Port Ellen 1983 32 Year Old Limited Edition 15th Release (Bottled 2015) Single Malt w/box 700ml

2964bots produced. Bottle no: 492 (OSCAR)

Whiskyexchange:
Nose: Cracked pebbles, chamois leather and seaside notes – ozone-heavy sea spray, damp seaweed and fresh rock pools. Smoke sits at the back, with fruity peat, ham and raisins, balanced out by green and leafy notes.
Palate: Wax, sweet smoke and liquorice – an aniseed scented aromatherapy candle? Leathery notes build, along with sweet raisins, smoked ham and singed baked apples. The apples intensify to the point of going overboard into overripe sweetness, but are tempered by barrel char smokiness and dunnage warehouse earthiness.
Finish: Sweet and earthy, with soft peat smoke, nutmeg, chocolate cake and cherry sweetness.
Comment: A very austere Port Ellen, with lots of minerality rather than the rich sweetness that has appeared in recent years.

Established on Islay's south coast in 1825 by A K Mackay and Co., Port Ellen is reputed to have been the first distillery to have incorporated Septimus Fox's spirit safe design into the distillation process.
Closed in 1983, Port Ellen has since become one of the most sought-after whiskies in the world. Increasingly rare, spirit produced at the distillery demonstrates some of the finest character found on the island of Islay.