Description
A 42-year-old Port Ellen single malt Scotch whisky from Islay, distilled in 1981 and bottled in 2024, presented in a crystal decanter with a wooden box.
Port Ellen
Port Ellen Recollection Series #3 42 Year Old, Sherry Cask, 1981, Gordon & MacPhail, 51.8%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
N.A
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Change-15.7%
LatestSGD 5,167
HighSGD 6,132
LowSGD 5,167
Recently Sold
Listed value is based on sold auction prices and inclusive of auction fees (not including tax and shipping).
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Aug 10, 2026SGD 5,166.50
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Jun 8, 2026SGD 6,132.25
- Region
- Islay
- Age
- 42 Years
- Vintage
- 1981
- Bottled
- 2024
- ABV
- 51.8%
- Volume
- 75cl
- Distillery
- Port Ellen
- Origin
- Scotland
- Cask type
- Sherry Cask
- Bottling
- Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
- Peated
- Peated
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- No
- 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
- 139
- Has box
- Yes
- Closure
- Cork stopper
- Presentation
- Crystal decanter with wooden box
- Series highlights
- Gordon & MacPhail Recollection Series #3
- Historical context
- Distilled before Port Ellen's 1983 closure; bottled around its 2024 reopening
- Special release
- 200th anniversary release
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Smoke with underlying berry notes and caramelising brown sugar.
- Palate
- Red berries, peeled red apple skin and layered sweetness.
- Finish
- Lingering smoke with depth and harmony.