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Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare

  • 56.50% |
  • 0.70L

An Islay single malt distilled at the Port Ellen distillery in September 1978, matured for 35 years in a sherry butt and bottled in October 2013 by the independent bottler Hunter Laing for the Old & Rare Platinum Selection. A limited edition (single cask) of 231 bottles worldwide. Bottle equipped wi…More info

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 wax capsule
Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare - Lot of 1 Bottle
Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare - Lot of 1 Bottle Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare - Lot of 1 Bottle Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare - Lot of 1 Bottle Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare - Lot of 1 Bottle

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Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare

The wine

An Islay single malt distilled at the Port Ellen distillery in September 1978, matured for 35 years in a sherry butt and bottled in October 2013 by the independent bottler Hunter Laing for the Old & Rare Platinum Selection. A limited edition (single cask) of 231 bottles worldwide. Bottle equipped with a cork stopper covered in black wax and stamped with the company’’s logo.

The distillery Port Ellen

Scotland, Isle of Islay. Distillery operational. Owner: Diageo

Single-handedly kept afloat by the leading players in the independent bottlers market until the early 21st century, Port Ellen owes its salvation to the growing fervour of fans of peated whiskies. Like many distilleries a victim of the 1980s recession, Port Ellen closed in May 1983, never to distil again. It was in 1998, 15 years after its closure, that its owners bottled two limited versions, one celebrating the 25th anniversary of the eponymous maltings, and the other for the Rare Malts Selection. It would then not be until the turn of the millennium that Port Ellen would be awarded a finally crafted regular bottling, focusing on the years of production 1978 and 1979.Paradoxically, the youngest versions are the hardest to find, such as the Signatory Vintage Black Ceramic 10 Year Old and 13 Year Old. Although most were bottled at 40-43%, they still offer the chance to experience the spirit's profile without the wood having too much influence. In any case, the oldest vintage still available today from a handful of collectors is a Port Ellen distilled in 1967 or 1968 (the distillery was mothballed from 1929 to 1 April 1968), aged 12 years old and produced to mark the Queen's visit to the distillery on 9 August 1980.

Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Vintage: 1978
  • Bottler: Hunter Laing
  • Age: 35 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 56.50 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 wax capsule
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
  • Intensity: -
  • Dominant aroma: -
  • Tasting occasion: -
Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare
Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare

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Port Ellen 35 years 1978 Hunter Laing Single Cask One of 231 - bottled 2013 Old & Rare

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format