Port Ellen 1979 28 Year Old Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Port Ellen 24 Year Old 1982 Douglas of Drumlanrig

In 2014 – an eternity ago in my experience – I already tasted a Port Ellen that was bottled by Douglas or Drumlanrig . However, it was a 27-year-old from 1983, bottled in 2010. The one that is now in the glass was distilled a year earlier and bottled three years earlier. It is therefore slightly younger and yet it is at a much lower ABV (49%...

Score 87/100

Port Ellen That Boutique-y Whisky Company - Port Ellen batch #1

Nose: Lemon pie, with whiffs of leather (you are right there Ben!), with gentle smoke, salt and dust, quite briny. Palate: Very similar to the nose with the smoke, and lemon drops, then on to brine and something sweeter, maybe candy and malt. Finish : salt, peat, and pinch of pepper, with the leather and some dough. A wonderful dram, made in small...

Score 90/100

Port Ellen 27 Year Old 1982 Nectar of the Daily Drams

The Nectar of the Daily Drams is a Belgian bottler and importer. Three years ago they released this Port Ellen 1982 and people have whispered into my ear that it is absolutely stunning. Well, how can I not try it then? Stellar nose on soft smoke, soft minerals and a truckload of silt. Hint of hay. Wet rocks. Sea breeze. Fresh lemon juice sprinkled...

Score 92/100

Port Ellen 1979 30 Year Old

Nose: seems a bit more modest than most previous bottlings. The peat influence is rather soft and the grist is coated in a honeyed sweetness. Dried fruits and pears. More medicinal notes than other official PE’s. Slightly mentholated. Lemons and a touch of vanilla. Apples. Mouth: coating mouth-feel, sweet delivery with a coal smoke centre. Soon...

Score 92/100