Description
A rare 40-year-old single cask single malt distilled at Port Ellen in 1979 and matured in refill Sherry puncheon #7236 before being bottled at natural cask strength in 2019 by Gordon & MacPhail for their prestigious Private Collection.
Port Ellen
Port Ellen Private Collection 40 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Cask #7236, 1979, Gordon & MacPhail, 54.7%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
N.A
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- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 40 Years
- Vintage
- 1979
- Bottled
- 2019
- ABV
- 54.7%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Port Ellen
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- Yes
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- 7236
- 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
- 407
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Wooden box
- Series highlights
- Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection
- Historical context
- Pre-closure Port Ellen distillate (distillery closed in 1983)
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Rich aromas of sun-ripened red apple with delicate sweet spice, notes of strawberry liquorice, tangy citrus elements, and subtle smoked kipper.
- Palate
- Intense crushed black pepper followed by flavours of baked apple, traces of fresh orange entwined with mature oak, and a slight herbal edge.
- Finish
- Long and sweet with whisps of peat smoke.