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Port Charlotte The Peat Project

Didn't make me go "Holy Smoke"

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@RantavahtiReview by @Rantavahti

26th Feb 2013

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Port Charlotte The Peat Project
  • Nose
    23
  • Taste
    21
  • Finish
    17
  • Balance
    19
  • Overall
    80

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Port Charlotte's Peat Project is a perfect whisky for somebody who wants to try smoky whisky for the first time. That's why my movie reference doesn't actually fit in so well (sorry, I didn't have any ideas). Holy Smoke, the movie is no light version for beginners. As a movie it is also much worse than The Peat Project is as a whisky.

Port Charlotte The Peat Project was nice but quite mediocre. (Like Holy Smoke the movie?) It had layers, yet they were delicate. This is not one of them drams that make you say: "Holy Smoke!"

Nose: Definitely the best part of the Peat Project. Spices like black pepper and cinnamon meet delicately strong smoke.

Taste: Creamy layers of delicately salty smoke and peat warming with hints of lemon.

Finish: Fruity and smoky finish is unfortunately just a hue from the nose and taste. This ends way too quickly.

Balance: Even though it has the quick finish and mild aftertaste, this is a good whisky for peat searchers. It keeps its strong but delicate smoke with layers of taste very well until the finish.

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7 comments

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Rigmorole commented

This is good to know. I already knew the Port Charlotte series was fairly young whisky. The PC8 costs $115 in Oregon. I guess I won't be buying it any time soon.

11 years ago 0

@Pudge72
Pudge72 commented

@rantavahti...the PC Peat Project is essentially replacing the PC 'An Turas Mor', one of my favourite 'true peat' bottles. Have you had a chance to try the 'ATM'? If so, how did you find they compare to one another?

11 years ago 0

@Pudge72
Pudge72 commented

@rigmorole...the PC 'ATM' (and the Peat Project, I believe) are both significantly cheaper in price to the rest of the PC line. I have really enjoyed the 'ATM' and hope to buy another bottle of it at some point before it disappears for good.

11 years ago 0

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Rigmorole commented

Thanks, Pudge. ATM's not available in Oregon unfortunately. PP is down in Salem, too far to drive. What do you think of the "classic?" I saw that a month ago in a store here in town, even though it's not listed online.

Drinkhacker.com gave it an A-, which is pretty high for him. He called it a good every day dram. Seems a cut above that in my estimation. Not sure if it's worth buying though. It's probably up over a hundred bucks is my guess. The PC's seem to have gone up quite a bit in the past year or so.

I'm sipping on Ardbeg Ugies and Peat Monsters tonight while I watch a few episodes of House of Cards on Netflix.

11 years ago 0

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Rigmorole commented

Oh, I sold a screenplay about "faeries," kind of cross between the Secret of Roan Inish and Willow. I was commissioned to write it.

However, the film was never made. It would have been an independent film if it had been done, not a big studio production. So nothing to write home about, so to speak. It merely paid my rent for part of the year is all. And now I own a house, so that was quite a while ago. . . .

Supernatural faeries are not a subject I would normally pick to write about, although my latest novel is about sasquatch, so go figure.

11 years ago 0

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Rigmorole commented

Whoops, that last comment was meant to be posted elsewhere. My bad.

11 years ago 0

@Pudge72
Pudge72 commented

@rigmorole, if you're referring to the Bruichladdich Classic, I have not had it. It would be a different beast from the Port Charlotte bottles as the PC line is for Bruichladdich's peated whiskies (similar set up to Longrow & Hazelburn producing different product at Springbank, if I understand the general set up at Bruichladdich and Springbank).

The PC bottles (excluding ATM & TPP) are likely going up as they have developed a bit of a cult status in terms of becoming quasi-collectible.

11 years ago 0