Single Malt The Bottlers Refill Sherry Butt Cask No 1549 19YO (((Bottled 2000)))
⏳ Drikkevindue
As a bottled spirit, it is fully matured and will remain in peak condition indefinitely if stored upright, cool, and away from direct sunlight.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Smoked blue cheese, dark chocolate, slow-roasted game meats
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
This exceptionally rare single malt represents a legendary chapter in Islay's distilling history. Distilled in 1981 at the now-mythical Port Ellen distillery during its final years of original operation, this liquid was selected by the highly regarded independent bottler, 'The Bottlers'. Matured for 19 years in a single refill sherry butt (Cask No. 1549) and bottled in 2000, it captures the raw, industrial, and maritime character of Port Ellen before its closure in 1983. The refill sherry influence provides a subtle, dried-fruit sweetness and warming spice that perfectly tempers Port Ellen's signature oily peat smoke, kipper douse, and coastal brine. As a 'ghost' distillery bottling, it is a liquid time capsule of Islay heritage.
🍾 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)
60.4%