Port Ellen Single Malt Scotch 23-Year-old Old Malt Cask Bottling

Michael Jackson
"House Style - Oily, peppery, salty, smoky, herbal. With smoked fish".

Port Ellen 21-year-old, 58.4 vol, Anniversary Bottling

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Color - Bright Gold
Nose - Very medicinal, but clean and firm.
Body - Exceptionally oily, creamy
Palate - Smooth and deceptively restrained at first, then the tightly combined flavours emerge: bay leaves, parsley, peppercorns.
Finish - Slowly unfolding. Salty, smoky, oaky. Very warming. A sublety and complexity to which no aquavit or pepper vodka could aspire

Port Ellen 20-year-old (distilled 1978, bottled 1998) 60.90 vol, Rare Malts

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Color - Gold.
Nose - More Assertive. Appetizing and arousing. Bay leaves. Seaweed.
Body - Lightly oily.
Palate - More expressive, fruity, dryish flavours. Fruity olive oil. parsley. Edible seaweed.
Finish - Salty. Smoky. Oaky. Extremely peppery.

Port Ellen 11-year-old, 64.1 vol, Cadenhead

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Color - Pale Gold.
Nose - Leafy, slightly sour.
Body - Lightly oily.
Palate - Fruity, herbal, seaweedy.
Finish - Sweet, parsleyish. Then seaweedy, peppery, warming.

Port Ellen 1980, 40 vol, Connoisseurs Choice

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Color - Deep gold to bronze.
Nose - Leathery, oaky.
Body - Lightly oily.
Palate - Oaky, salty.
Finish - Oily. Late saltiness.

Port Ellen 1975, 23-year-old, 52.5 vol cask strength, Hart Brothers.

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Color - Full Gold.
Nose - Clean. Lightly medicinal.
Body - Lightly oily.
Palate - Very sweet and parsleyish.
Finish - Peppery.

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