Port Ellen 1979-2003 - Dennis' Whisky Pages

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Port Ellen

Whisky:	Port Ellen 1979-2003
Serie:	Vintage Collection
Age:	23 years
Type:	Single malt

Distilled:	16-11-1979
Bottled:	28-10-2003
Cask Type:	Refill Butt
Cask #:	6770
Bottle #:	552/889
Strength:	40%

Distillery:	Port Ellen Distillery (old)
Bottler:	Signatory Vintage Scotch Whisky
Country:	Scotland: Islay

Date:	08-02-2004
Nose:	Salty, smoky, peaty, faint.
Flavour:	Salty, faint, some iodine, slightly sweet, teneous.
Body:	Thin, slightly dry, well balanced, round. Very subtle.
Comments:	It takes quite some time to settle in your mouth and stays a little too subtle for my taste. Nonetheless it's a superb whisky to get acquinted to an Islay.
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