Single Malt Celtic Label Meregalli Import (((Bottled 1984)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a rare, historic single malt whisky bottled in 1984, it is fully matured and stable, designed to be enjoyed now or kept as a highly collectible spirits treasure.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
smoked salmon, blue cheese, dark chocolate
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Port Ellen's legendary status is elevated to mythic proportions by rare, historic independent bottlings like the iconic 'Celtic Label' series, imported to Italy by Meregalli and bottled in 1984. Distilled during a golden era of Islay production, this expression captures the raw, maritime, and deeply peaty character of the distillery before its historic closure in 1983. The Italian market, led by visionary importers like Meregalli, was among the first to appreciate the complexity of single malts, making these vintage Celtic Label bottlings highly prized relics of liquid history. It offers a window into the traditional peat-smoking methods and coastal maturation of mid-20th-century Islay.
🍾 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)
40%