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Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1979 Vintage Islay single malt Scotch whisky. Single cask refill hogshead #10355 expression of the lost Scottish distillery bottled June 2014 by Douglas Laing & Co. for the Director's Cut series. 162 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. 

NOSE: FDL’s favourite! Elegant, sweet earthiness with seaweed, boat oil & an Atlantic sea-salt tang.

PALATE: Wonderfully balanced with peat smoke, a citrus ‘zing’, barley & a milkly hot chocolate depth.

FINISH: Long with a distinct sweet-smoke character, rock salt + a mushroom earthiness.

Bottle Information

Bottler: Douglas Laing & Co.
Cask Type: refill hogshead
Cask #: #10355
ABV: 51.10%
Type: Single Malt Scotch
Region: Islay
Age: 35 Year Old
Vintage: 1979
Volume: 70cl
Port Ellen
Cask #10355

Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1979 Director's Cut

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