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Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice 15 Year Old, 1979, Gordon & MacPhail, 40%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice 15 Year Old, 1979, Gordon & MacPhail, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 30
Average Score
Avg 89
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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. Perhaps one of Scotland's most important whisky companies, Gordon & MacPhail is a historic blender, independen ... This Port Ellen 1979 was bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for their Connoisseurs Choice series in 1994.

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Whisky Online AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 16, 2026SGD 1,280.71
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Region
Islay
Age
15 Years
Vintage
1979
Bottled
1994
ABV
40%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
N.A
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Connoisseurs Choice
Historical context
From a closed distillery (Port Ellen closed in 1983)
Special release
Italian Market Exclusive (Meregalli Import)
Allocation
Italy
Nose
Dry peat, dried grass and hay, oily and salty notes, heady flowers, salty hydrocarbon, almond milk, roasted malt, royal jelly, sage, herbs, licorice.
Palate
Abundance of peat notes, soft and smooth texture, sweet, dry appetising saltiness, building black pepper spiciness, dark fruit, salted caramel, smoked meat, iodine, toffee, saline.
Finish
Long, drying, elegantly smoky, peppery heat, lingering smoke, oily layers of rubber, fruit, hay, wood.
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