Port Ellen

Port Ellen 14th Annual Release 35 Year Old, American & European Oak Cask, 2014, 56.5%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 51
Average Score
Avg 93
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Description

They say you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. The story of Port Ellen distillery on Islay certainly embodies that adage. Opened in 1824, Port Ellen was managed in its early days by 21 year old John Ramsay (imagine running a distillery at 21!). A shrewd businessman, Ramsay became a partner in the steamer boat company that made supply runs between the island and the city of Glasgow. This n ...

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Region
Islay
Age
35 Years
Vintage
1978
Bottled
2014
ABV
56.5%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
American & European Oak Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
14th Release
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
2964
Has box
Yes
Closure
Natural cork stopper
Presentation
Bottle with box
Series highlights
Diageo Special Releases
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Limited Edition
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Peaty, toasty, buttery, faint chocolate, citrus, smoke, oily, mint, vanilla, charred oak, hazelnut, brine, floral, green apple, hay, leather, coastal salinity.
Palate
Pepper, spice, smoked meaty nuttiness, ginger, citrus, dark chocolate, rich, honeyed, maritime salt, lime and ginger marmalade, charred driftwood, briny treacle, liquorice root, cracked pepper, candied citrus zest, nutty, wood smoke, dark jam, cocoa, stewed tropical fruits, wood varnish, cranberries, ruby grapes, chocolate strawberries, blackcurrants, smoked bonito, molten liquorice, peppermint, chilli flakes, vanilla cream, roasted nuts, cherries, malt, coal fire smoke.
Finish
Long, crushed mint leaves, ginger, wood smoke, dry, smoky, allspice, cocoa, lingering ember-like peat, salted caramel, polished oak spice, mineral salinity, crisp ginger, citrus, fresh menthol, drying oaky wood smoke, red fruits, torched liquorice sticks, peat smoke, tropical fruits, spice, bitterness from oak, charcoal, tar, sea salt.
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