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Port Ellen Natural Cask Strength 25 Year Old, 5th Release, 2005, 57.1%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen Natural Cask Strength 25 Year Old, 5th Release, 2005, 57.1%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 42
Average Score
Avg 93
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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 - Mar 9, 2026SGD 1,818.45
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jan 5, 2026SGD 1,940.87
Region
Islay
Age
25 Years
Vintage
1979
Bottled
2005
ABV
57.1%
Volume
20cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
N.A
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
5th 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
5280
Has box
N.A
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Diageo Special Releases; 5th Release
Historical context
Distilled before Port Ellen distillery closed in 1983, bottled as a special release from a silent distillery.
Special release
Limited Edition; Diageo Special Releases
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Rich, complex, sweet peat, salt, citrus, fresh grass, vanilla, eucalyptus, farmy notes, smoke, creosote, coal soot, olive oil, leather, aromatic coastal hints.
Palate
Powerful, balanced peat, sour citruses, green apple, salt, creamy vanilla, peat smoked apple cores, poached pears, sooty anise, green herbs, creamy mouthfeel, marmalade, dark chocolate, sweet, peaty butter.
Finish
Long, drying, lingering sweet peat, sour citrus, tea, sooty peat smoke, spice, fruit, aniseed, white pepper, lime, oily, salty, charred, fading smoke, incessant phenols.
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