Port Charlotte 9 Year Old 2009 MC:01 Marsala Cask

From Bruichladdich distillery, the Islay icons have expertly elevated their heavily peated Port Charlotte expression by fully maturing the spirit in Marsala wine casks. After a nine-year slumber, the single malt was bottled at a cask strength of 56% abv and released as a part of their Cask Exploration series. A gorgeously elegant balance of fruit and peat.

Expect notes of clove, stone fruits and vanilla bean, which lead to a palate of stewed peaches, caramel and black pepper, with an undercurrent of earthy peat. On the finish, the toastiness comes through with notes of soot, charred oak and leather.