Port Ellen
8.5

Port Ellen

12th Release, 1979, 32 Years Old

ABV 52.5%

Another stunner from Port Ellen.

Rob Allanson

Specification

Port Ellen

Brand

Port Ellen

Bottler

12th Release, 1979, 32 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

32

Age (Years)

2012

Year of Bottling

52.5%

ABV

Islay

Region/Country

Standard (Distillery or blended)

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Rob Allanson

Taster

Nose: Distant moss fires, wood burning stoves, pine forests in the sun. Honey roast peanuts, brown sugar, violin cases and old music books, leather notes too.

Palate: Spices come through in waves, a little anise, ginger and cumin. Pipe tobacco. Sweetness of juicy fleshy fruits, mango and kiwi, then the peat ramps up.

Finish: Big explosion of peat and spices and then it dries.

Comment: Another stunner from Port Ellen.

Score: 8.4

Sophie Donovan

Taster

Nose: Quite floral with apricots and pears. Some oak and vanilla notes showing\rthrough. There is some peat lingering in the background.

Palate: Lots of fruit, caramel, some hay. A wisp smoke and seaweed. With water it\rbecomes sweeter, bringing out leather and more oaky notes.

Finish: Sweet, slightly fruity with gentle smoke. Well rounded.

Comment: Complex with a good balance of fruit and peat.

Score: 8.6

8.5
Overall Score

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