Port Ellen 1982-2012 - 30 Year Old - Douglas Laing - Old & Rare Platinum Selection - Single Cask

INFORMATION

Port Ellen 1982 - 2012. 30 Year Old. Bottled by Douglas Laing for their Old & Rare Platinum Selection. Single Cask. One of 152 bottles matured in a Refill Hogshead. 700ml. 54.2%.

DISTILLERY:Port Ellen

DISTILLERY STATUS:Closed

Bottle ABV:54.2%

Bottle SIZE:70cl / 700ml

Bottle PRODUCED:152

BOTTLER:Douglas Laing

SPIRIT TYPE:Scotland

LIMITED EDITION:yes

CASK TYPE:Single Malt

REGION:Islay

DISTILLED YEAR:1982

BOTTLING DATE::2012

AGE:30

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 is currently scheduled to commence production in 2023.