Port Ellen 1982 Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Port Ellen 1979 30 Year Old 9th Release (2009)

This is a “what might have been” kind of review. This is a review of a 30mL sample of a Port Ellen official bottling. The back story: An actual bottle of this 9th release (30 year old) Port Ellen sat at a store near my sister’s house for $369.99 for several years. They also had a bottle of the 8th release. I visited them on two occasions. Both...

Score 88/100

Port Ellen That Boutique-y Whisky Company - Port Ellen batch #1

Nose: Lemon pie, with whiffs of leather (you are right there Ben!), with gentle smoke, salt and dust, quite briny. Palate: Very similar to the nose with the smoke, and lemon drops, then on to brine and something sweeter, maybe candy and malt. Finish : salt, peat, and pinch of pepper, with the leather and some dough. A wonderful dram, made in small...

Score 90/100

Port Ellen Chieftain's 1982 25 Year Old

The Nose: Pears and pear cider. A honeyed sweetness, round, sweet cream and peat...less peat than I was expecting but it is there, softened and restrained, just showing the more elegant side of decayed vegetation. There are notes of wood smoke, a little tiny touch of vinegar and subtle, subtle mint hints. The Palate: Incredible, smooth, exquisite...

Score 98/100

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