Port Ellen

Port Ellen 37 Year Old, Refill Sherry Hogshead Cask, 1979, Goren's Whisky, 44.8%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 62
Average Score
Avg 92
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Description

A stunning Port Ellen bottled exclusively for the Israeli market as part of a collaboration with Whisky Live Tel Aviv 2018. Distilled in 1979, this expression spent 37 years maturing in a sherry hogshead. Just 241 bottles were filled at 44.8% abv.

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Dec 7, 2025SGD 1,888.31
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 14, 2025SGD 1,999.11
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 10, 2025SGD 1,886.01
Region
Islay
Age
37 Years
Vintage
1979
Bottled
2017
ABV
44.8%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Sherry Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Goren's Whisky
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
Yes
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)
Tomer Goren
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
241
Has box
N.A
Closure
Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Whisky Live Tel Aviv 2018
Historical context
Port Ellen distillery closed in 1983.
Special release
Exclusive bottling for the Israeli market and Whisky Live Tel Aviv 2018
Allocation
Israel
Nose
Dignified and warm, with dried fruit (peaches, apricots, prune), cinnamon, clove, oak, rum cake, and light peat. Notes of floral bouquet, green leaves, vanilla, and later, nutty and smoky like an empty chimney.
Palate
Peat, wood spices, pepper, and ash, followed by a sweet wash of dried fruit. Gentle earthy peat smoke, honey, farmy notes, nutmeg, cinnamon, raspberries, strawberries, oak spices, white pepper, and dark chocolate.
Finish
Wet peat and dryness, with ash and a peppery ring. Long, ashy, honeyed sweetness, sherry in the background, dry, dark chocolate, more pepper, ash, and some salt. Medium length, subtle peat, honey, nuttiness, lingering gentle fresh red berries sweetness and white pepper.
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