Tag Archives: Port Ellen

Port Ellen 27, 1983-2010, Refill Butt 517, 59% – Signatory Vintage

Posted on 17 April 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since I tried a Port Ellen. Not overly surprising with the distillery being closed for 40 years now. And because of that I expect that the frequency will go down further, until it hits the frequency … Continue reading →

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Port Ellen 16, 1981-1998, 62.4% – Cadenhead Authentic Collection

Posted on 10 November 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Sometimes Tom van Engelen sends me reviews for publication on MaltFascination. Sometimes I forget. So now I have a backlog of a few that I’m trying to get through before the end of the year. Young Port Ellen has become … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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Port Ellen 19, 1977-1996, 58.9% – Scott’s Selection

Posted on 18 August 2021 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Sometimes you realize you have some rather interesting tasting notes lying around. Stuff you tried but for some reason haven’t written about yet. By ‘you’ I mean me, because I realize most people do not write whisky blogs, although it … Continue reading →

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Port Ellen 1979-2017, 37yo, 44.8% – Goren’s Whisky for Whisky Live Tel Aviv

Posted on 3 December 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s not often that I hold a bottle of Port Ellen in my hands. It’s far less often, even, that the bottle is mine. Now you have to take that literally, since it’s mostly the bottle itself that’s mine, and … Continue reading →

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Does the re-opening of distilleries bereave us of nostalgia?

Posted on 6 October 2018 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Once more Tom van Engelen has written a post reminiscing about booze with a dram in hand. This time his train of thought got sparked by an old bottling of Port Ellen! Once I knew a man who thought it … Continue reading →

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Diageo Special Releases 2017

Posted on 25 April 2017 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Weird. I’ve already been planning a whisky tasting and a trip to Scotland for 2018. Because of that, when I saw someone post the ‘Diageo Special Releases 2017’ I was mainly confused to why someone would post last year’s list. … Continue reading →

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Port Ellen1982-2010, 27yo, 55.5% – Old Bothwell

Posted on 21 November 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

A week without a new post has gone by, and I’ve decided to catch up on some notes I’ve written ages ago. The first ones I came across in my little booklet were these of an early eighties Port Ellen … Continue reading →

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Port Ellen 1976-2001, 25yo, 50% – Old Malt Cask

Posted on 19 September 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s been a while since I tried a Port Ellen, but my mate Jason gave me a sample of the bottle he opened for his 40th birtday, earlier this year. It’s not just any Port Ellen but one from the mid-seventies, … Continue reading →

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The annual ‘Islay’ Tasting at De Whiskykoning – part 2

Posted on 7 January 2016 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Yesterday I wrote about the first three drams we had at De Whiskykoning in November. Today I write about the rest of the evening. I might have to admit that were a tad rowdy during the tasting and Rob, the … Continue reading →

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