Executive Decision Port Ellen 30 Year

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Port Ellen distillery closed in 1983 and has since gone on to attain cult-like status among whisky afficionados and collectors for its elegant, fruity and smoky style. Price have been increasing almost exponentially recently as the whisky becomes older and rarer with every passing year. This 30 year old bottlings from Douglas Laing was distilled in February of 1983 and filled into a Refill Hogshead. The whisky was bottled after 30 years in December of 2013, with just 102 bottles filled at a natural cask strength of 53.5%.

Bottler's Tasting Note

Nose: Distinctly old Islay! Softly phenolic, salty, leathery & malty with a whisp of smoke.

Palate: Oily & mouthcoatingly peaty sweet with later ash, soof and soft chewed leather.

Finish: More ash and soot show through subtly around its smoked typical old Islay style.

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