Single Malt Casks Of Distinction Single Cask 1297 37YO (((Bottled 2018)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
Ready to enjoy upon release, this exceptionally rare spirit will remain in pristine condition indefinitely if kept unopened and stored upright away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked wild salmon
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Port Ellen is the ultimate 'ghost' distillery of Islay, a legendary beacon of Scotch whisky history that fell silent in 1983. For decades, its remaining stocks quietly matured in warehouse cellars, gaining mythical status among collectors for their unparalleled complexity. The 'Casks of Distinction' represents Diageo's most exclusive program, where only a handful of extraordinary individual casks are hand-selected by master blenders for private acquisition. Distilled in 1981 and matured for 37 years before being bottled in 2018 from Cask 1297, this expression showcases the sublime evolution of Port Ellen's spirit. Over nearly four decades, the intense, medicinal peat smoke of its youth has softened into an elegant tapestry of gentle maritime brine, beeswax, old leather, dried citrus peel, and delicate tropical fruits, representing a liquid time capsule of a bygone era of Islay distilling.
🍾 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.
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
57.6%