Port Charlotte 18 years 2026 Release – 52,3%

Eighteen years of slow maturation on Islay, where salty air and time lend depth to Port Charlotte’s powerful peat smoke.

The 2026 edition of Port Charlotte 18 showcases this heavily peated single malt in its most uncompromising form—rich, smoky, and deeply elegant.

Made from 100% Scottish barley and matured entirely on Islay, the whisky’s cask profile lends depth and sophistication. First-fill bourbon, second-fill sherry, virgin oak, and Côtes du Rhône red wine casks each leave their mark – sweetness, spice, and subtle fruit overlay Port Charlotte’s unmistakable dry peat smoke. Part of the sherry-matured whisky spent five years in first-fill Côtes du Rhône red wine casks before maturing for a further two years in second-fill bourbon casks, lending complexity and balance to the final composition.