PC Scottish Barley: Whisky Tasting & Food Pairing, Review #130 HD

WELCOME BACK TO THE WHISKY COUCH With GUSTAV MULLER as your host Also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thewhiskycouch/?ref=br_tf Also on Instagram http://instagram.com/thewhiskycouch PORT CHARLOTTE SCOTTISH BARLEY THE DISTILLERY The Bruichladdich distillery was founded 1881, is situated on the banks of Loch Indaal, Islay, off the South West coast of Scotland and is owned by drinks giant Rémy Cointreau. THIS WHISKY NAS Single malt from the Bruichladdich distillery, distilled from heavily peated barley (40ppm) and matured in carefully chosen oak casks. ABV 50% Non-Chill filtered and natural colour COLOUR Yellow gold NOSE Peat smoke, earthy, damp forest notes, oak, lemon, sea salt, malt, vanilla TASTE Sweet vanilla, toffee, caramel, citrus, lemon, oily barbeque fire smoke, sea salt, pepper, smooth FINISH Warm, salty & briny, oak spices, hints of sweet vanilla WITH WATER: Nose: earthy peat Taste: sweet then salty & smoky SUMMARY: sweet peat fire mixed with salty ocean mist COMMENT: very enjoyable but not as good as the PC Islay barley that I tasted at the distillery PRICE: … $55 … £45 … R900 (South Africa) FOOD PAIRING RECOMMENDATIONS Lindt Excellence Lime Intense Dark Chocolate OR oak smoked salmon/trout pate on crackers OR smoked trout fish bites OR prawns or shrimps fried in lemon butter sauce To comply with Google Adsense policy this video is an independent and unbiased whisky review based on personal opinion only. It is not an advertisement to sell the product.