Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail (Bottled 1997) 1980

Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail (Bottled 1997) 1980

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Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice Gordon and MacPhail (Bottled 1997) 1980
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70 cl

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£1,200.00
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Port Ellen Connoisseurs Choice by Gordon and MacPhail, bottled in 1997, is a 17-year-old whisky that offers insight into the distillery`s unique character from the 1980 vintage. Notably, Gordon and MacPhail has been a family-run business since 1895, known for its pursuit of quality and tradition in whisky maturation. Port Ellen closed in 1983 and lay dorment until it was revived by Diageo in the early 2020s.

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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 it's 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 are planning to re-start production and 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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