As a big fan of Port Ellen (prob my favorite distillery), I knew I just had to try this bottle after seeing it at Casky Hong Kong. Supposedly a 40+ years old Port Ellen, bottled in 2025 from one of the last casks distilled by Port Ellen back in 1983 but lacking the documentation to prove it, which explains its surprisingly good pricing. My first 40+ years old Port Ellen (and probably my last, at least for a while, due to the exorbitant price of the Official Bottling of the Port Ellen 40) and it certainly did not disappoint!
Nose
A very interesting nose, delicately balanced between the sherried sweetness & the Port Ellen smokiness
Body
Personally love the palate of this dram, as it starts with the unmistakably sweetness of the sherry influence but gets smokier and meatier over time, definitely a sweeter, sherried & more cask dominant dram but the smokiness is still there throughout the experience, slightly creamy & floral towards the end; a very interesting flavor profile for an Port Ellen!
Finish
Slightly dry finish but still smoky all the way until the end