Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail 1974

Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail 1974

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Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail 1974
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HED05747

5 cl

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£85.00
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Distilled at Port Ellen in 1974 — nearly a decade before the distillery`s closure in 1983 — and bottled by Gordon & MacPhail as part of their Connoisseurs Choice range. Presented in a 5cl miniature format. Port Ellen from 1974 is remarkably old stock, and even in miniature this is a serious collector`s piece. Coastal peat, iodine, citrus oil, old beeswax and a complex, haunting finish. A rare opportunity to own a piece of Port Ellen`s pre-closure production history.

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For four decades possibly the most famous closed distillery in Scotland, Port Ellen was operational between 1825 and 1983. Initially established as a malting facility, Port Ellen only started producing its own whisky from 1833 onwards. The maltings remains operational to this day and supplies many of the distilleries on Islay with peated malt. The distillery is currently owned by Diageo who reopened it in 2024 after going to great lengths to recreate the original Port Ellen style - recreating the copper stills as closely as possible and working with former Port Ellen employees distillery practices.

Bottlings from Port Ellen are getting rarer and new releases are almost non-existent. Collectors should look out for the official series of bottlings made by Diageo in the 2000s or for indie bottlings from the likes of The Bottlers, Signatory or Gordon and MacPhail.

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