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Port Charlotte Valinch 10 Year Old Single Cask (Travel Retail)

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
10 years
ABV
58%
Introduced
2023
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

The shape of Port Charlotte Valinch 10 Year Old Single Cask (Travel Retail)

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Varies by cask — typically pale to medium gold for bourbon cask, deeper amber for wine cask; natural color
Nose
Intensified Port Charlotte character at cask strength — more pronounced peat smoke, deeper fruit, amplified maritime character. Single cask individuality shines through with each release offering unique nuances
Palate
Cask strength intensity amplifies PC10's character — bold peat smoke, concentrated fruit sweetness, powerful maritime salt and minerality. Each cask tells a different story but always with Port Charlotte's signature sweet-smoke balance
Finish
Long and powerful — cask strength peat smoke, concentrated sweetness, and single cask character linger. The travel retail Valinch series showcases Port Charlotte's warehouse diversity

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • Single cask — varies by release (bourbon or wine cask)
  • cask strength

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