Chieftain's Choice Port Ellen 24 Years Old Tasting notes and reviews
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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 years old
- Abv
- 59.40%
- Produced at
- Ian Macleod & Co Ltd ~ Port Ellen Distillery
- Region
- Islay
- Website
- www.ianmacleod.com
- Availability
-
Dave Broom
85- 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
90- 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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