The PC7

Having had Bruichladdich's very aggressive Port Charlotte PC6, we were eager to try the Port Charlotte PC7. We can't wait to try the PC8!

In its trendy bottling, the PC7 is still an explosion of peat. But the fire has rounded off from the PC6. PC7 is a little sweeter and smooth. The complex wood notes are starting to come through stronger. We're a little tickled by maltadvocate's description of it as "Bold and fresh, bursting with testosterone". Quite true!

We tasted the PC6 and PC7 side by side. Such strong character in both single malts. Fiercely individualistic. We prefer the PC7. The man swore that there was the lingering taste of parma ham on the tongue. Hmmm. I tasted figs. Dried figs, to be specific.

Surfing through websites on whisky, I'm inspired to be a copywriter for whisky distilleries. Read through the tasting notes of the PC6, PC7 and PC8. Such poetic licence given to the the lines! It's as though I'm on a voyage to Scotland and a journey of discovery in Islay! What a fun job that would be. :D