Port Ellen (silent) The McGibbon's Provenance Single Malt Scotch Whisky 25 Year Old · 1983 Vintage

70cl · 46% ABV

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HTFW Cat. No: LP4663
Single Cask

Established in 1948, Douglas Laing is a proudly independent, family owned Scotch Whisky business in its third generation. Over 70 years of heritage have helped them to refine their processes, and deliver Whisky that is consistently exceptional in its offering.

Product Details

Distillery/Brand Port Ellen (silent)
Region Islay
Age 25 year old
Alcohol ABV 46% ABV
Vintage 1983
Year Bottled 2008
Cask Wood Type Sherry
Cask Number 4717
Country of Origin Scotland
Packaging Original Box

Tasting Notes

Colour

Deep burnished amber with a coppery glow and mahogany-tinged edges.

Nose

Bold peat smoke leads, braided with sea-salt and iodine—a briny breeze over ash and kelp. Dried raisins and fig mingle with red fruits from the sherry, tempered by leather, vanilla and subtle spice, yielding a polished, coastal warmth that lingers.

Palate

Oil-rich and mouth-coating, it opens with coastal peat and sea-salt, then unfolds into sherry-driven fruit—fig, raisin, and dark chocolate—interwoven with cocoa and espresso. Spicy oak adds warmth, a lift of citrus zest keeps it vibrant, and the finish lingers with medicinal smoke, iodine, and a final whisper of ash.

Finish

Long, smoky finish framed by coastal peat and gentle salt. Sherry-cask warmth threads through dark chocolate, fig, and leather, evolving as the smoke lingers and finally settles into warm oak and ember.

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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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