{"id":62361,"date":"2023-02-15T14:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T14:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=62361"},"modified":"2023-02-15T14:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T14:24:50","slug":"port-charlotte-unveils-new-islay-barley-2014-vintage-single-malt-whisky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/port-charlotte-unveils-new-islay-barley-2014-vintage-single-malt-whisky\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Charlotte unveils new Islay Barley 2014 vintage single malt whisky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bruichladdich Distillery has launched Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014, the latest vintage in its island provenance series.<\/p>\n

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The single malt whisky was conceived, distilled, matured and bottled on Islay using barley exclusively grown on the island from eight separate farms.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Port Charlotte Islay Barley expressions encapsulate everything an Islay whisky can and should be, and the latest 2014 vintage is no different,\u201d<\/em> said head distiller Adam Hannett.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, growing on Islay is no mean feat. Our location on Scotland\u2019s rugged west coast and unpredictable weather, coupled with grazing wild geese and deer, means a successful harvest is never a given. But it\u2019s a risk worth taking.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAs well as adding complexity to the character of this single malt, using Islay-grown barley goes beyond just the pursuit of flavour. This is a whisky that evokes a true sense of place, helps support Islay\u2019s agricultural economy, and celebrates our island community.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Each of the farmers that contributed to the production of the whisky is located a maximum of 15 miles from the distillery.<\/p>\n

Each local farmer undertook the risk of growing in challenging conditions to deliver the barley used for the 2014 vintage, resulting in a Port Charlotte single malt with total traceability and provenance.<\/p>\n

Bruichladdich Distillery works with a total of 20 farming partners on Islay, with more than 50% of the distillery\u2019s barley grown on the remote Hebridean island.<\/p>\n

These farming partnerships help to develop new soil-improving practices and encourage crop diversification, in addition to supporting the integral agricultural community.<\/p>\n

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Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014 offers a \u2018quiet complexity\u2019, and showcases \u2018the delicate balance of fruit and smoke\u2019 that the single malt is renowned for.<\/p>\n

Bottled at 50% ABV and peated to 40 PPM, the maturation profile consists of 84% in first-fill Bourbon casks, 8% in second-fill virgin oak, and 8% in second-fill Bordeaux wine casks.<\/p>\n

The whisky boasts malty digestive biscuits and peat embers on the nose, followed by sweet vanilla and notes of honey, toffee and cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

On the palate a citrus tang can be detected, counterbalanced with gentle peat smoke, before moving into a medley of apricot, peach and ripe melon.<\/p>\n

The finish is said to be balanced with a lingering hint of Port Charlotte\u2019s signature barbecue smoke.<\/p>\n

Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014 is priced at RRP \u00a375 (US$90.64) and available to purchase via bruichladdich.com<\/a> or at selected specialist whisky retailers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bruichladdich Distillery has launched Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2014, the latest vintage in its island provenance series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":62362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[535,1,477,7099,7097],"tags":[10744,69,39,12447,12446,3024,216,103],"class_list":["post-62361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-duty-free-retailers","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-spirits","category-wines-spirits","tag-bruichladdich-distillery","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-port-charlotte-duty-free","tag-port-charlotte-islay-barley-2014","tag-single-malt-whisky","tag-travel-retail","tag-whisky"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62399,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62361\/revisions\/62399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}