Port Ellen 16 Year Old Independent Bottling

Port Ellen 39 Year Old 1978 Untold Stories – The Spirit Safe

Let me start with the fact that this new Port Ellen will cost around 5.000 EUR, which is out of this world. You do get a fantastic packaging which is a metaphor for the spirit safe, which was first installed at Port Ellen. So you need two keys to get to the whisky, which is also a nod to the aforementioned apparatus. It is the oldest Port Ellen to...

Score 95/100

Pe2 Elements of Islay

The original Pe1, has gotten quite a reputation, and the follow up release has been highly anticipated, now with the release of the Pe2, selling out in just around 24 hours, does it live up to the hype? Nose: A light sherry sweetness, coupled with chocolate notes, good amounts of light wood smoke. It’s got a definite dirty earthiness to it. Quite...

Score 90/100

Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1982 Signatory 30th Anniversary

On December 7th I joined a tremendous Signatory 30th Anniversary Tasting. I drove two hours, but who wouldn’t for this kind of tasting? The last whisky in the line-up was this 35 years old Port Ellen. I had been a while since I last tasted a Port Ellen and did not want to miss this opportunity. Delicious nose on sweet, smoky malt, chalk and jute,...

Score 92/100

Port Ellen 1979 30 Year Old 9th Release (2009)

This 9th release from 2009 was one of the last official Port Ellen that was released with a somewhat normal price tag at the start. But that does not mean you can still find it at said price, of course. I will not start a debate on whether or not it is worth the 800 EUR it commands today, but I am quite sure it is pretty good. The nose shows all...

Score 93/100