Port Ellen 37 years 1978 Of. 16th Release One of 2940 - bottled 2016 Limited Edition

  • 55.20% |
  • 0.70L

A Port Ellen 37 Year Old distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2016. Introduced in 2001, the Diageo Special Release series of Port Ellen rejuvenated the distillery’’s bottlings, until then limited to those found in the Rare Malt Selection. This annual rendezvous saw the gradual release of casks from two …More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 Original box slightly damaged

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Port Ellen 37 years 1978 Of. 16th Release One of 2940 - bottled 2016 Limited Edition

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  • €1,728
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  • 19/04/2024 €1,847
  • 10/12/2021 €2,419

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Port Ellen 37 years 1978 Of. 16th Release One of 2940 - bottled 2016 Limited Edition

Cuvée presentation

A Port Ellen 37 Year Old distilled in 1978 and bottled in 2016. Introduced in 2001, the Diageo Special Release series of Port Ellen rejuvenated the distillery’’s bottlings, until then limited to those found in the Rare Malt Selection. This annual rendezvous saw the gradual release of casks from two flagship vintages, 1978 and 1979 (with the exception of the 15th release, which was a 1983 vintage), with the implicit rule that the 1978 vintage would be bottled in even years (except the 13th release in 2013) and the 1979 vintage in odd years (except the 12th release in 2012). The last bottling was released in 2017. This is the 16th edition and was limited to 2,940 bottles.

The distillery Port Ellen

Founded in 1825 by A. K. Mackay & Co. on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay, Port Ellen came under the control of John Ramsay in 1836, a period during which the site notably contributed to the development of whisky exports to North America. The distillery became part of the Distillers Company Limited (DCL) in 1925 and subsequently underwent a prolonged period of closure before returning to production in the late 1960s. Primarily operated to supply malt whisky for blends, Port Ellen ceased distillation in May 1983 as part of a broader rationalisation of Scotch whisky production capacity. Stocks distilled before the closure continued to mature and were subsequently bottled, notably through Diageo’s Special Releases, which included seventeen annual Port Ellen editions between 2001 and 2017. After more than forty years without production, Diageo officially restarted distillation at Port Ellen in March 2024. The rebuilt facility incorporates two pairs of stills: the “Phoenix Stills”, designed to replicate the stills used before the 1983 closure, and the “Experimental Stills”, combined with a spirit safe designed to allow more precise separation of the different fractions of the spirit run. Bottlings drawn from historical stocks therefore originate exclusively from spirit distilled up to 1983, while production resumed in 2024 represents a distinct new period in the chronology of Port Ellen.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Vintage: 1978
  • Bottler: Of.
  • Age: 37 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland , Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 55.20 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 5cm
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 Original box slightly damaged
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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