A trio of Port Charlotte bottlings, two from the very early years of production and another one that was produced much later. Two of them are from red  wine casks .

Port Charlotte 16 yo 2001 (59,7%, Archives 2017, bourbon barrel #278, 218 btl.)

Nose: beautiful nose. There are some farmy notes (wet sheep) and wet ashes, but also lots of fruits. Mango, melons, bananas. Fatty, greasy peat. Tarry ropes. Hints of pipe tobacco, including a hint of vanilla and white chocolate. The fruitiness and richness are great. Mouth: sweet onset but less fruity than expected from the...