Single Malt Feis Ile (((Bottled 2008)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a mature, high-strength single malt Scotch whisky, it is fully matured and will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored properly.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked wild salmon, mature blue cheese, dark chocolate truffles
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Port Ellen's Feis Ile 2008 bottling is a legendary artifact from Islay's lost giant. Distilled before the distillery's closure in 1983, this expression was selected specifically for the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music (Feis Ile) in 2008. It represents the pinnacle of Islay's historic peat profile—marrying intense, oily peat smoke with maritime sea spray, damp leather, and a delicate citrus sweetness that matured gracefully over decades in oak. The story of Port Ellen is one of tragedy and resurrection; closed during a whisky surplus crisis, its remaining stocks became some of the most collectible liquids in the world, culminating in Diageo's triumphant reopening of the distillery in 2024. This specific bottling is a liquid time capsule of Islay's golden era of 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.