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Port Ellen Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection 27 Year Old, Hogshead Butt Cask, Cask #231, 1983, Signatory Vintage, 55.7%
Port Ellen

Port Ellen Signatory Vintage Cask Strength Collection 27 Year Old, Hogshead Butt Cask, Cask #231, 1983, Signatory Vintage, 55.7%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 45
Average Score
N.A
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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.

Change+33.5%
LatestSGD 1,379
HighSGD 1,379
LowSGD 1,033
SGD 1,421SGD 1,278SGD 1,134SGD 991Price (SGD)Observed dateAug 4Sep 7Aug 4 - SGD 1,033 - Whisky Auctioneer - Aug 4, 2025Sep 7 - SGD 1,379 - Whisky Auctioneer - Sep 7, 2026

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Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Sep 7, 2026SGD 1,379.18
Whisky AuctioneerAuction Sold Price - Aug 4, 2025SGD 1,032.77
Region
Islay
Age
27 Years
Vintage
1983
Bottled
2010
ABV
55.7%
Volume
70cl
Distillery
Port Ellen
Origin
Scotland
Cask type
Hogshead Butt
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Signatory Vintage
Peated
Peated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
231
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
501
Has box
Yes
Closure
N.A
Presentation
Tin tube
Series highlights
Cask Strength Collection
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Lively and fresh with coastal peat, light medicinal notes, tar/diesel oil, driftwood, peated lemon candy, pink grapefruit, almond oil, wax, and lemon. Hints of overripe fruits and iodine.
Palate
Big and compact, peaty, sweet and salty with pepper, citrus, candied lemon rind, pineapple, soft coal, earthy smoke, chalky/stoney notes, fresh leather, and bitter almonds.
Finish
Long and harmonious with gentle sweetness, soft smoke, brine, faintly toasted oak, peppery and grassy hints, fading on sweet peat smoke.
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