Port Ellen 1978 35 Year Old Limited Edition 14th Release (Bottled 2014) Single Malt w/box 700ml

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The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose: There's still a 'green' edge, like last year, with mossy peat alongside cream, but there's plenty different to enjoy here, especially a rich nuttiness and even a touch of jam. Time and/or water brought forth that familiar chamois leather and some coastal salinity.
Palate: Nutty and full with rich peat and wood smoke. More of that chamois but it's always in support here, never the main event. Complex with some great European oak influence manifesting as dark jam and cocoa.
Finish: Dry, smoky, some allspice and cocoa. Magnificent.
Overall: It's good. It's goood. Great balance, with both more Sherry influence and coastal virility than recent releases.

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.