Port Ellen Old & Rare Platinum Selection 25 Year Old, Refill Butt Cask, 1982, Douglas Laing, 57.7%

Name: Port Ellen Old & Rare Platinum Selection 25 Year Old, Refill Butt Cask, 1982, Douglas Laing, 57.7%
Brand: Port Ellen
Rating: 89 (2 reviews)

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This exceptional Port Ellen 25 Year Old is a rare gem from the legendary closed Islay distillery, bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their prestigious Old & Rare Platinum Selection. Distilled in November 1982 and bottled in January 2008, this single cask expression captures the essence of a 'ghost' distillery that ceased production in 1983.Distillery: Port Ellen (Closed 1983)Vintage: 1982Age: ...

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Whisky MansionVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 2,800.00

Type: Single Malt Whisky
Region: Islay
Age: 25 Years
Vintage: 1982
Bottled: 2008
ABV: 57.7%
Volume: 70cl
Distillery: Port Ellen
Origin: Scotland

Cask type: Refill Butt
Bottling: Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing
Peated: 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): N.A
Master distiller (distillation): N.A

Limited edition: Yes
Bottle count: 300
Has box: Yes
Closure: screw cap
Presentation: wooden box
Series highlights: Old & Rare Platinum Selection
Historical context: N.A
Special release: N.A
Allocation: N.A

Nose: It is literally a breath of sea air, with a hint of Caledonian MacBrayne's ferry as a back drop, plus distinct heathery peat heading to a sweet and smokey oakiness.
Palate: Initially dry, ashy and salty, this moves through a gristy sweet barley phase to something more creosoted at its tail.
Finish: This runs really long, which is tarry too, moving late onto a dry, spiced, ashy style.

89 / 100 · Based on 2 published reviews.

bookshop.fox11 Aug

88 / 100

57.7%, tarry, and compelling.

Ccanalkoi19 Feb

90 / 100

The sea-air nose and dry, salty, ashy palate give this a clear coastal edge. I like that sweet barley comes through before the more creosoted tail; the long, tarry finish sounds especially compelling, though the style seems firmly peat-led.

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