Port Ellen 1978 Edition 1 Port Wood Signatory

Port Ellen 1979 37 Year Old – Bottled For Whisky Live Tel-Aviv 2018 (Goren’s Whisky)

After two years of absence, Whisky Live Israel (Tel-Aviv) is back, and to celebrate the occasion, Tomer Goren (who’s also organizing the event), has bottled a unique single cask Port Ellen for the Israeli Market. There are only a few IB bottled for Israel, and this one is by far the most interesting and unique to date. The whisky was distilled...

Score 92/100

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 1982 27 Year Old

The reviewed sample is a Gordon & MacPhail bottling, and is compliments of @numen Nose: beatifully balanced presentation of slightly citrusy malt flavours, medium grade on the sweet-sour continuum of peat and smoke, and some brine. Water makes the nose sweeter and fruitier Taste: in the mouth the peat and smoke is both sharp and sweet at the...

Score 87/100

Pe2 Elements of Islay

Port Ellen PE1 was talk of the town in 2009. It was highly sought after with exceptional prices in auctions. Its successor, Port Ellen PE2, was sold out in just around 24 hours, but the hype seemed a bit smaller afterwards. Nose: starts on very dark chocolate and gunpowder. Notes of burnt wood that seem less strong in PE1. There’s a sherried...

Score 89/100