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Port Ellen 27 years 1978 Douglas Laing Cask n°DL REF 650 - One of 198 - bottled 2005 The Old Malt Cask (no reserve)

  • 52.30% |
  • 0.70L

A Port Ellen 27 year old single cask (#DL REF 650) distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2005. Douglas Laing was founded in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing, primarily as a blending company but also as an independent bottler, with the latter activity becoming increasingly prominent over the years. When Fred Do…More info

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 good appearance
Port Ellen 27 years 1978 Douglas Laing Cask n°DL REF 650 - One of 198 - bottled 2005 The Old Malt Cask (no reserve) - Lot of 1 Bottle
Port Ellen 27 years 1978 Douglas Laing Cask n°DL REF 650 - One of 198 - bottled 2005 The Old Malt Cask (no reserve) - Lot of 1 Bottle Port Ellen 27 years 1978 Douglas Laing Cask n°DL REF 650 - One of 198 - bottled 2005 The Old Malt Cask (no reserve) - Lot of 1 Bottle

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Port Ellen 27 years 1978 Douglas Laing Cask n°DL REF 650 - One of 198 - bottled 2005 The Old Malt Cask

The wine

A Port Ellen 27 year old single cask (#DL REF 650) distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2005. Douglas Laing was founded in 1948 by Fred Douglas Laing, primarily as a blending company but also as an independent bottler, with the latter activity becoming increasingly prominent over the years. When Fred Douglas Laing died in 1982, his two sons Fred and Stewart took over the business. Stewart left in 2013 to set up Hunter Laing. Douglas Laing is today managed by Fred Laing and his daughter Cara. Old Malt Cask is a range of single casks bottled at 50% ABV launched in 1998 and today managed by Hunter Laing. A limited edition of 198 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: 1978
  • Bottler: Douglas Laing
  • Age: 27 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 52.30 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 good appearance
  • Case: No
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown
Port Ellen 27 years 1978 Douglas Laing Cask n°DL REF 650 - One of 198 - bottled 2005 The Old Malt Cask
Port Ellen 27 years 1978 Douglas Laing Cask n°DL REF 650 - One of 198 - bottled 2005 The Old Malt Cask

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Port Ellen 27 years 1978 Douglas Laing Cask n°DL REF 650 - One of 198 - bottled 2005 The Old Malt Cask (no reserve)

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