From a single refill butt #4808 bottled in December 2008.

Absolute head on Islay... dry, phenolic and smoked. The palate is sweetly peated now, chewy with soft leather and smoke. The finish carries iodine, pepper, ash and more leather.

Port Ellen

Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 and whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site and participates in the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11th Release.