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Port Ellen Signatory Vintage 17 Year Old, Oak Cask, Cask #217, 1980, Signatory Vintage, 59.5%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen Signatory Vintage 17 Year Old, Oak Cask, Cask #217, 1980, Signatory Vintage, 59.5%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 38
Average Score
Avg 87
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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.

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Dec 1, 2025SGD 1,085.51
Region
Islay
Age
17 Years
Vintage
1980
Bottled
1997
ABV
59.5%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Oak Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Signatory Vintage
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
217
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
580
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Signatory Vintage
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Sour wine, cedar smoke, the Malayan woods pavilion at the Toronto Zoo, peat, freshly tilled gardens, ham, croissant, Stilton (light), iodine.
Palate
Smoke, salmon, iodine, cherry peppers, pork sausage, cloves, pickles, tannins, Macadamia nuts.
Finish
Cloves, sea air, heavy peat, bacon, portobello mushroom, laying sod in the summer, light maple, lime cranberry juice.
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