2013 Bruichladdich PMC:01 Port Charlotte Heavily Peated Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Part of Bruichladdich's appropriately named 'Cask Exploration Series'. If the labels seem a bit cryptic, essentially, they use acronyms to denote the various maturations (so for example, 'CC' refers to Cognac Casks, 'MRC' refers to Mouton Rothschild Casks etc...) 'PMC:01' was aged for 9 years - 4 years in ex-bourbon casks, followed by a 5-year secondary maturation in ex-Pomerol wine casks from Bordeaux. The quality of these bottlings has left some asking, "Why should I buy a hyped-up, 5-year-old Octomore when I can get a Port Charlotte like this for less?" There are at least four batches available now, all living up to the high expectations for this heavily peated make. 54.5% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered.

Other reviews... The typical Bruichladdich barn peat is just irresistible to me. I really like the pomerol wine influence in the expression, it really hits a great sweet-peat balance. - whiskybase.com

...the most interesting and, currently, the real trailblazers in Scotch peat innovation are bruichladdich distillery through their port charlotte whisky sub-brand and edradour distillery putting out absolutely banging whiskys under the name of ballechin .. yes, you can always count on caol ila being solid and arbeg being, well, ardbeg.. but when it comes to PC and Ballechin, i never know what to expect from these two.. i am totally down for my tastebuds to be slayed by a massive dose of octomorian peat and i do love me a sample of some really nice and decently old lagavulin from the times of yore, but tonight i am happy to be contemporary with these two guys.. the marsala is top notch, creating an amazing combination of sweet and salty over soy sauce that would make proud even the best chinese restaurants.. while the PC, long-finished in red wine is so nicely done, balancing sweet and bitter this time, that i imagine a hip cocktail bar and a scrumptious Old Fashioned with a fat dark cherry on top.. however, tasting them side by side is problematic, since they are such powerful, idiosyncratic spirits.. they deserve to be savoured on their own terms..slight preference for the ballechin, because it’s totally banging (as i already said and for lack of a better word). - whiskybase.com