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Port Ellen 1979 Natural Cask Strength 37 Year Old - 17th Release
Subtitle (S1)
Distillery
Distillery status
Closed
Age
37 year old
Vintage
1979
Production Type
Single malt
Region
Islay
Brand
Bottle count
2,988
Series
Distillery
Port Ellen
An Islay distillery that developed a cult status following its closure by Distillery Company in 1983. Originally only providing fillings for blends, its single had become hugely sought-after by the turn of the 21st century, so much so in fact that it was re-opened again by Diageo in 2024.
Founded
1825
Production type
Single malt
Brand
Port Ellen
An Islay distillery that developed a cult status following its closure by Distillery Company in 1983. Originally only providing fillings for blends, its single had become hugely sought-after by the turn of the 21st century, so much so in fact that it was re-opened again by Diageo in 2024.
Founded
1825
Production type
Single malt
Company
Distillery Bottling
Distillery Bottling is a term used to define a whisky bottled by the company that produced it, using the official branding of the distillery itself. This is also known as an "official bottling" or sometimes shortened to OB.
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