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Port Ellen 1981 The Bottlers 19 Year Old #1549

Lot: 332631

Port Ellen 1981 The Bottlers 19 Year Old #1549

Winning Bid: £1,201

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Port Ellen
Age: 
19 Year Old
Vintage: 
1981
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Raeburn Fine Wines
Cask Type: 
Refill sherry butt
Bottled Strength: 
60.4%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Port Ellen 1981 The Bottlers 19 Year Old #1549

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.

A 1981 vintage Port Ellen, matured in refill sherry butt #1549 and bottled in July 2000 at cask strength.

Part of the popular The Bottlers series from Raeburn Fine Wines.

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