Port Ellen 1979 16 Year Old Dun Eideann

Port Ellen 25 Year Old 1982 Douglas Laing Old & Rare

The Platinum Selection from Douglas Laing is also known as Old & Rare. This Port Ellen has been bottled about six years ago, before that it had matured for a quarter century. Smoke and citrus, those are the two main aromas that I get on this creamy nose. Then something that reminds me of Mandarine Napoléon (Belgian mandarin liqueur), softly...

Score 90/100

Port Ellen 26 Year Old 1982 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask, ref DL4709

Douglas Laing, the independent bottler founded in 1949, has already released quite a few Port Ellen in their Old Malt Cask range. Each time, they bottle at the – according to them – ideal drinking strength of 50%. This 26 Year Old Port Ellen is no different. Hmmm, this nose is rather closed. Needs a few minutes to open up. Very grassy and farmy to...

Score 88/100

Port Ellen 1979 30 YO, 9th Release

The reviewed sample is of a 1979/2009 30 YO Port Ellen, the 9th release from 1979. Many thanks to @maltster for the sample Nose: really gorgeous peat flavours, gentle, yet strong enough to make an impression. The peat seems to manifest both sweet and sour at the same time, and also in a nice alternation. Smoke influence is quite mild, but...

Score 89/100

Port Ellen 1978 Port Ellen 23 Year Old, Douglas Laing OMC

from a purchased sample Nose: Easy and fairly pleasant enough. Some coastal creamy quality, with a touch of ashy peat. It's so quiet! There's a heap of lemon and some other apply, acidic fruit. Linseed oil, violets, wax, and then there's something just slightly putrid. Not awful, but it flits in and out. Not really getting the sherry in this. A...

Score 87/100