Port Ellen

Port Ellen 12th Release 32 Year Old, American & European Oak Cask, 2012, 52.5%, 75cl

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 49
Average Score
Avg 92
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Description

An Islay distillery that developed a cult status following its closure by Distillery Company in 1983. Originally only providing fillings for blends, its single had become hugely sought-after by the turn of the 21st century, so much so in fact that it was re-opened again by Diageo in 2024. This 12th annual bottling was released in 2012 as part of Diageo's exclusive Special Releases series.

Change-2.7%
LatestSGD 2,298
HighSGD 2,361
LowSGD 2,298
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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 8, 2025SGD 2,297.78
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Aug 4, 2025SGD 2,360.62
Region
Islay
Age
32 Years
Vintage
1979
Bottled
2012
ABV
52.5%
Volume
75cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
American & European Oak
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
2964
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Diageo Special Releases
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Limited Edition
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Very creamy, pineapples, sour apple, lemon oil, perfumy, toffee, BBQ sauce, brine, vanilla, peat, damp forest soil, gravel, orange zest, iodine, caramel, fudge, tar, camphor, putty, plasticine, almonds, old coal stove, shellfish, old motor oil, waxed papers, ink, chimney ashes, seaweed, smoke barley, honeyed cereal, sugar-sweet juicy orange, saline solution, dried lemon rind, damp straw, buttery vanilla oak, Ritz crackers.
Palate
Mineral peat, plastic, sweet orange, perfumy, potent, pungent, sappy/resinous, camphor, cough syrup, wax, lemony, briny, rich fruity smoky-sweetness, smooth dark chocolate, exquisite smoke, dried apple, freshly cut wet grass, slight salty, iodine, powerful peatsmoke, dry, carbolic, vegetal, dry oakiness.
Finish
Long, camphor, fresh, not much oak, dry, sour turning to leather and brine, complex, chiselled, almondy, liquoricy, tarry, salty, tropical, lemons, grapefruits, fragrant, compact, silky-smooth, gentle peatsmoke.
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