Category Archives: Port Ellen
Port Ellen 1979-2010, 30 years old, 51.9% – Mackillop’s Choice
I don’t get to taste Port Ellen all that much, which was slightly different a couple of years ago. This is mostly because of the rather ridiculous price tag that comes with every bottle. Ever since Diageo started increasing the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, Closed Distillery, Islay, Mackillop's Choice, Port Ellen
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The Usquebaugh Society’s 24th birthday – part 2
The rest of the birthday party for the Usquebaugh Society continued in much the same way. Epic whiskies were tasted, dumb jokes were being made (something about booze, and 30 good guys in one room), and tasting notes were scribbled … Continue reading
Posted in - Irish Whiskey, Brora, Port Ellen, Tomatin, Undisclosed
Tagged Adelphi, Brora, Clynelish, Douglas Laing, Getränke Weiser, Highlands, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Limerick, Northern Ireland, Port Ellen, Rare Malts, Speyside, The Whisky Shop, Tomatin, Usquebaugh Society, Whisky tasting
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The Diageo Special Releases
My post is a bit late to the party, but I didn’t get around to it yesterday. In the mysterious of Diageo the list of Special Releases was announced yesterday, but not through their PR company (Cognis PR) or their … Continue reading
Posted in - News and Announcements, Benrinnes, Brora, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Glendullan, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Strathmill
Tagged Benrinnes, Brora, Caol Ila, Clynelish, Cragganmore, Diageo, Diageo Premium, Glendullan, Lagavulin, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Singleton, Strathmill
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Bottoms Up!
Tonight a couple of friends and I are going to try and get my open-bottle-count down somewhat. Since I’ve been trying to do this on my own last year I found that a) it doesn’t work that well, and b) … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Blended Whisky, - Japanese Whisky, - World Whisky, Compass Box, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Hazelburn, Jim Beam, Karuizawa, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, Old Potrero, Port Ellen
Tagged 18th Century Style, Anchor Brewery, Blended Whisky, Campbeltown, Compass Box, CV, Douglas Laing, Elements of Islay, GlenDronach, Glenfarclas, Great King Street, Hazelburn, Highlands, Islay, Japan, Jim Beam, Kamiasobi, Karuizawa, Kentucky, Knob Creek, Lagavulin, Noh, Number One Drinks, Old Potrero, Port Ellen, Provenance, Rye, San Francisco, Speciality Drinks Limited, Speyside, Springbank, Straight Bourbon, The Ultimate, The Whisky Exchange, Van Wees
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Port Ellen, Pe1, 58.7% – Elements of Islay
While there is no official statement saying which Elements of Islay bottlings is which, this line of bottles from The Whisky Exchange‘s Specialty Drinks Ltd. leaves little to the imagination. The toughest one to guess has been the Pc range … Continue reading
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Tagged Drinks & Gifts, Elements of Islay, Pe1, Port Ellen, Specialty Drinks Ltd. Islay, The Whisky Exchange
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Port Ellen 10, 43%, 1983-1993 – Signatory’s Scottish Wildlife
When I was given this wee sample I was baffled. A friend came up to me at Maltstock and told me to try it. A 10 year old Port Ellen! That’s at least a 20 year old bottle, and then … Continue reading
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Tagged Islay, Jon Beach, Maltstock, Port Ellen, Scottish Wildlife, Signatory
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Diageo’s Premium releases for 2013
Through the magic that happens at Facebook I saw a post from CognisNews on my timeline. Never heard of them, but they had the scoop on Diageo’s releases for 2013. Thanks should also go to WhiskyIntelligence.com. Here is a short … Continue reading
Posted in Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Convalmore, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Talisker
Tagged Brora, Caol Ila, Cardhu, Convalmore, Diageo, Dufftown, Highlands, Islands, Islay, Lagavulin, Oban, Port Ellen, Singelton, Singleton of Dufftown, Speyside, Talisker
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Hielander Whisky Festival 2013
The whisky festival in Alkmaar, hosted by Wullie MacMorland of The Hielander Scottish Restaurant is usually the first official whisky event of the year. This year it is no different. Funnily enough I go there every year with different people. … Continue reading
Posted in Balvenie, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Clynelish, Glen Keith, GlenDronach, Hazelburn, Littlemill, Mortlach, Port Ellen, Undisclosed
Tagged Balvenie, BenRiach, Berry Brothers and Rudd, Bert Vuik, Clynelish, Creative Whisky Company, David Stirk, Douglas Laing, Drinks & Gifts, Dutch Connection, Dutch Whisky Connection, Fred Laing, Glen Keith, GlenDronach, Hanyu, Hazelburn, Ichiro Akuto, Ichiro's Malt, Littlemill, Michiel Wigman, Mortlach, Old Guns, Old Malt Cask, Port Ellen, Prichard's, Somewhere in Speyside, Springbank, The Maltman
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Malt Fascination 