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Gordon & Macphail Port Ellen 1979 1994 40%

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Reviewed 24 June 2026 ·View daily archive

Whisky facts

Region
Islay
Independent Bottler
Gordon & Macphail
ABV
40%
Vintage
1979
Bottled
1994

In the glass

Tasting Notes

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Gordon & Macphail Port Ellen 1979 1994 40%

24 June 2026
88

Nose

Very intense peaty & smoky nose, slightly citrus, definitely way more intense than the 40% suggest, salty, seasmoke, slightly iodine, reminds me of Laphroaig but definitely smokier

Body

Unfortunately the nose was probably the best part of this dram as the body falls off, way too thin, and the smoke is just not as satisfying as I would expect from a Port Ellen, again citrusy & slightly bitter towards the end, has a bacon smoke rather than seasmoke

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