Port Charlotte and Islay's "Middle Child Syndrome" (WhiskyCast Episode 701: May 27, 2018)

Bruichladdich's Port Charlotte single malt lies in between the
distillery's namesake unpeated whiskies and its Octomore heavily
peated malts, and Bruichladdich CEO Douglas Taylor admits the
range has suffered from "middle child syndrome" in recent years.
As part of Bruichladdich's open day today during the annual Islay
Festival of Malt & Music, Port Charlotte is getting some
much-needed attention. There's a new Port Charlotte 10-year-old
that will be available worldwide, a new 2011 Islay Barley
bottling, and an end to "hand-me-down" bottles and packaging. On
WhiskyCast In-Depth, we'll talk with Douglas Taylor about the
upgrade, along with growing concerns on Islay about the Scotch
Whisky industry's impact on the island. In the news, another
deadline is approaching in the ongoing trade dispute between the
U.S. and the European Union, while Sazerac's plans for a new
distillery in Tennessee have gotten the green light. We'll also
have tasting notes for a couple of whiskies that take spice - and
the score for one - to a new level.