Rare Malts Port Ellen 1978 20 Years Old Tasting notes and reviews
Rare Malts Port Ellen 1978 20 Years Old
- Brand
- Rare Malts
- Expression
- Port Ellen 1978 20 Years Old
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Age
- 20 years old
- Abv
- 60.90%
- Vintage
- 1978
- Produced at
- ~ Port Ellen Distillery
- Region
- Islay
- Website
- www.malts.com
- Availability
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Michael Jackson
85- Nose
- Appetising. Bay trees. Seaweed.
- Palate
- Fruity olive oil. Parsley. Edible seaweed.
- Finish
- Salty. Smoky. Oaky. Extremely peppery.
- Comment
- An expressive, arousing, version of this fine malt.
Jim Murray
90- Nose
- A crisp, lively nose with gentle spice to the peat-reek. Salty and nutty, chunky iodine, ripe pears.
- Palate
- Explosive stuff with heavy, chewy peat. Nothing like as complex as the nose but the vanilla does offer a calming diversion.
- Finish
- Good age with intense vanilla lingering on a higher layer than the deeper, yet sweeter peat.
- Comment
- This is a very big whisky which has withstood the test of time. Top rate and memorable.
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Published October 1999.
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