Port Ellen 1981 Islay Festival 2008

Port Ellen 11 Year Old 1983 The Cooper’s Choice: Godsend

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…

Score 87/100

Port Ellen 24 Year Old 1982 Douglas of Drumlanrig: Sea Air

In 2014 – an eternity ago in my experience – I already tasted a Port Ellen that was bottled by Douglas or Drumlanrig . However, it was a 27-year-old from 1983, bottled in 2010. The one that is now in the…

Score 87/100

Port Ellen 16 Year Old 1980 Merengali Import: Catch

This is another one of those golden oldies that has spent 24 years in the bottle now, more than it ever spent in the cask. And it’s from the legendary Port Ellen distillery, bottled by Gordon & Macphail…

Score 84/100