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Port Ellen
Whisky: Port Ellen 1983-2004 CS
Serie: The Old Malt Cask
Age: 21 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 03-1983
Bottled: 10-2004
Cask Type: Sherry
Bottles: 525
Strength: 50%
   
Distillery: Port Ellen Distillery (old)
Bottler: Douglas Laing (pre May 2013)
Country: Scotland: Islay
   
 
Date: 27-10-2007
Nose: Peat, sea salt, smoke, slightly sour, faintly rancid.
Flavour: Salt, smoky, fruits, peat, sweet, slightly sour, slightly pepper, slightly rancid.
Body: Slightly dry, oily, dynamic, charming, has a rippling lasting finish.
Comments: It's one of the more timid kinds, but nowadays you can't go wrong with a Port Ellen.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++-- ---- (8.5)