Port Ellen 27 Year Old 1978 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single sherry butt expression of the lost Scottish distillery. Bottled 2006 by Douglas Laing & Co. for the Old & Rare Platinum series. 396 numbered bottles. Port Ellen Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 & whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site & participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11th Release. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe & James Fox was paid £428 for his work. Robustly & distinctly sherried on the nose, it is only on 'opening' that its salty & maritime heritage is revealed, so what a surprise on the palate when the phenolic qualities of Islay impact massively, combined with ginger & all manor of tongue-tingling spices together with the sherry frutifeousness. The finish is long, smoky & spicy, with the typical Port Ellen leathery characteristics. ...

Port Ellen 27 Year Old single malt Scotch. From a single refill hogshead cask 6702. 27 year old distilled in the final year of distillation at Port Ellen distillery bottled for the Old Malt Cask series. Distilled March 1983 & bottled November 2010. Port Ellen Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 & whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site & participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11th Release. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe & James Fox was paid £428 for his work. Nose: A smoking malt kiln, a sweet camphor style & flamed lemon peel. Palate: Still sweet runs to a “ Fisherman’s Friend” quality & smoking embers. Finish: Long & carries a burnt cocoa chocolate style & sweet liquorice. ...

Single refill butt cask 6101. 27 year old from the final year of distillation at Port Ellen distillery. Distilled Spring 1983 & bottled Spring 2010. Port Ellen Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 & whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site & participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11th Release. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe & James Fox was paid £428 for his work. The nose is fresh & clean, developing to a salty, oceanic style & runs to sweet smoke & burnt citrus peel. The palate is well balanced between sweet & smokey elements, then a mentholated quality appears which carries to a soft tar character. The finish is long, sweetly smoked with a salty, leathery quality. ...

Single cask 672. Distilled March 1983 & bottled May 2010. Only 258 numbered bottles for the Duncan Taylor Rarest of the Rare series. MAXIMUM 1 BOTTLE PER ADDRESS Port Ellen Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 & whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site & participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11th Release. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe & James Fox was paid £428 for his work. No tasting notes at present. ...

Port Ellen 28 Yea Old 1982 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Matured in a refill sherry butt & bottled 2010 by Gordon & Mac Phail for the  Connoisseurs Choice series. ...

Old & Rare Platinum selection. Single sherry butt twenty-eight year old Port Ellen from the final year of distillation at lost Islay distillery. Distilled March 1983 & bottled October 2011. 227 numbered bottles. Port Ellen Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 & whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site & participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11th Release. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe & James Fox was paid £428 for his work. Opens with a spicy, leather character & runs to nuts, dried fruit & a light ashy style. Initially the palate is round & mellow with flames/burnt orange peel before rich smoke develops with a burned polished wood style. The finish is LONG with ashes – soft tar – salty liquorice – sweet peat smoke going on & on… ...

Port Ellen 29 Year Old 1978 vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. 8th Annual Release bottled 2008. limited edition of 6, ...

Port Ellen 30 Year Old 1983 Vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single refill hogshead 10124 expression of the lost Scottish distillery bottled December 2013 by Douglas Laing & Co. for the Director's Cut series. 102 bottles. ...

Port Ellen 30 Year Old  Douglas Laing 60th  Anniversary Islay single malt Scotch whiskey. 1979 vintage single refill hogshead bottles 2009. This, the fourth release of the series is a 30 year old Port Ellen presented in a special gold embossed wooden box. The bottle & packaging are simply stunning. 234 numbered bottles. ...

Port Ellen 30 Year Old Douglas Laing 60th Anniversary Islay single malt Scotch whisky. 1979 vintage single refill hogshead bottles 2009. This, the fourth release of the series is a 30 year old Port Ellen presented in a special gold embossed wooden box. The bottle & packaging are simply stunning. 234 numbered bottles. Port Ellen Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 & whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site & participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt & Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11th Release. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe & James Fox was paid £428 for his work. No tasting notes at present. ...