OB PC6 61.6% - Port Charlotte

[Willie JJ]

OB Port Charlotte PC6 61.6%

Colour : Winter Pee
Nose : Full on. Kippers and peat-reek. Salty Anchovies. Apples stewed over a peat fire. Water really brings out the fruit.
Palate : Leathery and intense. Creosote. A peat fire in an old time hospital ward.
Finish : New wood. Very resinous and drying. Gets you chewing though. Easier to live with when it has a spot of water.

Comment : I like this stuff, but that's just me I guess. Its still pretty unruly and has some sharp corners that need smoothing, but its full on drinking. You're in no doubt that this is young and stupid. Water (a tiny amount) makes it behave a little, but I think it loses its charm. Drink it neat and relish the peat.

[les taylor]

Thanks Willie.

Are we to add our notes to Willie's is that the idea? Or do we start a new topic?


We had a taste of PC6 on saturday with some notes.

[Nick Brown]

If it's the same bottling, then post here. If it's a different bottling then start a new thread.

[TheTross]

Nose: Um, peaty. Also a touch rubbery, with a little eucalyptus and honey. Faintly spirity. A little smoke here too. Peppery and something slightly burnt/sulphurous (matchstick). Quite sweet, but that's presumably due to the alcohol. A tiny amount of butyric acid? Also fairly salty. Something fruity too, but I can't say what. Very bitter dark chocolate (the 99% cocoa stuff). Also some fish. Very smooth for its ABV, and doesn't behave like young whisky (very few new spirit notes, for example). With water, bigger fruity and chocolaty (good-quality milk chocolate) notes appear and the raw peat subsides, though it's obviously still present. Becomes a little minty too. Too much water makes it soapy.

Palate: Yep, it's peaty alright, but also fairly fruity. A little rubber here as well, and it becomes a little cheek-drying. Very fizzy after a few seconds, and hurts the tongue after a few more! Water please... ok, the immediate whack of peat is dulled and it becomes more rubbery and smoother, but it still hurts the tongue a little! Not much more is revealed. Again, becomes too soapy if too much water is added.

Finish: Powerful! Peaty, earthy, smoky and then huge notes of... paint? Or is it white spirit? Yes, something akin to white spirit! Becomes more fruity after a few seconds, but the peat lingers for a while. Also notes of steriliser (baby-bottle, home-brew wine barrel etc). Water just delays the appearance of the white spirit-ish note.


This is a real eye opener. At 40ppm it's peaty, but not quite as much as I was expecting. The nose is fantastic, really complex for a six-year-old and surprisingly balanced. The palate is quite simple in comparison, but extremely drinkable. The finish is odd, with the big white spirit-ish note slightly worrying from a first-taste point of view, but somehow it works once you know it's coming. Can take a lot of water, though obviously the raw power disappears.