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Rare Malts Port Ellen 20 Years Old    

Rare Malts Port Ellen 20 Years Old

Brand
Rare Malts
Expression
Port Ellen 20 Years Old
Type
Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age
20 Year Old
Abv
60.90%
Produced at
Diageo (London W1)
Region
Islay
Availability
UK, Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, Netherlands
Guide Price
£41-£70 (US$66-US$113)
Website
http://www.malts.com

Awards

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 5 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

Whisky Magazine is the perfect complement to the dram in your glass. Every issue brings you fascinating articles on the art, science and romance of the 'water of life', plus page after page of tasting notes.

Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson

Nose
Appetising. Bay trees. Seaweed.
Palate
Lightly oily. Fruity olive oil. Parsley. Edible seaweed.
Finish
Salty. Smoky. Oaky. Extremely peppery.
Comment
Bring on the caeser salad.

Jim Murray

Nose
Surprisingly light for a big Islay. The peat is delicate, nothing like as seaweedy or intense as the other Islay malts from the south-eastern shore. Briny, malty.
Palate
Contrary to the nose, the peat arrives by the wheelbarrow-full. Sweet and heathery with gentle spice.
Finish
This trademark clean but dusty maltiness of Port Ellen. Very, very long.
Comment
This particular distillation seems actually to have exceeded the 35% ppm phenols that were the norm for Port Ellen. A stunningly peaty dram; an absolute must for Islayphiles.

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