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Whisky Magazine Award Winner Rare Malts Port Ellen 20 Years Old

Rare Malts Port Ellen 20 Years Old

Brand Rare Malts
Expression Port Ellen 20 Years Old
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 20 Year Old
Abv 60.90%
Produced at Diageo (London W1)
Region Islay
Availability UK, Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, Netherlands
Guide Price £41-£70 (US$66-US$113)
Website http://www.malts.com

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Appetising. Bay trees. Seaweed.
Palate
Lightly oily. Fruity olive oil. Parsley. Edible seaweed.
Finish
Salty. Smoky. Oaky. Extremely peppery.
Comment
Bring on the caeser salad.

Jim Murray

Nose
Surprisingly light for a big Islay. The peat is delicate, nothing like as seaweedy or intense as the other Islay malts from the south-eastern shore. Briny, malty.
Palate
Contrary to the nose, the peat arrives by the wheelbarrow-full. Sweet and heathery with gentle spice.
Finish
This trademark clean but dusty maltiness of Port Ellen. Very, very long.
Comment
This particular distillation seems actually to have exceeded the 35% ppm phenols that were the norm for Port Ellen. A stunningly peaty dram; an absolute must for Islayphiles.

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