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Port Ellen
Whisky: Port Ellen 1979-1995
Serie: The Ultimate
Age: 16 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 16-01-1979
Bottled: 10-1995
Cask #: 304
Bottle #: 294/380
Strength: 43%
   
Distillery: Port Ellen Distillery (old)
Bottler: The Ultimate Whisky Company
Country: Scotland: Islay
   
 
Date: 02-06-2013
Nose: Faint, a little sour, some peat, a little shampoo, apples, fresh.
Flavour: Some peat, creamy, beautifully fruity, a little sea salt, skinless prunes.
Body: Great oily, granular.
Comments: It's a lot of fun drinking a Port Ellen at this age. At the very least this one doesn't rectify closing the distillery.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +--- ---- (8.25)