alc./vol: 57.7%
Proof: 115.4°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: 30 years
Product of:
United Kingdom
This 30 years old cask strength limited edition of just 5,916 numbered bottles is the joint-oldest Port Ellen distillery release to date and only the second Port Ellen 30 year old. It is the ninth of a very limited series of annual releases and is from American oak refill casks filled in 1979.
Review and Tasting
Sampled before 1st May 2011
Appearance:
Clear, burnished gold.
Aroma:
Creosote (woodier than tar) with aromas of overly ripe/rotting fruit skin, hints of shellfish, olive oil and green vegetable/heather notes.
Taste:
The mildly smoky palate has salty malt notes.
Aftertaste:
Peat smoke is more apparent in the lingering finish.
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Product Information
Closure: Natural cork stopper
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