Old Malt Cask
8.3

Old Malt Cask

Port Ellen Distillery (Closed 1983)

1982, Aged 21 Years

ABV 50%

Big European oak influence. A little dry but good.

Dave Broom

Specification

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

Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

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

Gavin Smith

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

8.3
Overall Score

From The Distillery

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