Single Malt Silent Stills 22YO
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a distilled spirit, this whisky does not mature further in the bottle and is ready to drink upon release, remaining stable for decades if stored upright and away from direct light.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
blue cheese, smoked salmon, dark chocolate
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Port Ellen is one of the most legendary names in the world of spirits. Closed in 1983 during a period of industry-wide consolidation, it became a 'silent distillery,' and its remaining stocks acquired mythical status among collectors. The 'Silent Stills' moniker pays homage to this poignant era of closure. Distilled on the south coast of Islay, Port Ellen's spirit is celebrated for its unique structural elegance, combining intense peat smoke, industrial coal tar, and maritime brine with a surprisingly soft, oily citrus and leather complexity. A 22-year-old expression represents a sweet spot of maturation, where the aggressive, youthful Islay peat has mellowed into a deeply integrated, sophisticated smoke, balanced by decades of oak interaction that introduce gentle vanilla, wax, and dried fruit notes.
🍾 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