Port Ellen 5th Annual Release 25 Years Old 57.4%, 1979

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Port Ellen - 5th Annual Release 25 Years Old 57.4%, 1979 In Original Container

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Distillery	Port Ellen
Bottler	OB
Serie	Annual Release
Bottled for	X
Distilled date	1978
Bottling date	2005
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay
Age	25
Cask Type	X
Cask Number	X
Alcohol percentage	57.4
Volume	0,70
Condition	In original container
Label	Perfect
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Serge Valentin (92)

Colour: gold.

Nose: an extremely farmy and tarry start, with quite some high-end rubber (as Davin would say). Gets then very grassy, with also notes of pumpkin soup, celery, chervil… Very assertive, going on with wet dog and wet hay and finally hints of aniseed, camphor and fuel oil. I like this nose a lot.

Mouth: really punchy and powerful, with lots of salt and lots of smoked ‘stuff’ as well as a little mint. Lots of smoked tea, liquorice, notes of kippers. A rather straightforward palate without the notes of burnt rubber that can appear in some Port Ellens. With water, the nose gets even farmier, the water making the phenols go out. Heavy notes of cow barn. The palate gets fruitier, on dried pears and earl grey tea… Really excellent.