Port Ellen (silent) Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (35cl) 15 Year Old · 1980 Vintage

Colour

Dark amber with mahogany depth and a warm coppery halo, touched by honey-gold reflections.

Nose

Raw maritime peat dominates: smoky notes, iodine, and sea-salt brine swirl with tar and lacquered wood. Subtle dried fruit and a touch of sherry sweetness peek through, carried by a fierce, high-strength warmth. A quintessential Port Ellen nose, taut, coastal, and time-stamped by its cask-strength vigor.

Palate

Powerful peat and coastal brine cloak the palate with an oily, viscous mouthfeel. Dried fig and prune join dark chocolate, espresso and orange zest; clove and black pepper sting beneath a warming, high-alcohol glow. Sherry-edged oak deepens the fruit and smoke, delivering a long, maritime finish of coal, iodine and refined heat.

Finish

Powerful, smoke-kissed with a marine edge, the finish lingers like a slow sea breeze. Peat, iodine and cracked pepper deepen into dark chocolate, dried fruit, and a whisper of sherry-soaked oak that coats the palate and fades to a warm, resinous glow.