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Port Ellen 1982 Malts of Scotland Sherry Hogshead

Lot: 6133512

Port Ellen 1982 Malts of Scotland Sherry Hogshead

Winning Bid: £1,750

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Port Ellen
Age: 
n/a
Vintage: 
1982
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Malts of Scotland
Cask Type: 
Sherry Hogshead
Bottled Strength: 
56.8%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Closed
product Details

Port Ellen 1982 Malts of Scotland Sherry Hogshead

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 whisky was distilled in 1982 and aged in single ex-Sherry hogshead #16017. It was bottled at cask strength in 2016.

Malts of Scotland is a German independent bottler, founded in 2005 by whisky enthusiast and connoisseur, Thomas Ewers. The company also bottles rum through its Isla del Ron brand.

One of 225 bottles.

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