Brand
Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte is the heavily peated single malt line produced and bottled by Bruichladdich on the island of Islay (Scotland). Characterised by a focus on barley provenance and cask influence, it is released without chill-filtration and without added colourings.
- Bruichladdich, Islay · Islay (Argyll and Bute) · Scotland (United Kingdom)
- 2 products
The story
The name pays tribute to the old settlement and the historic (now inactive) Port Charlotte distillery on the island of Islay. Today 'Port Charlotte' is used as the brand for Bruichladdich's peated range: production, maturation and bottling take place on the island, in continuity with local tradition and with a modern emphasis on barley traceability.
Production philosophy
The range reflects Bruichladdich's philosophy of connection to the primary ingredient and the territory: strong attention to barley provenance, transparency of processes and an intent to express terroir through different expressions. The brand shares the producer's commitment to sustainable practices and social responsibility.
Territory
Islay island, Inner Hebrides (Scotland)
Production method
Port Charlotte expressions are conceived, distilled, matured and bottled on Islay. Official releases are marketed un-chill-filtered and without added colourings; the range explores the influence of barley variety and cask management on the whisky's complexity.
Ageing
Maturation in oak casks combining different types of cask to achieve balance between peat and wood influence; official expressions indicate mixes of ex-bourbon and wine casks for maturation stages.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- City
- Bruichladdich, Islay
- Categories
- whisky
- peated single malt
- Islay single malt
- Scotch whisky
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- barley grown on Islay (for some Islay Barley expressions)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- first-fill American oak (ex-bourbon)
- second-fill American oak (ex-bourbon)
- second-fill French wine casks
- Representative products
- Port Charlotte 10 Year
- Port Charlotte Islay Barley
- Whisky Port Charlotte 10Y 100cl
- Whisky Port Charlotte 10Y 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Heavily peated line produced and bottled on Islay
- Releases marketed un-chill-filtered and without added colourings
- Strong focus on barley provenance (Islay Barley projects)
- Brand within Bruichladdich's portfolio with a focus on terroir and cask influence