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Port Ellen 14 years 1983 Signatory Vintage Butt n°692 - One of 796 - bottled 1997

  • 43% |
  • 0.70L

A 14 year old Port Ellen single cask (#692) distilled in 1983, matured in a butt and bottled by Signatory Vintage in 1997. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who previously worked at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, where he would select casks specially for the hotel. In 2002, …More info

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 4cm
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 very slightly stained label
Port Ellen 14 years 1983 Signatory Vintage Butt n°692 - One of 796 - bottled 1997 - Lot of 1 Bottle

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Port Ellen 14 years 1983 Signatory Vintage Butt n°692 - One of 796 - bottled 1997

The wine

A 14 year old Port Ellen single cask (#692) distilled in 1983, matured in a butt and bottled by Signatory Vintage in 1997. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who previously worked at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, where he would select casks specially for the hotel. In 2002, he bought the Edradour distillery in Pitlochry, in the Highlands of Scotland and moved Signatory Vintage to the site, including the warehouses opposite the distillery. A limited edition of 796 bottles.

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: 1983
  • Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  • Age: 14 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 43 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 4cm
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 very slightly stained label
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Port Ellen 14 years 1983 Signatory Vintage Butt n°692 - One of 796 - bottled 1997
Port Ellen 14 years 1983 Signatory Vintage Butt n°692 - One of 796 - bottled 1997

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Port Ellen 14 years 1983 Signatory Vintage Butt n°692 - One of 796 - bottled 1997

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