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Port Ellen 1977 Sestante for Il Carato 16 Year Old / Van Gogh Collection

Lot: 221771

Port Ellen 1977 Sestante for Il Carato 16 Year Old / Van Gogh Collection

Winning Bid: £1,450

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Port Ellen
Age: 
16 year old
Vintage: 
1977
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Sestante
Cask Type: 
Sherry Wood
Bottled Strength: 
40%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Port Ellen 1977 Sestante for Il Carato 16 Year Old / Van Gogh Collection

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown, closed down by DCL (now Diageo) in 1983 due to an oversupply of peated whisky for blending and a perceived lack of interest in it as a single malt. It has developed a legendary status in the years since. A very rare 12 year old bottled for attendees of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1980 is believed to have been the only distillery bottling produced in its years of operation. Diageo have bottled more since, but it is the independent companies that have given the whisky world the best chance to sample this sought after single malt. 

This is a very rare example for Ristorante il Carato, an enoteca in the town of Brescia. This is part of the ornately labelled Van Gogh Collection, bottled between 1992 and 1993 and includes another Port Ellen and a Dallas Dhu.

Distilled in 1978 and matured in sherry wood, this was imported under to Italy under the Sestante brand.

The Sestante import company was founded in the 1970s by Ernesto Mainardi, and he bottled his first single casks under the name in 1985. Alongside his contemporary, Silvano Samaroli, Mainardi pioneered giving his customers a choice of both standard 40-46% bottlings, and cask strength releases from the same casks. Along with his other brand, Silver Seal, Mainardi's bottlings are incredibly sought after.

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