Port Ellen 1974 15 Year Old Sestante

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

Pe1 Elements of Islay

As luck would have it I got to try Pe1 Elements of Islay just a few days ago. Single Cask I'm told so not an endless supply available. What a gem! Its dark, like well brewed tea or an ashtray that's been left outside overnight and rained in a little. I got a real whiff of Port Ellen as soon as it was in front of me. You get the Sherry immediately,...

Score 95/100

Port Ellen 28 Year Old 1983 Malts of Scotland

I recently read, on that blue social networking site, the following comment: ‘There are other malts out there than just Port Ellen, you know!?. True, but that does not detract from the feast every time you pour a PE past the lips, does it? This is only my 15th, so I have every reason to continue. I will do so whit this rather pale 28 Year Old from...

Score 93/100

Port Ellen 11 Year Old 1983 The Cooper’s Choice

This young Port Ellen, distilled in the last year that the (old) distillery was still operational, has been in the bottle for almost three times as long as it has ever spent in the cask. After all, this was already bottled in 1995 – at the age of 11 – under the 'The Cooper's Choice' label of the Vintage Malt Whisky Co. At the time of release very...

Score 87/100