Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 8yo PC8 Ar Duthchas

Description

This Bruichladdich distilled heavily peat malt came out in 2009, at the height of the global cultish craze for all things Bruichladdich.  Mr Reynier and co certainly knew how to create quite some excitement.

I was too overwhelmed by the hype and the range that flooded the market.  Got that wrong. Idiot!

From Connosr, “The same powerful attack that you would expect from an Octomore. Briny on the body with a rain of hot ash and soot on the palate. A touch of mint and ginger in the underlying layer. Takes some time to kick in, but is long and satisfying. Soft notes of liquorice and salty lemon, with some wood polish, and peat & tar in the tail.

The verdict: It took me right back to the shores of Islay, to the smoking kilns of Laphroaig where I got a taste of the peat smoked barley”.