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Duncan Taylor 40 Year Old Port Ellen 1983
Experience the ultimate in whisky indulgence with the Duncan Taylor 1983 40 Year Old Distilled at Port Ellen Distillery. This exceptional single malt whisky has been matured in a sherry oak cask for four decades, resulting in a rich and complex flavor profile. Distilled on March 16th, 1983, and bottled on April 11th, 2023, this whisky comes from cask number 667 and is one of just 216 bottles produced.
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Gordon & Macphail the Recollection Series No. 2 42 Year Port Ellen Distillery
The Recollection Series is a series of rare single malts to celebrate the character of closed or long-time silent distilleries. Aged 42 years in oak casks. Carefully matured in our own casks with spirit entrusted to us from Port Ellen Distillery.
Filled: 1981
Bottled: 2023
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Port Ellen 1978 Prima & Ultima Collection 43 Year Old
Brands, Port Ellen, Prima & Ultima Collection, Whisky/Whiskey, Scotch Whisky, Single Malt Scotch, AlcoholThis vanishingly rare example of an exceptional Port Ellen, richly expressive after forty-three years, comes from the last four precious American Oak Hogsheads from 1978. Created by and tended to by Iain MacArthur, who filled the last cask at Port Ellen in 1983, this rare malt established the character of the distillery celebrated by connoisseurs to this day.
TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Deep gold, rich amber. Fine, light beading, Good viscous legs.
Body: Medium to full.
Nose: Mellow, reserved and lightly drying, with faint prickle, The top notes are of ash, suggesting an empty grate with wood ash, and maritime, with hints of rock salt and dry seaweed, beneath which another smoky note suggests a faded coal sack. It becomes sweeter in the development, with hints of buttery fudge. All these aromas are discreet and fragile. A drop of water brings up more classic coal smoke.
Palate: Smoothly oily and mouth-filling in texture, with the classic Port Ellen balance of sweetness, saltiness and smoke richly expressed in a surprisingly sweet taste to start, which becomes salty in mid-palate, finishing with light spice and billows of fragrant smoke. Adding a drop of water favours the sweetness, while the spice soon returns.
Finish: Long and peppery-smoky, with an attractively spicy edge and a tongue-tingling aftertaste. With water, the aftertaste takes a cooling slant, with a trace of linseed oil.
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Port Ellen 1980 Prima & Ultima Third Release
Brands, Port Ellen, Prima & Ultima Collection, Whisky/Whiskey, Scotch Whisky, Single Malt Scotch, AlcoholThis prized piece of history is the oldest Port Ellen ever to be released, filled in the year the Queen visited the Port Ellen maltings. It comes from the two very last casks of 1980 which lived all their days on Islay.
Selected by Dr Craig Wilson, Port Ellen 1980 is one of eight carefully curated whiskies in the third instalment of the Prima & Ultima series. This whisky of majestic quality is rich and smooth with notes of brine and dry seaweed on the nose. This very special Port Ellen is a perfect balance of sweet, salty, and smoky, with a long, lightly peaty finish.
TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Bright, clear 9ct gold. Good beading, copious legs.
Body: Medium to full.
Nose: A fresh nose, with some prickle closing the aroma initially; lightly drying. The initial impression is lightly medicinal, becoming more maritime as it opens with hints of brine, sea-breeze, dry seaweed or boat varnish. Lightly smoky, with hints of spun honey.
Palate: Rich, smooth and lightly oily in texture. Starts sweet, quickly seasoned with a shake of salt and pepper.
Finish: A long, gently warming and very lightly peaty finish, slightly mouth-cooling, with smoke lingering in the aftertaste.
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Port Ellen 40 Years Old
$7,899.99Port Ellen 40 Years Old was created out of nine ‘rogue’ casks and tasting notes include aromas of burnt tangerine skin, mild smoke, roasted coffee and ripe peach skin. On the palate thee is much more pronounced bonfire smoke, pipe tobacco, leather and wood spice, leading to a long, wispy smoke finish.
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Port Ellen Gemini 44 Year Old Original Cask
The light of Islay shines brightly still. As Port Ellen awakens. A legacy spirit, untouched reveals what time has distilled.