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90Excellent

Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 18 Year (2024)

Scotch Bruichladdich
  • Distiller

    Bruichladdich

  • Bottler

    Bruichladdich

  • ABV

    54.3%

  • Age

    18 Years

  • Price $100 to $199.99

A new installment in Bruichladdich's age-stated Port Charlotte range, this is an 18-year-old single malt scotch whisky — the oldest ever released under the Port Charlotte line. It's produced with 100% Scottish barley, peated to 40ppm and limited to just 1000 cases internationally. Let's dive in.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 80
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • Old Islay Scotch is often a magical experience, but either Port Charlotte 18 hasn’t yet gotten to that point — or it’s blown right past it. Bummer either way.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • Gorgeous release from Bruichladdich and undoubtedly a favorite to date. This is every bit Port Charlotte and even moreso a winner.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Nino Kilgore-Marchetti
  • This Scotch nails it, sitting in a sweet spot that showcases an expression at the top of its game. It’s classic and very well done.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • VinePair
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • Port Charlotte’s oldest-ever bottling adeptly walks the lines between smoke and fruit, sweet and peat.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Powerful lemon curd, honey, sweet cream, malted grains, toffee and sweet smoke, slate, minerality and barbecue pork. Delectable.

  • Taste:

    Rich on the palate, a great blend of sweet, richness and smoke. Toffee, honey, caramels, lemon curd, brown butter, salinity and minerality pop at first. Beautiful peat smoke sneaks in and develops a bit of structure, complexity. Rich, layered, full of life.

  • Finish:

    Long finish, heavy on the sweet toffees, smoke, honey and more lemon curd, ash, barbecue smoke and a touch of minerality.

  • Overall:

    Gorgeous release from Bruichladdich and undoubtedly a favorite to date. This is every bit Port Charlotte and even moreso a winner.

  • Score:

    92

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources