Single Malt 11th Release 32YO (((Bottled 2011)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy now. As a distilled spirit, it does not age further in the bottle and will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored upright away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roquefort blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Port Ellen 11th Release 32 Year Old is a legendary monument to Islay's distilling heritage, representing some of the final precious drops distilled before the site's historic closure in 1983. Distilled in 1979 and matured for over three decades in refill American oak casks, this highly coveted single malt was bottled in 2011 as part of Diageo's annual Special Releases. It captures the quintessential Port Ellen character: a sublime, deeply integrated fusion of soft peat smoke, maritime sea spray, old leather, and delicate citrus oils. The history of Port Ellen is steeped in the rugged, wind-swept coast of Islay, where peat fires and salty sea air have infused the spirit with an irreplaceable, haunting complexity that cannot be replicated.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Port Ellen blev grundlagt i 1825 af Alexander Mackay på Islays sydkyst og står i dag som et af de mest ikoniske og ærefrygtindgydende navne i skotsk whiskyhistorie. Efter en række udvidelser under Distillers Company Limited (i dag Diageo) lukkede destilleriet under whiskybranchens krise i 1983. Det opnåede hurtigt en mytisk status som et såkaldt 'spøgelsesdestilleri', indtil det efter en gennemgribende og omhyggelig genopbygning genåbnede dørene i 2024. Port Ellen er verdenskendt for sin raffinerede, maritime profil, der forener elegant tørverøg, en fyldig, olieret tekstur, kystnær saltholdighed og fine nuancer af citrus. De historiske single malt-aftapninger er i dag blandt de mest eftertragtede og prestigefyldte samlerobjekter, der nogensinde er destilleret i Skotland.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Malted Barley
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
53.9%