The most sought after of the yearly Diageo Special Releases - the official bottling of whisky from long closed Port Ellen. This 12th release is a vatting of refill American and European oak matured whisky that was distilled in 1979. At 32 years old this was, at release, the joint oldest official bottling of Port Ellen.
The 14th Special Release of Port Ellen is more elegant than last year’s – the wood tannins are subtle and the chamois leather not as prominent as one expects from Port Ellen – but that’s not a bad thing here.