The expression, which is bottled at 50% abv and uses only Scottish barley, has been matured in first-fill American oak, refill American oak and refill French wine casks.<\/p>\n
It will be available in domestic markets around the world, as well as in duty-free for around \u00a350 for a 70cl bottle, and is described as having smoky sweet notes of \u2018coconut, vanilla custard, lemon honey, smoke oysters and sun baked salty sand\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2011<\/strong> is a new vintage comprised of whisky produced from barley grown on three Islay farms \u2013 Dunlossit, Sunderland and Kilchiaran. Bottled at 50% abv, the whisky has been matured in mostly first-fill American oak with some whisky aged in refill Syrah and Merlot wine casks. It will be available globally for around \u00a360 per 70cl bottle.<\/p>\n Port Charlotte MRC:01<\/strong> is a limited edition expression distilled in 2010, and matured in ex-wine casks from Bordeaux. Bottled at 59.2% abv, it will be available in domestic markets around the world for \u00a390 per bottle.<\/p>\n Lastly, Port Charlotte MC:01<\/strong> is a limited 2009 vintage matured in Marsala casks, which has been bottled at 56.3% abv and will be available in travel retail only. Its price is yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n Douglas Taylor, CEO of Bruichladdich distillery, said: \u2018Our distillery project is built around certain key principles which drive everything we do. The authenticity, provenance and transparency of our spirit is paramount.<\/p>\n \u2018Ultimately, we are a collective of like-minded people, passionate about this island and the single malt whisky we make here.\u2019<\/p>\n Find out more at the brand’s website here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1bee186a4e7fdfc286dc401cf626833f.jpg\")