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Port Ellen 1981 Single Cask 33 Year Old #1295

Lot: 329307

Port Ellen 1981 Single Cask 33 Year Old #1295

Winning Bid: £4,800
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 33 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Port Ellen
Age: 
33 Year Old
Vintage: 
1981
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Official
Cask Type: 
N/A
Bottled Strength: 
50.5%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Port Ellen 1981 Single Cask 33 Year Old #1295

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 then bottled the first publicly available distillery bottlings as part of the Rare Malts Selection, followed by these annual special releases.

This was filled into single hogshead #1295 on the 15 April 1981 and then matured for over 33 years. This incredible expression is one of only 210 produced. The whisky, bottled at cask strength, has been drawn from single cask #1295. Released in 2015 this bottling was only made available to World Duty Free.

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