Description
An independent bottling of single malt Scotch whisky distilled in 1979 at the closed Port Ellen distillery on Islay and bottled in 2014 at 46% ABV by Gordon & MacPhail for their Rare Old series as Lot RO/14/01, limited to 610 bottles.
Port Ellen
Port Ellen Rare Old 35 Year Old, Sherry Cask, Lot No. RO/14/01, 1979, Gordon & MacPhail, 46%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
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Average Score
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LatestSGD 1,625
HighSGD 1,625
LowSGD 1,625
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- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 35 Years
- Vintage
- 1979
- Bottled
- 2014
- ABV
- 46%
- Volume
- 70cl
- Distillery
- Port Ellen
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- Lot No. RO/14/01
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- N.A
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- Yes
- Bottle count
- 610
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Presentation box
- Series highlights
- Rare Old
- Historical context
- Distilled prior to the permanent closure of Port Ellen distillery in 1983.
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Subtle sherry influences with hints of beeswax polish, charred oak, and underlying peppered kipper notes.
- Palate
- Peat smoke with a touch of black pepper, accompanied by sweet fruit flavours of green apples, pear, and lime.
- Finish
- Long, smoky, and warming with lingering embers, coastal sea salt, and dry oak.