Port Ellen 8th Annual Release 29 Years Old 55.3% 1978

4.3 stars - 3 professional reviews

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Distillery	Port Ellen
Bottler	OB
Serie	Annual Release
Bottled for	X
Distilled date	1978
Bottling date	2008
Country	Scotland
Distillery	Port Ellen
Bottler	OB
Serie	Diageo Special Releases 2008
Bottled for	Diageo Special Releases 2008
Distilled date	1978
Bottling date	2008
Country	Scotland
Age	29
Cask Type	Oak Casks
Cask Number	X
Age	29
Cask Type	Oak Casks
Cask Number
Alcohol %	55.8%
Volume	0,70
Condition	In original container
Label	Perfect
Stock	0
Volume	0,70
Condition	Perfect
Label	Perfect
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Serge Valentin (87)

Already the eighth release! My! Feeling old over here…

Colour: pale gold.

Nose: this one isn’t extremely expressive either at first sniffing but there’s still more peat and more maritime notes than in the 1982. It’s also a bit yoghurty, lemony, ‘walnutty’… With water: more walnuts, more apple peelings, whiffs of cold ashes and used matches. Just like in the 1982, more mint as well.

Mouth (neat): powerful, very peaty but also kind of candied, maybe tasting a tad younger than it actually is. Dried pears, quince jelly, hints of marshmallows… Then quite some mint, verbena and liquorice. Gets better after a moment, it’s the attack that’s maybe a tad less impressive than in earlier batches. With water: gets grassier, maybe a tad bitter and even slightly tannic.

Finish: long, grassy, on apple peelings. Quite some pepper as well.