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Port Ellen 17th Release 37 Year Old, American Oak Refill Cask, 2017, 51%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen 17th Release 37 Year Old, American Oak Refill Cask, 2017, 51%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 53
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. An Islay distillery that developed a cult status following its closure by Distillery Company in 1983. Original ...

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jul 6, 2026SGD 4,367.11
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Aug 4, 2025SGD 4,721.23

Listed For Sale

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Whisky MansionVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 9,888.00
The Whisky WorldVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 11,009.34
Region
Islay
Age
37 Years
Vintage
1979
Bottled
2017
ABV
51%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
American Oak Refill Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
17th Release
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
2988
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork with metallic cap
Presentation
Bottle with box
Series highlights
Diageo Special Releases, 17th Release, Annual Release
Historical context
Distilled during the 'silent' period of Port Ellen distillery (closed 1983, reopened 2024).
Special release
Limited Edition, Special Releases
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Light yet complex. Peat-reek, damp bark, charred wax, flowers and tropical fruits pursued by familiar chamois leather and sherbet lemon. The fragrance evolves as a new-mown spring meadow, all wild flowers and grass, fading to a darker, savoury earthiness with dry peat and brushwood while the leather picks up spice, all of it wreathed in gentle scented wood smoke.
Palate
Fabulously smooth; oily-textured, sweet and fruity. Lemony citrus, then that savoury earthiness, with fragrant damp grass, ripe fruit (spiced peaches) and spicy smoked meats. As with the nose, the earthy notes build, mixing in dark chocolate, scented wood smoke and burnt orange, before a sweeter and lighter note of freshly sliced apple, spiced and sweetened, livens things up.
Finish
Smooth, warming and spicy, with aromatic smoke. Digestive biscuits, crisp green grapes and lingering notes of earth, damp leaf and charred oak.
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