Port Ellen

Port Ellen

7th Release, 1979, 28 Years Old

ABV: 53.8%

Age: 28 Years Old

Year Bottled: 2007

Style: Single Malt

Country: Scotland

Region: Islay

Overall
Score

8.2

Tasting Notes

Nose

Smoke. Eucalypt/bog myrtle,then vetiver. Light oiliness then spent BBQ charcoal and salt air. With water:salt\rencrusted fresh fish,sea breezes.\rPerfume and peat smoke.

Palate

As the nose with added oyster liquor. Sweet and oily.The sweetness is revealed then a huge salty wave\rbreaks over the tonsils.

Finish

Very very long the flavours lasting right down the throat.

Comment

A classic Port Ellen. A must-buy for peat heads.

Taster Score
9.0

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