Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1978 14th Annual Release (2014)
Bottle Information
Tasting Notes
Distilled in the distillery’s penultimate production year and laid down in a mix of carefully selected refill American-oak hogsheads and refill European-oak butts, this venerable single malt was drawn at natural cask strength for Diageo’s revered annual series. Only 2,964 individually numbered bottles emerged, capturing Port Ellen’s unmistakable tar-laden peat now mellowed into layers of citrus oil, polished oak, saline toffee and maritime spice—an era-defining dram from a distillery lost since 1983.
Why We Think You’ll Love It
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Refill American & European oak marry creamy vanilla, bright citrus and subtle sherry warmth with Port Ellen’s medicinal peat.
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35 years of dunnage maturation transform robust smoke into layers of honeyed resin, mahogany depth and refined maritime nuance.
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Bottled at natural cask strength (non-chill-filtered, natural colour) for undiluted body, aroma and authenticity.
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Part of the cult-status Annual Release series—this 14ᵗʰ edition limited to 2,964 bottles, a must-have for collectors and peat aficionados.
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Exemplifies Port Ellen’s legendary balance of tarry smoke, orchard brightness and polished oak at mature, contemplative age.
Pour a measure of this historic Port Ellen and savour an unforgettable union of coastal peat, refined oak richness and time-honed elegance—an extraordinary whisky that echoes the spirit of a lost Islay giant long after the final sip.
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