Port Ellen 1979-2019 | 40 Year Old Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection Single Cask 7236
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl / 54.7%
A single cask 1979 Port Ellen bottled as a 40-year-old in 2019 without colouring or chill filtration by Gordon & MacPhail for their prestige Private Collection range.
This superlative 40-year-old Port Ellen 1979 matured in a refill sherry puncheon cask #7236 yielding a generous 407 bottles at its impressive natural cask strength of 54.7% and is presented in a very smart wooden box. Only a handful of Port Ellens have ever been bottled at this epic age, and of course you know you're in safe hands with G&M - this will be magnificent.
Attributes
| Distillery | Port Ellen |
| Bottler |
Gordon & MacPhail |
| Series | Private Collection |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
| Distilled Year | 1979 |
| Bottling Year | 2019 |
| Age | 40 |
| Limited Edition | Yes |
| Bottles Produced | 407 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Puncheon |
| Cask Number | 7236 |
| Bottle Size | 70cl |
| ABV | 54.7% |
| Pre-Owned | No |
Tasting Notes
Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Rich aromas of sun-ripened red apple with delicate sweet spice. Notes of strawberry liquorice with tangy citrus elements give way to subtle smoked kipper notes.
Palate: Intense; mouth-watering crushed black pepper is followed by flavours of baked apple. Traces of fresh orange entwine with mature oak. A slight herbal edge develops.
Finish: Long and sweet with whisps of peat smoke.
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl / 54.7%
A single cask 1979 Port Ellen bottled as a 40-year-old in 2019 without colouring or chill filtration by Gordon & MacPhail for their prestige Private Collection range.
This superlative 40-year-old Port Ellen 1979 matured in a refill sherry puncheon cask #7236 yielding a generous 407 bottles at its impressive natural cask strength of 54.7% and is presented in a very smart wooden box. Only a handful of Port Ellens have ever been bottled at this epic age, and of course you know you're in safe hands with G&M - this will be magnificent.
Attributes
| Distillery | Port Ellen |
| Bottler |
Gordon & MacPhail |
| Series | Private Collection |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
| Distilled Year | 1979 |
| Bottling Year | 2019 |
| Age | 40 |
| Limited Edition | Yes |
| Bottles Produced | 407 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Puncheon |
| Cask Number | 7236 |
| Bottle Size | 70cl |
| ABV | 54.7% |
| Pre-Owned | No |
Tasting Notes
Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Rich aromas of sun-ripened red apple with delicate sweet spice. Notes of strawberry liquorice with tangy citrus elements give way to subtle smoked kipper notes.
Palate: Intense; mouth-watering crushed black pepper is followed by flavours of baked apple. Traces of fresh orange entwine with mature oak. A slight herbal edge develops.
Finish: Long and sweet with whisps of peat smoke.
Description
Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Bottled by: Gordon & MacPhail 70cl / 54.7%
A single cask 1979 Port Ellen bottled as a 40-year-old in 2019 without colouring or chill filtration by Gordon & MacPhail for their prestige Private Collection range.
This superlative 40-year-old Port Ellen 1979 matured in a refill sherry puncheon cask #7236 yielding a generous 407 bottles at its impressive natural cask strength of 54.7% and is presented in a very smart wooden box. Only a handful of Port Ellens have ever been bottled at this epic age, and of course you know you're in safe hands with G&M - this will be magnificent.
Attributes
| Distillery | Port Ellen |
| Bottler |
Gordon & MacPhail |
| Series | Private Collection |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
| Distilled Year | 1979 |
| Bottling Year | 2019 |
| Age | 40 |
| Limited Edition | Yes |
| Bottles Produced | 407 |
| Cask Type | Refill Sherry Puncheon |
| Cask Number | 7236 |
| Bottle Size | 70cl |
| ABV | 54.7% |
| Pre-Owned | No |
Tasting Notes
Official Tasting Notes
Nose: Rich aromas of sun-ripened red apple with delicate sweet spice. Notes of strawberry liquorice with tangy citrus elements give way to subtle smoked kipper notes.
Palate: Intense; mouth-watering crushed black pepper is followed by flavours of baked apple. Traces of fresh orange entwine with mature oak. A slight herbal edge develops.
Finish: Long and sweet with whisps of peat smoke.
