Port Ellen 26 Years Old Malt Cask DL4808 50% 1982

Distillerie	Port Ellen
Embouteilleur	Douglas Laing
Serie	Old Malt Cask
Mise en bouteille pour	X
Date de distillation	09.1982
Date de mise en bouteille	12.2008
Pays	Écosse
Région	Islay
Age	26
Cask Type	Refill Butt
Numéro de fût	DL 4808
Alcohol percentage	50
Volume
État	dans son emballage d'origine
Étiquette	Légèrement Abîmée
Stock	0

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Serge Valentin (89)

Colour: straw.

Nose: a rounder one, with much more vanilla and praline at first nosing, but it gets then pretty similar to the 1983, with these rather sharp lemony notes and a few coastal notes (seashells). Grass, fresh almonds, cut apples… Also kumquats/quinces. And no gin fizz. Maybe a tad butyric. Once again, rather a gentle version of Port Ellen – so far!

Mouth: more unusual than on the nose, kind of honeyed and resinous, reminding me of oriental pastries (baklavas, orange blossom water). Certainly unexpected and much to my liking. Goes on with lemon marmalade, crystallised ginger, bitter oranges and even something like chutney (mango?), which makes it even richer, yet clean and perfectly balanced. Very, very good palate!

Finish: long, with a little more pepper and even hints of aniseed.

Comments: the nose wasn’t really outta this world but the palate was rather fantastic, round yet very nervous, very Port Ellen. Port Ellen with honey!

BOW (90)