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Port Ellen 30 Year Old Special Release

Scotch Single Malt Islay
Age
30 years
ABV
56.2%
Filtration
Non-chill-filtered
Flavour Fingerprint
Malt Light Fruit Citrus Floral Herbal Spice Sweet Dark Fruit Nutty Earth Maritime Smoke / Peat

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Flavour profile is AI-assisted and still being refined.

Tasting

How it drinks

Sight
Deep amber with mahogany highlights, rich and viscous.
Nose
Intense peat smoke blended with dried fruit, leather, and coastal brine. Notes of antique wood and subtle iodine emerge with time.
Palate
Full-bodied and complex, with layered peat smoke, dark chocolate, and maritime salt. The palate reveals hints of dried apricot, tobacco leaf, and a warming spice development.
Finish
Long, smoky finish with lingering sweetness, sea salt minerality, and a pleasant drying oak influence that persists for minutes.

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.

Maturation

The wood it came through

  • ex-bourbon barrels
  • ex-sherry casks

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