Signatory Port Ellen 1978 Tasting notes and reviews
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Signatory Port Ellen 1978
- Brand
- Signatory
- Expression
- Port Ellen 1978
- Type
- Scotch Whisky ~ Single Malt
- Abv
- 59.00%
- Vintage
- 1978
- Produced at
- Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky Co. Ltd. ~ Port Ellen Distillery
- Region
- Islay
- Website
- www.edradour.co.uk
- Availability
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Martine Nouet
82- Nose
- Delicately phenolic. Summer shower on a bonfire. Shellfish. Sea-lettuce. Cinnamon. Thyme. Hint of leather.
- Palate
- Sweet maltiness and butterscotch balanced by the sharpness of the spirit. Herring in oatmeal.
- Finish
- Dryness. Fizzy pepperiness.
- Comment
- More body and richness than the '79. Still not a great warrior but a hearty fisherman.
Dave Broom
87- Nose
- Quite austere, linseed oil, pepper, olive with phenolic notes of tar/creosote, sea shells, a light kippery note, pipe smoke.
- Palate
- Great savoury start. Bursts in the mouth. Still austere, the olive and tarry smoke is there but spice as well. Huge presence.
- Finish
- Long, powerful.
- Comment
- Classy. A top-notch Port Ellen which manages to be austere yet filled with texture and rich flavours.
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