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Port Ellen Chieftain's 30 Year Old, Hogshead Cask, Cask #1518, 1982, Ian Macleod Distillers, 50.1%
Chieftain's

Port Ellen Chieftain's 30 Year Old, Hogshead Cask, Cask #1518, 1982, Ian Macleod Distillers, 50.1%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 49
Average Score
N.A
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Description

Founded by Leonard J. Russell Snr in 1936, Ian Macleod & Company Ltd have a distinguished history with a portfolio of quality brands and spirits. In recent decades, the company has acquired several distilleries including Glengoyne and Tamdhu and has also launched the bold and intense Smokehead Islay Single Malt. Chieftain's - named for the Celtic leaders - is an award-winning range of rare malts. This Port Ellen 1982 30 Year Old is a single cask bottling, matured in a hogshead and bottled in October 2012, with an outturn of 308 bottles.

Change-9.7%
LatestSGD 1,077
HighSGD 1,193
LowSGD 1,077
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European Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Jan 1, 2026SGD 1,076.99
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Dec 7, 2025SGD 1,192.62
Region
Islay
Age
30 Years
Vintage
1982
Bottled
2012
ABV
50.1%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Chieftain's
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Hogshead Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Ian Macleod Distillers
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
1518
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
308
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Chieftain's
Historical context
Port Ellen distillery closed in 1983, making its whiskies rare and collectible.
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Pears and pear cider, honeyed sweetness, restrained peat, wood smoke, subtle mint hints, with some notes of old rubber, sweet smoke from burning leaves, tart tangerine, and dry-roasted peanuts.
Palate
Smooth and elegant smoke, blend of honeyed fruit (ripe pear) and peat and ash, delicate and lithe, well-integrated and balanced. Some salty notes, with hints of musty cardboard and tarry peat.
Finish
Sweet wood smoke, peat and ash, lightly sweetened with drying oak tannins. Damp cardboard notes with tarry peat.
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