Port Ellen

Port Ellen Old & Rare Platinum Selection 30 Year Old, Refill Hogshead Cask, Cask #268, 1979, Douglas Laing's, 53.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 70
Average Score
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Description

Douglas Laing's Old & Rare Platinum Selection Port Ellen 30 Year Old is an extraordinary single cask release from one of the most iconic "ghost" distilleries in Scotland. Distilled in November 1979 and bottled in August 2010, this expression has spent three decades maturing in a refill hogshead, resulting in a whisky of immense depth and complexity.Distillery: Port Ellen Distillery (Islay)Vint ...

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Whisky MansionVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 3,200.00
Region
Islay
Age
30 Years
Vintage
1979
Bottled
2010
ABV
53.3%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Refill Hogshead
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Douglas Laing's
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
268
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
268
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Wooden box
Series highlights
Old & Rare Platinum Selection
Historical context
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Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Subtle sweetness, pear notes and then fire smoke. Coastal elements, mild sea salt brine, mint and juniper berries. Peat is present but not pronounced.
Palate
Sweet lemon at first, then medicinal and ashy. Peat is present but not dominant. Oak with vanilla. Medium oil.
Finish
Long, salty and smokey.
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