Port Ellen 1976 25 Year Old McGibbon's

Port Ellen 1978 27 Year Old 6th Release (2006)

Port Ellen distillery was founded in 1825 on the southern shore of Islay by Alexander Kerr Mackay. Between 1825 and 1836 ownership of the distillery changed a couple of times, but after John Ramsay was granted a lease on Port Ellen in 1836 it was operated by him and his descendants until the distillery was sold to the Port Ellen Distillery Co....

Score 90/100

Port Ellen 1978 31 Year Old 10th Release

Port Ellen distillery was founded in 1825 on the southern shore of Islay by Alexander Kerr Mackay. Between 1825 and 1836 ownership of the distillery changed a couple of times, but after John Ramsay was granted a lease on Port Ellen in 1836 it was operated by him and his descendants until the distillery was sold to the Port Ellen Distillery Co....

Score 92/100

Port Ellen 11 Year Old 1983 The Cooper’s Choice

This young Port Ellen, distilled in the last year that the (old) distillery was still operational, has been in the bottle for almost three times as long as it has ever spent in the cask. After all, this was already bottled in 1995 – at the age of 11 – under the 'The Cooper's Choice' label of the Vintage Malt Whisky Co. At the time of release very...

Score 87/100

Port Ellen John Milroy 25 Year Old

Cask nos 2030/2035 Distilled 1982, bottled 2008 Refill sherry butt Not a lot of peat in this PE. Nose is delicate but fruity - more like dried fruit, but somewhat sedate. Apples perhaps. For some reason I'm reminded of sandpaper. On the palate a hint of some cereal notes, and floral gums. A trace of instant mashed potato in there? The apples on...

Score 50/100