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Port Ellen The Old Malt Cask Advance Sample 24 Year Old, Refill Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #704, DL 669, 1979, Douglas Laing, 60.6%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen The Old Malt Cask Advance Sample 24 Year Old, Refill Sherry Butt Cask, Cask #704, DL 669, 1979, Douglas Laing, 60.6%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 51
Average Score
N.A
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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. *

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Region
Islay
Age
24 Years
Vintage
1979
Bottled
2004
ABV
60.6%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Sherry Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing
Peated
Heavily Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
704
Batch
DL 669
PPM
35
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
98-130 hours
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
564
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork with capsule
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
The Old Malt Cask
Historical context
Port Ellen distillery closed in 1983 and reopened in 2024, making whiskies from the closed period highly sought after.
Special release
Advance Sample
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Coastal, aromatic with hints of lime peel, fresh herbs, and caramelised oranges. Features a firm medicinal footprint, beach sand, seaweed, ginger, and soft peat smoke.
Palate
Sweet and rich with umami, tarry old ropes, beeswax, lemon curd, honey, allspice, and cardamom. Big ashy notes and a thick plume of oily wood smoke.
Finish
Long and complex, with hints of salted butter, herbs, cold ashes, mineral oils, and smoky notes.
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