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Port Ellen 42 Year Old 1981 Gordon & Macphail Recollection Series 3 Single Refill Sherry Butt #290 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2024) 70cl
A rare bottle with low numbers produced.
Nothing short of spectacular, this 42-year-old single malt from the long silent Port Ellen distillery, is part of the Gordon & MacPhail 'Recollection Series'. Presented at a natural strength of 52.5% abv and matured in a refill sherry butt, expect flavours of rich fruit cake, dark chocolate and a sweetly smoked finish redolent of whiskies gone by.
Arguably the most famous independent bottler of Scotch whisky there is. Gordon & MacPhail was founded in Elgin in 1895 by James Gordon and John Alexander MacPhail. It is now owned by the Urquhart Family who have bow bottled over 350 different expressions from around 69 different distilleries. Gordon & MacPhail is the Trading name of Speymalt Whiskies while also owning the Benromach distillery, which they purchased in 1993. Some of the brands include Connoisseurs Choice, Cask Strength, Rare Old and Speymalt.
TASTING NOTES
Nose: Dark chocolate aromas complement ginger and cinnamon spice. blackcurrant gives way to medjool dates and sweet vanilla pod.
Taste: Rich fruitcake flavours lead to baked apples and rich, sweet smoke. peanut brittle comes to the fore alongside dark cherry and spicy pepper.
Finish: A long and full finish with lasting dried fruit and bonfire embers.
About Port Ellen
Founded in 1825 on the isle of Islay off Scotland’s west coast by Alexander MacKay, Port Ellen has a fabled reputation. John Ramsay took over the lease in 1836 and the site remained in his family’s hands until 1920 before falling silent in 1930. It reopened in 1967 but was mothballed again in 1983, with the stills dismantled and removed. Renowned for the subtle, distinctiveness and rarity of its spirit, Port Ellen single malts have long been revered by drinkers and collectors. In 2024 the distillery reopened its doors but lost works of art, such as this whisky matured in a Gordon & MacPhail cask, can never be replicated.
52.5% ABV
70cl
| Specification name | Specification Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
| Whiskey style | Single malt, Single cask |
| Whiskey variety | Scotch |
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