Taste a vanished Islay icon in all its sherried glory with Port Ellen 28 Year Old – 1982 Vintage, Gordon & MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice. Distilled in the final years before Port Ellen closed (1983) and laid down in a single refill Sherry butt, this whisky slumbered for nearly three decades before G&M bottled it for the Connoisseurs Choice series in 2010. Presented at 46 % ABV (non-chill-filtered, natural colour), the release captures Port Ellen’s hallmark tarry peat now intertwined with polished mahogany, dark fruit and coastal spice—a rare window into Islay history.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

• Single refill Sherry butt marries Port Ellen’s maritime peat with nuanced dried-fruit sweetness and mellow oak.

• 28 years of dunnage-warehouse slumber transform robust smoke into layered complexity and polished elegance.

• Bottled at 46 % ABV, non-chill-filtered and natural colour—preserving full body, aroma and authentic mahogany hue.

• From the closed Port Ellen distillery—an increasingly scarce opportunity for collectors and peat lovers.

• Part of Gordon & MacPhail’s revered “Connoisseurs Choice” range—renowned for showcasing distilleries at their most expressive.

Pour a measure of this distinguished Port Ellen and savour an unforgettable union of coastal peat, decadent sherry richness and time-honed sophistication—an Islay legend reborn in every luxurious sip.