Description
A 1978 vintage 27 year old expression of Closed Port Ellen distillery. This release was bottled 2006 by Douglas Laing as part of their Old & Rare Platinum Selection.
Port Ellen
Port Ellen Old & Rare Platinum Selection 27 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1978, Douglas Laing, 54.8%
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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
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Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 30, 2026SGD 2,719.07
- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 27 Years
- Vintage
- 1978
- Bottled
- 2006
- ABV
- 54.8%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Port Ellen
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- 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
- 396
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- N.A
- Presentation
- Wooden box
- Series highlights
- Old & Rare Platinum Selection
- Historical context
- Closed distillery (closed in 1983)
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Robustly sherried with salty and maritime notes, hints of ginger and spices. Also molasses cookies, smoked peach, tobacco, green banana, and brownies.
- Palate
- Massively phenolic Islay impact with ginger, spices, and sherry fruitiness. Earthy tobacco, dry apple, nectarine turnover, red licorice, bubblegum, and grassy vanilla ice cream.
- Finish
- Long, smoky, and spicy with typical Port Ellen leathery characteristics. Smoky mushroom, peppercorn sauce, hazelnut cream, fresh stone baked crackers, caramel, nori, and anise cookies.