Gordon & MacPhail Port Ellen 1982

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 33 by Michael Jackson and Martine Nouet.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Fresh, maritime. Harbour-front. Palate A complex of flavours, emerging one after the other, in clean hits: Oily, seaweedy, green, leafy. Garden mint. Flowery. Finish Herbal. Salt. Very long indeed. Waves lapping on the palate. Comment A restrained example of this fine malt, but the silent still is almost out of stock. There will be few further opportunities to buy.

Martine Nouet Nose A real mariner (fishnet, seaweed). Smoke mingled with sea spray. Grassy. Watermelon. A touch of wild mint. Palate Sweet and minty. Caressing mouthfeel. Very refreshing and appetising. Quite simple. Finish Warm, drying on liquorice and soft spices. Comment A gentle Port Ellen, with the sea influencing the nose more than the palate. Would have proved a heftier guy at a higher strength.