Port Charlotte

Port Charlotte Valinch 14 Cask Exploration Taigh-Bathair Bannaichte 11 Year Old, PX Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #R15/195-001, 2017, 51.7%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 20
Average Score
Avg 91
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Description

These hand-filled bottlings are available exclusively to visitors to the distillery. Valinchs are by definition only ever at cask strength, from a single barrel, and selected by Jim McEwan for individuality. Each Valinch released has its own label and title, usually to commemorate a specific event. This particular release is from a Sherry Butt, Cask Number: R15/195-001, bottled at 51.7% ABV, and is bottle number 369 of 896.

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - May 10, 2026SGD 198.44
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Oct 12, 2025SGD 178.39
Region
Islay
Age
11 Years
Vintage
2005
Bottled
2017
ABV
51.7%
Volume
50cl
Distillery
Port Charlotte
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Heavily Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
R15/195-001
Batch
N.A
PPM
40
Barley
Scottish barley
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Adam Hannett
Master distiller (distillation)
Jim McEwan
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
896
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
Part of the 'Valinch Cask Exploration' series. Valinch bottlings are hand-filled, cask strength, single barrel releases, individually selected by Jim McEwan, often commemorating specific events.
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Distillery Exclusive
Allocation
Distillery Exclusive
Nose
Intense rich, smoked and sherried nuttiness. Pecan pie, dry leaves, raspberry, lemon curd, eucalyptus, algae. Immediate brown sugar, nutty, dry aspects. Some vegetal, some buttery, some tartness, some funk. More grass with water. Smoked red fruits with a touch of bicycle tyre, farmyard and camphor.
Palate
Cream cheese, raspberry cream, fresh pecans, entering a bakery in Autumn, popcorn, grilled pineapple. Rich and oily mouthfeel. Very sweet but multi-layered. Oranges, apples, pears, tons of honey, toffee, cocoa, salted caramel, brine, grass. Big and ballsy. Smouldering wood fire, charred logs, ashy embers, melted rubber, engine oil, coal dust.
Finish
Long, sweet, salty and smoked. Red fruits, chocolate, salted caramel and pervasive mineral smoke. Herbal, yeast aspects. Nutty, sweet, and a cavalcade of meat with water. Smoked and candied lemons, peppered and salted honey.
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