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Port Ellen 15 Year Old 1979 Vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Casks #1873-75 distilled 13th March 1979 and bottled July 1994 by Sigatory Vintage.

1,020 numbered bottles.

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 Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11thRelease. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe and James Fox was paid £428 for his work. 

Bottle Information

Bottler: Signatory Vintage
Cask Type: casks
Cask #: #1873-75
ABV: 43.00%
Type: Single Malt Scotch
Region: Islay
Age: 15 Year Old
Vintage: 1979
Volume: 70cl
Port Ellen
Cask #1873-75

Port Ellen 15 Year Old 1979 Signatory

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