Old Malt Cask Port Ellen 1978 24 Years Old Tasting notes and reviews
Old Malt Cask Port Ellen 1978 24 Years Old
- Brand
- Old Malt Cask
- Expression
- Port Ellen 1978 24 Years Old
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Age
- 24 years old
- Abv
- 50.00%
- Vintage
- 1978
- Produced at
- Douglas Laing & Co ~ Port Ellen Distillery
- Region
- Islay
- Website
- www.douglaslaing.com
- Availability
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Michael Jackson
87- Nose
- As though a sea breeze were gusting across the glass, and promising to blow a gale.
- Palate
- Firm, oily but drying. Bay leaves. Parsley. Emphatic seaweed.
- Finish
- Powerful, peppery, warming.
- Comment
- This one blew up a storm for me.
Dave Broom
80- Nose
- Initially old style Californian chardonnay, all butter, nut and wood, then the smoke starts and with water becomes pretty firm and severe.
- Palate
- Robust, firm, quite alcoholic, powerful. A nodule of sweetness in the middle.
- Finish
- Dry and austere.
- Comment
- Port Ellen has always struck me as the most Calvinist of Islay's malts.
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