Old Malt Cask Port Ellen 1982 21 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 39 by Gavin Smith and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Gavin Smith Nose Dried fruits, some rubber, sherry, lacquer, warm putty. Palate Burning timber, peat, dry sherry, mouth-coating oiliness. Finish Long and quite pungent, more smoke. Comment A big beast of a Port Ellen, nicely caught before the sherry-wood tipped it over the edge.

Dave Broom Nose The colour of pigeon blood. Aromas of roasted nuts, pickled walnuts, cordite, cracked leather. Touches of resin and rubber. Palate Smoked nuts, oil, leather. Generous. Fairly tannic but has enough sweetness to carry. Finish Coffee and smoke. Comment Big European oak influence. A little dry but good.