Single Malt 14th Release 35YO (((Bottled 2014)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a mature, bottled single malt Scotch whisky, it is ready to enjoy immediately and will remain stable indefinitely if stored upright in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked salmon, blue cheese, dark chocolate
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Port Ellen's 14th Annual Special Release is a legendary monument to Islay's lost distilling heritage. Distilled in 1978 and matured for 35 years in refill American oak and European oak casks before its bottling in 2014, this expression captures the hauntingly complex, maritime, and deeply peated character of a silent distillery. Port Ellen closed its doors in 1983, leaving behind a finite inventory of maturing casks that have since achieved mythical status among collectors. This release is celebrated for its exquisite balance of soft peat smoke, coastal brine, beeswax, old leather, and delicate citrus oils—a liquid time capsule from one of Scotland's most revered lost distilleries.
🍾 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%