| Bottle Profile | |
| Type | Scotch Single Malts (Disclosed Distilleries) |
| Distillery | Port Ellen |
| Bottler | Old Bothwell |
| Bottled For | LWS 5th anniversary |
| Brand Name | Port Ellen |
| Year Distilled | 1979 |
| Year Bottled | 2009 |
| Alcohol By Volume | 52% |
| Cask Number | #1654 |
| Bottles | 11 |
| Issued | 2009 |
| Average Score | 91 |
| Maniac Ratings | |
| Serge Valentin | 93 |
| Olivier Humbrecht | 92 |
| Robert Karlsson | 87 |
| Oliver Klimek | 93 |
| Tasting Notes | |
| Robert Karlsson | An edgy style, hard bread, dry, peaty. And lime? Interesting nose that does well with time. Tastewise surprisingly drinkable, a bit berryish vanilla. Tasty, nice composition, salty. |
| Oliver Klimek | Nose: Smoke, ham, slightly medicinal, gets stronger with a bit of water, then citrus notes emerge - Palate: Mild peat, spicy tannines, medicinal influence gets stronger with water, both a bit salty and sweet - Finish: Very long and salty-sweet - Overall: No peat monster but perfectly balanced with the wood influence caused by long maturation. Both complex and subtle as no aroma tries to dominate. |