Port Ellen 1980-1997 | 16 Year Old | First Cask 89/589/46Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Bottled by: Direct Wines Ltd 70cl 46% This 1980 16 year old Port Ellen bottled in 1997 at 46% is one of the hardest of all the First Cask bottlings to find. A great example of young Port Ellen with a stunning complexity and elegance to it. Beautiful Islay Whisky from this great and sadly departed distillery. Attributes Distillery Port Ellen Bottler Direct Wines Series First Cask Country Scotland Region Islay Distilled

Soft silky dark fruits

medicinal notes combine seamlessly with some very sweet flavours - Demerara sugar

which closed in 1983 in the first wave of shutdowns during the whisky lake crisis and is now getting extremely scarce

the earliest known brand of Scotch

the second major batch of publicly available Supernova after the original Committee Release and the first general release bottling

dark fruits

Country Scotland Region Highland Distilled Year 1999 Bottling Year 2013 Bottle Size 70cl ABV 58

thick and complex

As with its predecessors

Glen Grant is a spirit that ages beautifully

and rewards a little quiet contemplation

Distillery Bottling 70cl / 59