| Bottle Profile | |
| Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
| Distillery | Port Ellen |
| Bottler | Official Bottling |
| Brand Name | Port Ellen |
| Year Distilled | 1978 |
| Year Bottled | 2008 |
| Bottling Name | 8th Annual Release |
| Alcohol By Volume | 55.3% |
| Bottles | 6618 |
| Issued | 2008 |
| Average Score | 86 |
| Maniac Ratings | |
| Serge Valentin | 87 |
| Johannes van den Heuvel | 85 |
| Olivier Humbrecht | 88 |
| Michel van Meersbergen | 88 |
| Robert Karlsson | 88 |
| Konstantin Grigoriadis | 91 |
| Davin de Kergommeaux | 84 |
| Ho-cheng Yao | 85 |
| Peter Silver | 60 |
| Krishna Nukala | 86 |
| Lawrence Graham | 90 |
| Luca Chichizola | 83 |
| Thomas Lipka | 89 |
| Rich Howard | 89 |
| Retired Maniac Ratings | |
| Bert Bruyneel | 92 |
| WhiskyFun Review | |
 | http://www.whiskyfun.com/archiveoctober08-1.html#051008 |
| Tasting Notes | |
| Robert Karlsson | Very dry initially. Edgy/lively white pepperyness. A bit burnt style on the smoke. Hm, hints of milk chocolate, tasty. Is there a hint of gundpowder in there also? Tastewise real attractive, rounder than expected. Some blackcurrants in the vanilla actually, well hidden however. Good one. |
| Rich Howard | leather, light wood, vanilla malt powder, mineral spirits, freshly mowed grass, green apple, very light cherry, actually an intriguing mix of sweet and sour cherries, hints of lemon and lime, distinct light tobacco, like an unlit Cuban cigar (natural wrapper), and wet stones on the sea shore. with time and water, it's very malty (plenty of oat cakes), iodine rub/tincture, ginger cake, a gentle nuttiness (walnut?), with apples and apple skins. wow, there's quite a lot going on for me here, once i take the time to tease it all out... |