Port Ellen 1982 25 Year Old Sherry Cask Signatory Cask Strength Collection Bottled 2007

Port Ellen 26 Year Old 1983 Milano Festival 2009

How many whisky festivals have ever bottled a Port Ellen, I wonder. Not many, I presume. But in 2009 the visitors of the Milano Whisky Festival were able to purchase this 26 years old Port Ellen at cask strength. Something like this would be impossible today, for the simple fact that it would be prohibitively expensive. Sturdy nose on white fruit...

Score 86/100

Pe1 Elements of Islay

As luck would have it I got to try Pe1 Elements of Islay just a few days ago. Single Cask I'm told so not an endless supply available. What a gem! Its dark, like well brewed tea or an ashtray that's been left outside overnight and rained in a little. I got a real whiff of Port Ellen as soon as it was in front of me. You get the Sherry immediately,...

Score 95/100

Port Ellen 19 Year Old 1982 Provenance

This Port Ellen ‘spring’ bottling by McGibbon’s, under their Provenance label, has a full golden color. Sherry cask, maybe? The nose starts off creamy and lush. Typical oysters with salt and seaweeds are present, but also a nice touch of old leather and even orangettes (orange gum in chocolate, you know?). Yep, I’m pretty sure now it was a sherry...

Score 87/100

Pe2 Elements of Islay

Port Ellen PE1 was talk of the town in 2009. It was highly sought after with exceptional prices in auctions. Its successor, Port Ellen PE2, was sold out in just around 24 hours, but the hype seemed a bit smaller afterwards. Nose: starts on very dark chocolate and gunpowder. Notes of burnt wood that seem less strong in PE1. There’s a sherried...

Score 89/100