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Port Charlotte The Heretic Feis Ile 2018 'The Last of the First' 17 Year Old, American Whiskey, Rum & French Wine Cask, 2018, 55.9%
Port Charlotte

Port Charlotte The Heretic Feis Ile 2018 'The Last of the First' 17 Year Old, American Whiskey, Rum & French Wine Cask, 2018, 55.9%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 13
Average Score
Avg 91
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Description

This heavily peated whisky from Bruichladdich is generally peated to 40ppm and is distilled in the same tall stills resulting in a spirit that has both power and elegance. Created to commemorate the Lochindaal distillery, originally called Port Charlotte, which closed in 1929, it was the first spirit distilled by the Murray McDavid team in 2001. The Heretic 55.9% ABV / 70cl. This is a distillery exclusive for its Fèis Ìle 2018 open day, a marriage of the last five casks filled during the first year of Bruichladdich's Port Charlotte production in 2001, hence the name 'The Last of the First'. The casks previously held American whiskey, rum, and fine French wine. A total of 1,300 bottles were filled.

Change-6.8%
LatestSGD 297
HighSGD 318
LowSGD 256
SGD 326SGD 300SGD 274SGD 249Price (SGD)Observed dateFeb 8Jun 1Jun 8Feb 8 - SGD 318 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Feb 8, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 256 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026Jun 1 - SGD 291 - European Whisky Auctions - Jun 1, 2026Jun 8 - SGD 297 - Whisky Auctioneer - Jun 8, 2026

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Listed value is based on sold auction prices and inclusive of auction fees (not including tax and shipping).

Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jun 8, 2026SGD 296.72
European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jun 1, 2026SGD 290.93
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 12, 2026SGD 256.06
Region
Islay
Age
17 Years
Vintage
2001
Bottled
2018
ABV
55.9%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Charlotte
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
American Whiskey, Rum & French Wine
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
40
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Adam Hannett
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
1300
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Presentation bottle with branded packaging
Series highlights
Feis Ile 2018, The Last of the First
Historical context
2001 was the first year Port Charlotte was made; this was the last of the first distillate.
Special release
Feis Ile 2018, Distillery Exclusive
Allocation
Distillery exclusive / Fèis Ìle festival allocation
Nose
Sweet, wine, warm peat smoke, forest fruits, exotic fruit, wet wood, varnish, citrusy, grassy, earthy, sea breeze, sour milk, sweet cereals, carbolic peat, lemon, bacon fat, smoked sardines, butterscotch, camphor, menthol, apples, tobacco, dry earth, weathered oak, old fashioned candy cigarettes.
Palate
Light, dry, peat smoke, white pepper, forest fruit, citrus fruit, wine, green fruit, wet wood, grassy, earthy, sweet smoke, cracked pepper, sugarcane sweetness (rum cask influence), medium-bodied, orchard fruits, lemon candies, acrylic paint, wild mint, camphor, clove cigarettes, peppery, slightly bitter, ashy, sooty, medicinal notes, nutty, cereals, vanilla (ex-bourbon), salty, tarry.
Finish
Medium length, peat smoke, dried spices, white peppercorns, long, ashy, earth, wispy smoke, medicinal herbs, salt, tar, coffee, oak.
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