Port Ellen Distillery (Closed 1983)
ABV 50%
Big European oak influence. A little dry but good.
Dave Broom
Douglas Laing
Old Malt Cask
Brand
Douglas Laing
Bottler
1982, Aged 21 Years
Expression
Single Malt
Type
21
Age (Years)
2004
Year of Bottling
50%
ABV
Islay
Region/Country
Independent Bottling
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Aromas of roasted nuts, pickled walnuts, cordite, cracked leather. Touches of resin and rubber.
Palate: Smoked nuts, oil, leather. Generous. Fairly tannic but has enough sweetness to carry.
Finish: Coffee and smoke.
Comment: Big European oak influence. A little dry but good.
Score: 7.8
Taster
Nose: Dried fruits, some rubber, sherry, lacquer, warm putty.
Palate: Burning timber, peat, dry sherry, mouth-coating oiliness.
Finish: Long and quite pungent, more smoke.
Comment: A big beast of a Port Ellen, nicely caught before the sherry-wood tipped it over the edge.
Score: 8.8
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