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Port Ellen
Whisky: Port Ellen 1983-2008
Serie: Provenance
Age: 24 years
Type: Single malt
   
Distilled: 1983 spring
Bottled: 2008 winter
Cask Type: Refill Butt
Cask #: 4127
Strength: 46%
   
Distillery: Port Ellen Distillery (old)
Bottler: Douglas McGibbon
Country: Scotland: Islay
   
 
Date: 20-09-2017
Nose: Peat, medicinal, fruit, gentle leather, old wood.
Flavour: Peat, yellow fruit, coal, salty, old wood, mocha.
Body: Thick oily, slightly viscous, slightly dry.
Comments: By now it's probably overpriced by a large margin but that doesn't prevent me from enjoying this deliciously peated whisky.
Rating: ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++-- ---- (8.5)
   
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