Port Ellen

Port Ellen was established on Islay’s south coast in 1825 by A K Mackay and Co. According to experts it was the first distillery to have incorporated Septimus Fox’s spirit safe design into the distillation process.
The distillery was taken over by John Ramsay in 1836 and by 1848 Port Ellen had became the first distillery to trade with North America. Ramsay also secured the right to export in larger casks and store the casks in bonded warehouses prior to export, a system which persists to this day.

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The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1979 / 21 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Old Malt Cask Islay Whisky £1,800.00 €2,078.68 (est.) $2,427.26 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 21 Year Old Vintage: 1979 Strength: 50% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 50% / Douglas Laing – A sherried Port Ellen from the early days of the Old Malt Cask series, this is one of a string of single cask PE's that really put Douglas Laing on the map as an independent bottler. The company had vast stocks of Port Ellen after buying it in bulk for their blends, and were able to capitalise on the success of the Rare Malts bottlings which had made the distillery hugely sought-after. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1982 / 18 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Old Malt Cask Islay Whisky £1,800.00 €2,078.68 (est.) $2,427.26 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 18 Year Old Vintage: 1982 Strength: 50% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 50% / Douglas Laing – An early bottling of 1982 vintage Port Ellen from independent bottler Douglas Laing as part of the Old Malt Cask range. Distilled in Septmeber, it was aged for 18 years in a sherry cask before release in August 2001. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1982 / 18 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Old Malt Cask Islay Whisky £1,800.00 €2,078.68 (est.) $2,427.26 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 18 Year Old Vintage: 1982 Strength: 50% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 50% / Douglas Laing – Port Ellen whiskies are celebrated for their bold peat smoke and captivating earthy minerality. This offers intense notes of smoked leather, dried fruit and sherry sweetness. It’s a rare find that offers an intriguing glimpse into the final years of Port Ellen production before its closure in 1983. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1982 / 19 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Old Malt Cask Islay Whisky £1,800.00 €2,078.68 (est.) $2,427.26 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 19 Year Old Vintage: 1982 Strength: 50% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 50% / Douglas Laing – A 19 year old Port Ellen, distilled in 1982 (the year before the distillery closed), matured in sherry casks and bottled in 2001 by Douglas Laing as part of their Old Malt Cask range. … Full Description Supplier:
Master of Malt	Port Ellen 24 Year Old 1978 – 2nd Release (Special Release 2002) Single Malt Whisky £1,999.00 €2,308.49 (est.) $2,695.61 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70.00cl Age: 24 Years Old Vintage: Strength: 59.40% Bottler: Port Ellen Summary: This whisky is 24 Years Old. … Full Description Supplier:
Master of Malt	Port Ellen 24 Year Old 1979 – 3rd Release (Special Release 2003) Single Malt Whisky £1,999.00 €2,308.49 (est.) $2,695.61 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70.00cl Age: 24 Years Old Vintage: Strength: 57.30% Bottler: Port Ellen Summary: This whisky is 24 Years Old. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1978 / 27 Year Old / Old & Rare Platinum Islay Whisky £2,000.00 €2,309.64 (est.) $2,696.96 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 27 Year Old Vintage: 1978 Strength: 54.8% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 54.8% / Douglas Laing – A long-aged sherried Port Ellen from Douglas Laing's Platinum range. This should be awesome. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1982 / 30 Year Old / Douglas Laing Platinum Islay Whisky £2,000.00 €2,309.64 (est.) $2,696.96 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 30 Year Old Vintage: 1982 Strength: 51.8% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 51.8% / Douglas Laing – A 30 year old single cask whisky from closed Port Ellen released by Douglas Laing as part of their shiny Platinum Old & Rare range. Distilled in 1982 and bottled in April 2012 at cask strength. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Barrel	Port Ellen 1982 Connoisseurs Choice £2,200.00 €2,540.60 (est.) $2,966.66 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: Age: Vintage: 1982 Strength: Bottler: Summary: Port Ellen 1982 Connoisseurs Choice Islay single malt Scotch whisky. 28 Year old expression matured in a refill sherry butt and bottled 2010 by Gordon & MacPhail. Port Ellen Port Ellen Distillery was established by Alexander K. Mackay on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay at Port Ellen in 1825. Port Ellen was a malt whisky distillery but closed in 1983 and whilst the distillery buildings remain Port Ellen drum maltings occupy part of the site and participates in Feis Ile, the annual Islay Festival of Malt and Music. Most recent official bottling of Port Ellen single malt whisky was the Port Ellen 11thRelease. During the winter of 1823-24 James Fox tested his newly designed spirit safe at Port Ellen Distillery prior to its introduction in all Scottish licenced distilleries by 1825 in order to comply with enactment of the Excise Act of 1823. Thus Port Ellen Distillery was the first Scottish distillery to install a spirit safe and James Fox was paid £428 for his work. Nose: Peaty with some fruity notes. Palate: Delicate ash, sweet and fruity. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1979 / 23 Year Old / Sherry Cask / Wilson & Morgan Islay Whisky £2,250.00 €2,598.35 (est.) $3,034.08 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 23 Year Old Vintage: 1979 Strength: 46% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 46% / Wilson & Morgan – A 1979 vintage Port Ellen released by independent bottlers Wilson & Morgan as part of their barrel selection series. This was aged for 23 years before being bottled in 2003, by which time the distillery had sadly long closed. … Full Description Supplier:
Master of Malt	Port Ellen 29 Year Old 1978 – 8th Release (Special Release 2008) Single Malt Whisky £2,500.00 €2,887.05 (est.) $3,371.20 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70.00cl Age: 29 Years Old Vintage: Strength: 55.30% Bottler: Port Ellen Summary: This whisky is 29 Years Old. … Full Description Supplier:
Master of Malt	Port Ellen 30 Year Old 1979 – 9th Release (Special Release 2009) Single Malt Whisky £2,500.00 €2,887.05 (est.) $3,371.20 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70.00cl Age: 30 Years Old Vintage: Strength: 57.70% Bottler: Port Ellen Summary: This whisky is 30 Years Old. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1978 / 20 Year Old / Rare Malts Islay Whisky £2,500.00 €2,887.05 (est.) $3,371.20 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 20 Year Old Vintage: 1978 Strength: 60.9% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 60.9% / Distillery Bottling – One of the stellar PE Rare Malts releases that catapulted this obscure distillery to fame in the late 1990s. A legendary bottling. … Full Description Supplier:
Master of Malt	Port Ellen 35 Year Old 1983 Single Cask (Master of Malt) Single Malt Whisky £2,699.95 €3,117.96 (est.) $3,640.83 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70.00cl Age: 35 Years Old Vintage: Strength: 47.80% Bottler: Master of Malt Summary: This whisky is 35 Years Old. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Port Ellen 1978 / 25 Year Old / 4th Release (2004) Islay Whisky £3,000.00 €3,464.46 (est.) $4,045.44 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 25 Year Old Vintage: 2004 Strength: 56.2% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 56.2% / Distillery Bottling – The fourth in a series of annual releases of cask-strength Port Ellen from the late 1970's. As the distillery closed over twenty years ago, these bottles are very highly sought-after. … Full Description Supplier: