Port Ellen 1982 18 Year Old Sherry Douglas Laing

Port Ellen Islay Tasting

I’ve been sitting on these tasting notes for a few months now. Apart from the fact that I’m a lazy git I genuinely wasn’t quite sure how to put pen to paper. I mean how are you realistically supposed to write a review about five Port Ellens? That’s right, FIVE of them. At the same time. Sprung on us as a surprise tasting on a rainy Islay...

Score 100/100

Port Ellen 1979 37 Year Old – Bottled For Whisky Live Tel-Aviv 2018 (Goren’s Whisky)

After two years of absence, Whisky Live Israel (Tel-Aviv) is back, and to celebrate the occasion, Tomer Goren (who’s also organizing the event), has bottled a unique single cask Port Ellen for the Israeli Market. There are only a few IB bottled for Israel, and this one is by far the most interesting and unique to date. The whisky was distilled...

Score 92/100

Port Ellen 1982 The Premier Barrel

Nose is smoky, grainy and with an alcohol burn. Body is not real heavy and rather light. While a nice dram, it just does not compare to other Port Ellens I have had. Still has that typical PE undertone but the complexity seems lost. No real depth to this. Strange. Kind of like the 2009 Lagavulin Cask Strenghth..good but one dimensional.

Score 80/100

Port Ellen 1979 Signatory Vintage (22 Year Old)

Port Ellen is one of the most popular labels of the last decennium. It's almost a legend. The distillery, founded in 1825, was closed in 1983 and demolised in the '90s. The expressions are becoming rarer and thus more expensive. Port Ellen is very popular with the so-called Indies - independent bottlers - and enjoys an almost indestructable...

Score 87/100