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One of the great lost distilleries on Islay, Port Ellen was little-known in its lifetime with only a handful of official bottlings produced before the distillery closed in 1983 as part of Diageo forerunner Scottish Malt Distilleries’ swingeing cuts in response to the great whisky lake of the 1970s and 1980s.
Later rediscovered by malt fans thanks to fine independent bottlings from the likes of Gordon & MacPhail, Cadenhead’s and Signatory Vintage, Port Ellen’s reputation mushroomed through the 1990s and 2000s as sensational Rare Malts bottlings were followed by a string of legendary Diageo Special Releases and dozens of superb single cask bottlings from Douglas Laing.
In 2017 the whisky world was stunned when Diageo announced that work was taking place to bring Port Ellen distillery back from the dead - the new Port Ellen distillery finally recommenced production in March 2024.
Iain Mackillop & Co. Ltd is a subsidiary of Angus Dundee Distillers, owners of the Glencadam and Tomintoul distilleries. Iain Mackillop & Co. was set up in 1998 and bottles single malt and grain whiskies for their Mackillop’s Choice range. The Mackillop’s Choice range is named after Angus Dundee’s Export Director and Master Blender (Iain) Lorne Mackillop MW, who selects the casks for bottling.
At the time of writing in 2022, MacKillop’s Choice had bottled over 450 whiskies, about half of which were cask strength single casks, with the remainder bottled at 43% or 46%. The company distinguished itself early with fine 1960s vintages of Longmorn and Glen Grant alongside 1980s gems from Linlithgow and Port Ellen; recent highlights have included 1990s vintages from Laphroaig, Ardbeg and Bowmore.
| BID | DATE | TIME | |
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| £675.00 | 19th February 2025 | 14:00 | |
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