Adelphi Port Ellen
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Adelphi Port Ellen

Port Ellen Distillery (Closed 1983)

1975, 24 Years Old

ABV 59%

Seems to have faded slightly with age.

Michael Jackson

Specification

Adelphi

Port Ellen

Brand

1975, 24 Years Old

Expression

Single Malt

Type

24

Age (Years)

59%

ABV

Scotland

Region/Country

Independent Bottling

Bottling Type

Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Taster

Nose: Flowery. Very herbal. Bay leaves. Fragrant.

Palate: Peppercorns, but also some creamy sweetness. Parsley.

Finish: More parsley, and very peppery.

Comment: Seems to have faded slightly with age.

Score: 7.5

Jim Murray

Taster

Nose: A rich tapestry of subtle but confident peat and oak interwoven with a sexy malty sweetness.

Palate: The peat rises early to state the dram's style. A fine iodiney stratum manages to stay the course, offering a peaty pulse as sweeter malt notes arrive.

Finish: Quite long with echoes of peat and roast Columbian coffee but a very well controlled vanilla.

Comment: A malt lacking in complexity perhaps but certainly not in class.

Score: 8.5

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Overall Score

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