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Port Ellen
Whisky: Port Ellen 1982-2006
Serie: Chieftain's Choice
Age: 23 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 05-1982
Bottled: 03-2006
Cask #: 1512
Bottles: 276
Strength: 47%
   
Distillery: Port Ellen Distillery (old)
Bottler: Ian Macleod
Country: Scotland: Islay
   
 
Date: 11-11-2006
Nose: Slightly bitter, star apples, soury, a little frail, sweetness in the background, slightly peat, a little hood, full, gentle.
Flavour: Sweetish, smoky, soury, dry wood, full, dark fruit, salty, a trace of a lemon rind.
Body: Oily, smooth, full, calm, complex, subtle, great lasting finish.
Comments: What's there to tell but yummy, yummy, yummy.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ +++- ---- (8.75)