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Port Ellen Old & Rare Platinum Selection 28 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1978, Douglas Laing, 56.1%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen Old & Rare Platinum Selection 28 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1978, Douglas Laing, 56.1%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 66
Average Score
N.A
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Description

A premium line of single cask Scotch whisky bottlings inroduced by Douglas Laing & Co in 2001. It was reserved for the company's best stocks and this ethos has been retained by Hunter Laing & Co which acquired the rights to the brand in 2013 and still produces it today. An Islay distillery that developed a cult status following its closure by Distillery Company in 1983. Originally only providing f ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Mar 9, 2026SGD 2,260.76
Region
Islay
Age
28 Years
Vintage
1978
Bottled
2006
ABV
56.1%
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
N.A
Bottle count
212
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Wooden box
Series highlights
Old & Rare Platinum Selection
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Bottled for The Whisky Shop
Allocation
The Whisky Shop
Nose
Mellow, reserved and lightly drying, with faint prickle, The top notes are of ash, suggesting an empty grate with wood ash, and maritime, with hints of rock salt and dry seaweed, beneath which another smoky note suggests a faded coal sack. It becomes sweeter in the development, with hints of buttery fudge. All these aromas are discreet and fragile. A drop of water brings up more classic coal smoke.
Palate
Smoothly oily and mouth-filling in texture, with the classic Port Ellen balance of sweetness, saltiness and smoke richly expressed in a surprisingly sweet taste to start, which becomes salty in mid-palate, finishing with light spice and billows of fragrant smoke. Adding a drop of water favours the sweetness, while the spice soon returns.
Finish
Long and peppery-smoky, with an attractively spicy edge and a tongue-tingling aftertaste. With water, the aftertaste takes a cooling slant, with a trace of linseed oil.
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