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Мощный, дымно-торфяной Port Charlotte бочковой крепости с необычной довыдержкой в винной бочке Haut-Brion: землистость, копчёное мясо, кожа, красные фрукты и сладость. Опытные ставят стабильно 88–91; расхождения лишь в том, насколько удачно винная бочка срослась со спиртом.
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В аромате доминируют землистый, «грязный» торф и обильный дым, к которым добавляются кожа, табак, пепельница, гудрон, жжёное мясо на гриле, тёмный шоколад, соль и отчётливая винная (белое вино, красные фрукты) составляющая; некоторые находят сырно-кислые и резиновые оттенки, а также резкие «зелёные» ноты. Вкус полнотелый и маслянисто-кремовый, при крепости около 59% бьёт мощно: сладость красных фруктов и лакрицы, пряность и перечность, копчёное мясо, зола и раскалённые угли, при этом жгучесть не ранит. Послевкусие долгое, солоновато-пряное, с возвращением торфа, дыма и пепла, а на самом излёте нередко проступает неожиданная фруктовость; вода усиливает торф и делает вкус ярче, но её избыток быстро уплощает напиток.
Хвалят необычное, но работающее сочетание торфа с винной бочкой, баланс дыма, фруктов и специй и согласованность аромата и вкуса — «зимний» образец с характерным узнаваемым профилем Port Charlotte, иногда с уклоном в сторону Talisker или Octomore. Главная критика идёт от одного из менее опытных ревьюеров: довыдержка в винной бочке не срослась со спиртом, дополнительные ароматы быстро улетучиваются, а горечь тяжёлого торфа к концу начинает доминировать, оставляя лишь средней длины сухое пепельное послевкусие. Оценки при этом заметно согласованы: и опытные (88–91), и остальные держатся в узком коридоре 87–91 при рейтинге 89, так что разброс мнений касается не качества, а лишь степени удачности винной довыдержки.
Hvdree
89
02 nov 2017 9:25 pm
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
Dris
89
02 jul 2022 2:44 pm
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 89
lincolnimp
91
09 dec 2017 1:40 am
With Water:- The nose changes little, perhaps its a little fresher? The peat is much stronger, it has been let loose, its not an aggressive peat but there is definately plenty of power and the palate is full fat and creamy, ah now the fruit arrives and its more on apple this time. Finish is still long, peaty and sweet. Very good whisky.
Baanaanaabob
88
03 mar 2020 5:58 pm
Tasted at Old and Rare 2020. No tasting notes, very drinkable.
Cubey666
88
09 sep 2021 11:19 am
| Нос |
89 |
ashtray, leather, tobacco, tarmac, red fruit, smoked beef, peat, glue tones. |
| Вкус |
88 |
peaty, sweet red fruit, ashy, some hot coals, but not hurtful. |
| Финиш |
88 |
quite long and impressive, red fruit and ashes |
ConvalRen
88
21 dec 2020 5:15 pm
нос 87 · вкус 90 · финиш 88
Erik Elixir
90
23 nov 2017 10:19 pm
Thanks Kjell for giving me the change to purchase one of your bottles!
hs305
87
17 apr 2020 11:39 pm
[April, 2020] A quick review of a large sample... ...which sounded interesting but actually is not. The wine cask maturation did not really integrate with the spirit and the additional flavours vanish quickly both in the nose and on the palate. This is what sometimes happens with double maturations including a wine cask - the two rather fight each other instead of creating a balanced profile. Nonetheless, this is a fine dram to sip...
| Нос |
87 |
The colour is deep gold and the nose offers a somewhat strange combo of heavy peaty and sour-cheesy winey aromas first but the cheesy off-notes vanish quickly upon breathing. The peaty notes grow stronger as do the wooden aromas while the wine retreats a little. To be honest, this is not my favourite peaty profile - but it is not bad at all, no doubt. |
| Вкус |
88 |
The taste is barley sugary-sweet, winey-sour and peaty-bitter with the bitterness dominates the longer I chew this dram. As with the nose the wine impressions retreat over time and the classic Port Charlotte profile remains on the palate which is not bad but it is not impressive either. Some water turns both the nose and taste punchier while more water flattens both quickly. I clearly prefer the neat dram. |
| Финиш |
86 |
The initial mouthfeel is hot and peppery with a minor coating effect only, surprisingly. There are some bitter-astringent moments from the heavy peat too but they are not distracting. The finish is of medium length only (which corresponds to the minor mouth coating) and dries out on cold ashes towards the end. |
MaltVader
90
15 jun 2024 5:49 pm
нос 91 · вкус 90 · финиш 90
GIORGOS
89
06 nov 2022 12:17 am
нос 90 · вкус 90 · финиш 88
SCHREDDER
87
06 nov 2021 8:56 pm
нос 87 · вкус 88 · финиш 87
LiquidThoughts
88
05 dec 2019 6:53 pm
Powerful PC with exciting notes, which are already noted in the nose, which made me almost with the many green tones a little worried.
Luigisim
89
01 feb 2020 7:37 am
нос 90 · вкус 89 · финиш 88
karloff
91
30 jul 2020 11:01 pm
This was a sample courtesy of lincolnimp. Wonderful combination and stuff you think shouldn't work but does.
| Нос |
90 |
My God this is earthy, almost buried. Freshly plained wood, some sort of old English cheese, cured meat, moss on a rock, this is magic in a glass. There is a white wine in there somewhere and what a horse smells like. This is all bizarre but it works well together. I must be in the Twilight Zone. |
| Вкус |
92 |
I was hoping the taste would mirror the nose and it has but with extras like fruit liquorice. It's a bit of a monster at 59.4% but I can handle it quite easily. A lot more of that cured meat and barbecued sauce. I was expecting this to be dry but it's not, it just keeps that nice sweetness at a constant level. |
| Финиш |
90 |
Long finish as you would expect because this ticks all the boxes. And You would expect peat, peat, peat and smoke, smoke, smoke at the very death but it is quite fruity. |
squaadgras
89
25 may 2018 10:03 pm
нос 89 · вкус 88 · финиш 89
Mark-E
89
18 aug 2020 8:52 pm
нос 89 · вкус 90 · финиш 88
Hemdl
90
29 sep 2017 10:53 am
Really delicious Port Charlotte, especially for fans of sweet and smoky malts. I would never have guessed the wine barrel so blind, but even so, this Port Charlotte has a lot to offer. He's definitely in the mood for more.
Vmarcinv
90
17 may 2023 7:08 am
Holzwurm
90
16 feb 2022 2:34 pm
нос 89 · вкус 91 · финиш 91
Gregorsky
89
29 apr 2022 10:26 pm
89,5
| Нос |
89 |
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| Вкус |
90 |
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| Финиш |
89 |
89,5 |
Szymski
90
25 nov 2021 6:00 pm
I reminds me dirty refill sherry profile, quality sipper
aphex
89
21 feb 2018 5:14 pm
Another very good Port Charlotte. Good choice to recask in a Haut-Brion cask. The red wine cask worked nicely here bringing very nice flavors.
Bram84
89
13 may 2018 9:53 pm
нос 87 · вкус 90 · финиш 90
etwa77
89
01 nov 2021 9:57 pm
| Нос |
91 |
dark, earthy peat.. dark chocolate with hot pepper.. salt.. white wine.. and so much smoke, it makes my eyes red |
| Вкус |
89 |
sweet.. leathery.. spicy.. powerful kick to the taste buds.. the sherry would have tamed the spirit, but this wine only makes it bolder.. perfect alcohol involvement |
| Финиш |
88 |
salty and slightly bitter.. long spiciness.. very fresh, dry.. like a Prosecco on steroids |
Erik1908
90
31 jan 2021 4:51 pm
Port Charlotte is definitely for me one of the "discoveries" of the last few months. Bought some samples which were all very good to excellent. And so is this one.
| Нос |
90 |
Probably together with Ledaig and Springbank, Port Charlotte has (to me) a very outspoken nose, which can easily be recognized. Earthy and dirty (yes again), burned BBQ meat and rubber. Peat-smoke of course. Below "Erik Elixer mentions "baby puke"; yes, I can agree to that. |
| Вкус |
90 |
No surprise that this requires some drops of water, given the abv. Powerful, full body and strong. Burned meat in the mouth. Great balance of peat, fruit and spices. Overall a warm mouth feeling. Great winter dram. |
| Финиш |
89 |
Long finish. Taste-notes come back in the finish. Ashy notes, if there at all, are hardly recognizable. |
Gil firth
90
22 apr 2023 9:38 pm
Port Charlotte smoke! Intense. Beautiful chocolate, leather, ash, earthy. No sulfur at all. This is the way! Beautiful finish.
Jakub_P
90
13 nov 2025 9:59 pm
нос 89 · вкус 90 · финиш 91
berarith73
87
16 jun 2018 6:31 pm
нос 86 · вкус 86 · финиш 88
whiskystore
91
02 oct 2017 12:19 am
Not easy to comment your own bottling but i´ll try my best. This whisky were lying in a very very tired refill bourbon hogshead and when i visited Jim at the distillery in september 2007 he proposed that i as the only person ever got the chance to recask into a new cask free of choise. I started nosing casks, out whith the bung and in with my nose and after two hours i had come down to two casks that was smelling wonderful, a fresh sherry hogshead and this fresh Haut-Brion, yes and i chosed the latter. It become a slightly winey and spicy ( peppery ) almost little Port Charlotte goes Taliskerish Edit: Well, not the best english from me but i promise to send a 2 cl sample to all who want in europe for 3€/£, just for the sake of trying this one. ( it is the porto cost )
djmaxliving
91
15 jul 2021 12:55 am
Reminds me of Octomore oddly enough. If you're looking for a hit you in the face whisky, look no further. The taste is better without water personally, especially the development into the middle? Designed for a cold evening, in front of the fire.
| Нос |
90 |
Wafers biscuits, nutmeg, oily, wet smoke, burnt chard wood, sea salt, and sweet violets. Maritime remnant, with some wonderful wood complexity. |
| Вкус |
92 |
Intense bold peat, transition into a velvet peat liquid gold, |
| Финиш |
91 |
Long finish, coal soot, tar, and wood spices. |
Rom
89
04 oct 2018 7:10 pm
The nose is impressive smoke and charcoal, with a hint of clove. Dilution brings out a hint of green grapefruit. The mouth is powerful, exactly on the markers of the nose, with a little sugar and liquorice attack. The texture is thick and sticky. Blindly I would have left more on a Laphroaig than on a Port Charlotte, especially because of the absence of the farmer side. The never-ending finale continues to pound warming peat waves. A real dram for the winter! I'm a fan of this kind of extreme profile.