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Port Ellen 16 Year Old, Oak Cask, Cask #89/589/19, 1980, Signatory Vintage, 59.8%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen 16 Year Old, Oak Cask, Cask #89/589/19, 1980, Signatory Vintage, 59.8%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 43
Average Score
N.A
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Description

Signatory was founded by Andrew Symington in 1988. After discovering single cask single malt whisky while managing Prestonfield House Hotel, Andrew bought his first cask, a Glenlivet 1968, and is now one of the largest independent bottlers in Scotland. As of 2002, Signatory Vintage Whisky company became the owner of the Edradour distillery in Perthshire. Port Ellen Bottled: 12.1996 Cask Number: 89. This is a 16 year old Port Ellen, distilled in 1980 and bottled by independent bottler Signatory Vintage.

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Apr 12, 2026SGD 1,280.28
Region
Islay
Age
16 Years
Vintage
1980
Bottled
1997
ABV
59.8%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Oak Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Signatory Vintage
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
89/589/19
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
352
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Presentation case
Series highlights
Cask Strength Collection
Historical context
Distilled from a closed distillery (Port Ellen closed in 1983)
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Sour wine, cedar smoke, the Malayan woods pavilion at the Toronto Zoo, peat, freshly tilled gardens, ham, croissant, Stilton (light), iodine. This has that tropical smell to it, however there's something almost blue collar that takes over after the fact.
Palate
Smoke, salmon, iodine, cherry peppers, pork sausage, cloves, pickles, tannins, Macadamia nuts.
Finish
Cloves, sea air, heavy peat, bacon, portobello mushroom, laying sod in the summer, light maple, lime cranberry juice.
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