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Chieftain's Choice Port Ellen 24 Years Old

Brand Chieftain's Choice
Expression Port Ellen 24 Years Old
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 24 Year Old
Abv 59.40%
Produced at Ian Macleod & Co Ltd
Region Islay
Availability Central Europe and rest of world
Guide Price £71 plus (US$114 plus) NB! This is our upper price guide, but the whisky may sell for considerably more than this.
Website http://www.ianmacleod.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 63 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Nose
An immediate and huge hit of phenols combined with rich fruit cake. Dubbin and peat oil. Cocoa powder with water there’s a hint of petrol and saltiness.
Palate
Eruption of smoke just held in check by crisp oakiness. The peat then wriggles back like a smoked eel bringing with it a gentle fruit.
Finish
Salty. Yes SALTY!
Comment
Complex stuff going on here. A really rewarding Port Ellen.

Arthur Motley

Nose
A combination of baked pear and pineapple fruitiness, with old and complex phenols rumbling beneath. More apparent with water, with tinned fish and some smoked meat. Lemon biscuits.
Palate
Fruit syrup, raisins and a little sulphur. Phenolic too, with dentist’s mouthwash and a little of that canned brine. Some dry oak.
Finish
Salty and drying.
Comment
Confidentially and quietly smoky, this is a lovely example of this elegant old Islay.

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