLT
dapoinbua
Dr.Ago
Hvdree
GlenWim
glen efze
LakatosKE
Keanou
ryju007
Damek
Derufus
renatos
whiskybdg
kawhi
Porter805
DanielsDrams
Slàinte Mhath
feolai
SherryPeathead
molpet
Lorion
weiqingtoh
peatbogger
JoshNRW
Nick_Hildebrand_2000
Gurgeh
Klexx
Yasu89
Stanzeflasche
jmallios
mrecho7
JacobaEd
Sirralf
Razzmatazz
Joca2745
DerDennis!
St. Pauli
pwal
Archer
Toebu
DOMAN
Maltimex
neus007
MaroFF
SingleHandedSailor
redfoxiczek
Peatyjohn
besar
Stefan666
paaliversen
rpvdwel
daanielsp
MaltVader
Dram_Whisky
Sapfiwhisky
Saftkenner
Telekomet
riegerjonas
MarcinSmm
thorinkor
Lego
greatcircle_telepr
WhiskyLovingPianist
Snowy040
Spoerkel
kbs26
2ndSip
Maggus
Quercus
Feorag86
KorbenDallas
Ninofdram
PlayerW3
Ficelli
Comet67
Gere
The_Osprey
MichalESTD1986
