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About This Whisky
Port Ellen 40 Year Old 9 Rogue Casks, the second release in the distillery's Untold Stories series.
In 1979 a small parcel of Port Ellen casks was found to have flavours that strayed from the house style.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Delicate and grassy at first, with burnt tangerine skin, mild smoke, crème caramel, red fruit compote and ripe peach skin.
- Palate: Bonfire smoke comes through more strongly here, with pipe tobacco, leather, wood spice and a thread of waxy tropical fruit.
- Finish: Long, with wisps of smoke, citrus peel and tea leaves.
Serving & Food
Serve after dinner with dried apricots, walnuts or aged Parmigiano.
Good to Know
Why rogue? The casks didn't taste like typical Port Ellen.
How many bottles? 1,380, at 50.9%.
Product Details
| Producer | Port Ellen |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
| Cask | Four American oak hogsheads and five European oak butts |
| Age | 40 years old |
| Vintage | 1979 |
| ABV | 50.9% |
| Size | 700mL |
| Edition | 1,380 bottles |
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About the Distillery
After 1983 Port Ellen looked like a finished story. That changed in October 2017, when Diageo announced it would rebuild the distillery alongside Brora.