Port Charlotte PC8 Ar Duthchas

Port Charlotte PC8 Ar Duthchas

Time to re-taste an old classic from the Bruichladdich stable, this was the second Port Charlotte I ever had. Last time I tried it back in 2012, I was relatively new to single malt whisky and thanks to a few good reviews I bought a 10cl sample. Looking back, the PC8 has become somewhat of a cult classic. Some even call it the best Port Charlotte...

Score 87/100

Port Charlotte PC8 Ar Duthchas

This Port Charlotte is 8 years old, as you would have guessed from the label. It was distilled on 18th July 2001 and bottled on 27th July 2009. No less than 30.000 bottles were filled at a whopping 60,5% ABV. I tried it H2H with the PC9. While peat is obviously present, your nose will first have to deal with a panoply of other aromas: olive oil,...

Score 88/100

Port Charlotte PC8 Ar Duthchas

At 60.5% ABV, this fine dram should pack a punch on the nose... or so you would think. A lesser distillery would present your olfactory machine with aromas which can bet be described as "sting-y" and "anesthetiz-y". Not Port Charlotte. This dram is so smooth on the nose that it makes 60.5% the new 50.5%. The palate of the PC8...

Score 93/100

Port Charlotte PC8 Ar Duthchas

Was able to find a bottle of this bad boy in Chevy Chase for $99.00, the normal retail where most stores will mark this up to $150-200. Pouring light golden to near white. Huge, thin and delicate legs. Nose is same deal as the PC7 and PC9- you have to really space out your nose from the snifter otherwise you are just going to get hot hot fusel...

Score 99/100