Chieftain's / Aged 24 Years

Chieftain's

Port Ellen

Aged 24 Years

ABV 59.4%
REVIEWED Issue 63

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Specifications

Brand: Port Ellen, Ian Macleod, Chieftain's
Expression: Aged 24 Years
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 24 years old
Year of bottling: 2006
ABV: 59.4%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islay
Bottling type: Independent Bottling
Bottled by: Ian Macleod

Awards

Editor's Choice
Issue 63

Tasting notes

Taster Arthur Motley

Nose: A combination of baked pear and pineapple fruitiness, with old and complex phenols rumbling beneath. More apparent with water, with tinned fish and some smoked meat. Lemon biscuits.
Palate: Fruit syrup, raisins and a little sulphur. Phenolic too, with dentist's mouthwash and a little of that canned brine. Some dry oak.
Finish: Salty and drying.
Comment: Confidentially and quietly smoky, this is a lovely example of this elegant old Islay.

9.0

Taster Dave Broom

Nose: An immediate and huge hit of phenols combined with rich fruit cake. Dubbin and peat oil. Cocoa powder with water there's a hint of petrol and saltiness.
Palate: Eruption of smoke just held in check by crisp oakiness. The peat then wriggles back like a smoked eel bringing with it a gentle fruit.
Finish: Salty. Yes SALTY!
Comment: Complex stuff going on here. A really rewarding Port Ellen.

8.5

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Port Ellen (Closed 1983) Distillery, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay , Islay, Scotland

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