Port Ellen (silent) 12th Release Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 32 Year Old · 1979 Vintage

70cl · 52.5% ABV
£4,499.95

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HTFW Cat. No: LP2700

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The 12th release of Port Ellen from the annual limited Diageo releases for 2012.

Distilled in 1979 and bottled at 32 years old and bottled at 52.5% ABV.

And as ever these bottles are almost impossible to obtain and their prices are continuously climbing with only 2964 bottles released.

Another stunning release from this iconic lost distillery.

Product Details

Distillery/Brand Port Ellen (silent)
Region Islay
Age 32 year old
Alcohol ABV 52.5% ABV
Vintage 1979
Year Bottled 2012
Cask Wood Type Oak Oak
Number Bottled 2964
Country Scotland
Packaging Original Box

Tasting Notes

Colour

Deep amber with copper-gold highlights and a mahogany edge.

Nose

Boggy, mossy peat folds into tarry oil notes, woven with seaweed and a chili-flake heat, punctuated by coastal salinity and damp earth.

Palate

Seaweed on a barbecue, briny and smoky with a chilli-flake oil glow; tarry coal-peat coats the palate as a vegetal note of roasted green peppers emerges, finishing with a hint of charred meat.

Finish

Long maritime finish with a kiss of sweetness and citrus zest, intertwining tarry seaweed, brine and oily coastal notes. Peppercorn heat lingers, joined by a chili-like warmth that expands before slowly fading into a sustained, coastal finale.

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Port Ellen (silent)
(Port-Ellen) As far as many people are concerned, Port Ellen is one of the great lost distilleries of Scotland. Port Ellen Whisky was founded in 1825 on the south shore of Port Ellen Islay by A. K. Mackay & Co. Closed in 1983 after being mothballed between 1930 and 1967. And with three Islay distilleries on the hands of the owners Port Ellen was the one to close with Caol Ila and Lagavulin surviving the 1980s closures.
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