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Port Ellen 27 Year Old, Refill Butt Cask, Cask #DMG 6101, 1983, Douglas McGibbon, 46%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen 27 Year Old, Refill Butt Cask, Cask #DMG 6101, 1983, Douglas McGibbon, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 30
Average Score
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Description

An Islay distillery that developed a cult status following its closure by Distillery Company in 1983. Originally only providing fillings for blends, its single had become hugely sought-after by the turn of the 21st century, so much so in fact that it was re-opened again by Diageo in 2024. This particular expression is a 27-year-old single malt from Port Ellen, distilled in 1983 and bottled in 2010 by independent bottler Douglas McGibbon as part of their Provenance series. It is presented at 46% ABV and is unchillfiltered with natural color.

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Region
Islay
Age
27 Years
Vintage
1983
Bottled
2010
ABV
46%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Refill Butt
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Douglas McGibbon
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
DMG 6101
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Tube
Series highlights
Provenance
Historical context
Port Ellen distillery closed in 1983, the vintage year.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Classic south shore Islay with sooty, smoky, medicinal, and briny notes, alongside sweetness like powdered sugar, cool stony and mossy mountain stream, berry notes (blueberry pancakes), fresh mint, and maple syrup.
Palate
Remarkable, very smoky with forest floor, moss, cool stone, decaying wood, gentle metallic brininess, engine oil, soot, charred wood, rich, savory juiciness (ripe peach), and amazing sweetness. Initially dry fore-taste runs to pepperiness, softened by cask characteristics.
Finish
Long, graphite, woodsmoke, gentle, mellow, balanced. Archetypal old leather from Port Ellen, tinged late by seaweed and iodine.
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