Port Ellen (silent) Signatory Vintage Single Malt Scotch Whisky 23 Year Old · 1979 Vintage

Colour

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

Nose

Powerful maritime peat and iodine rise from the glass, wrapped in coastal smoke. Beneath, sherry-dark fruit—prune, fig, raisin—emerge with cocoa, leather, and a touch of spice. A seaborne, opulent nose that speaks to 23 years in a single cask.

Palate

Opulent, full-bodied whisky with dense peat smoke and coastal iodine, lifted by rich sherry sweetness. Dried fig and cherry mingle with dark chocolate, leather, and espresso, all wrapped in a waxy, mouth-coating texture. The finish is long and maritime, with charcoal, tobacco, and a lingering peppery warmth.

Finish

Long, satin-smooth finish; peat and sea breeze linger with sherry sweetness, revealing dark fruit, cocoa and orange zest. The warmth grows slowly, tapering to a refined ember of smoke and spice, leaving a coastal, tobacco-tinged afterglow that lingers gracefully.