Port Ellen 1978 Signatory Vintage Port Wood Finish Edition 2 Cask n°02-159-2 - One of 792 - bottled 2002 The Decanter Collection

  • 59.30% |
  • 0.70L

A Port Ellen single cask (#02-159-2) distilled in 1978 and finished in a port cask. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who previously worked at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, where he would select casks specially for the hotel. In 2002, he bought the Edradour distillery in Pi…More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 low-shoulder
  • State: 1 plastic capsule, 1 Original box very slightly damaged

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Fine Spirits Auction price estimate
Port Ellen 1978 Signatory Vintage Port Wood Finish Edition 2 Cask n°02-159-2 - One of 792 - bottled 2002 The Decanter Collection

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  • Current Price Estimate

  • €826
  • €596 (Highest price)
  • €596 (Lowest price)

Latest auction prices

  • 14/11/2025 €596
  • 28/04/2023 €953

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Lot presentation
Port Ellen 1978 Signatory Vintage Port Wood Finish Edition 2 Cask n°02-159-2 - One of 792 - bottled 2002 The Decanter Collection

Cuvée presentation

A Port Ellen single cask (#02-159-2) distilled in 1978 and finished in a port cask. Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington, who previously worked at Prestonfield House, Edinburgh, where he would select casks specially for the hotel. In 2002, he bought the Edradour distillery in Pitlochry, in the Highlands of Scotland and moved Signatory Vintage vintage to the site, including the warehouses opposite the distillery. A limited edition of 792 bottles.

The distillery Port Ellen

Scotland, Isle of Islay. Distillery operational. Owner: Diageo

Single-handedly kept afloat by the leading players in the independent bottlers market until the early 21st century, Port Ellen owes its salvation to the growing fervour of fans of peated whiskies. Like many distilleries a victim of the 1980s recession, Port Ellen closed in May 1983, never to distil again. It was in 1998, 15 years after its closure, that its owners bottled two limited versions, one celebrating the 25th anniversary of the eponymous maltings, and the other for the Rare Malts Selection. It would then not be until the turn of the millennium that Port Ellen would be awarded a finally crafted regular bottling, focusing on the years of production 1978 and 1979.Paradoxically, the youngest versions are the hardest to find, such as the Signatory Vintage Black Ceramic 10 Year Old and 13 Year Old. Although most were bottled at 40-43%, they still offer the chance to experience the spirit's profile without the wood having too much influence. In any case, the oldest vintage still available today from a handful of collectors is a Port Ellen distilled in 1967 or 1968 (the distillery was mothballed from 1929 to 1 April 1968), aged 12 years old and produced to mark the Queen's visit to the distillery on 9 August 1980.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Vintage: 1978
  • Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 59.30 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 low-shoulder
  • State: 1 plastic capsule, 1 Original box very slightly damaged
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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