Port Ellen 1979 - 22 år, 1st Release

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Port Ellen 1979 , 22 år, 1st Release
1979-2001, flaska 3027 av 6000
70 centiliter, original buteljering, 56,2%

Inköpt 2009-04-05, SEK 5000 = 71,42 kr/cl Oöppnad

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Byteshandel. Nu saknas bara nummer 4 i samlingen. Min poäng: ?? p

Tasting notes från whiskyfun: Officiella tasting notes:

Port Ellen 22 yo 1979/2001 ‘Annual Release’ (56.2%, OB, first release)
I had planned to use the 22 yo 1978 Rare Malts, which I prefer, but I haven't any opened bottle left at this very moment. Colour: dark straw. Nose: ah, this is something completely different. Sweeter and much rubberier right at the start, with some typical notes of tyres, tar, pepper… Some fruity notes emerge, like apple, green pear, green plum. Yet, it’s finally even more austere than the Ardbeg, and perhaps a little less satisfying.
It then gets quite vegetal (wet fern, moss) and even a little mineral (wet chalk). A great one, perhaps just slightly less stunning than the new Ardbeg. Mouth: again, it’s crispier and fruitier at the same time, but still very austere. More tar, more rubber, and much, much more pepper. Some sweetness but it comes from the alcohol. It then grows more and more powerful and drier… What a body! The pepper grows even stronger after a few minutes… And the sweetness vanishes, leaving just a mixture of smoke, pepper and lemon zest that might displease the lovers of round and smooth whiskies – but not the peat heads, obviously. The finish is very long but again, very austere. Decidedly! 93 points.


Port Ellen 1979 , 22 år, 1st Release 1979-2001, flaska 3027 av 6000	70 centiliter, original buteljering, 56,2%
Inköpt 2009-04-05, SEK 5000 = 71,42 kr/cl	Oöppnad
Mina kommentarer: Byteshandel. Nu saknas bara nummer 4 i samlingen.	Min poäng: ?? p
Tasting notes från whiskyfun:	Officiella tasting notes:
Port Ellen 22 yo 1979/2001 ‘Annual Release’ (56.2%, OB, first release) I had planned to use the 22 yo 1978 Rare Malts, which I prefer, but I haven't any opened bottle left at this very moment. Colour: dark straw. Nose: ah, this is something completely different. Sweeter and much rubberier right at the start, with some typical notes of tyres, tar, pepper… Some fruity notes emerge, like apple, green pear, green plum. Yet, it’s finally even more austere than the Ardbeg, and perhaps a little less satisfying. It then gets quite vegetal (wet fern, moss) and even a little mineral (wet chalk). A great one, perhaps just slightly less stunning than the new Ardbeg. Mouth: again, it’s crispier and fruitier at the same time, but still very austere. More tar, more rubber, and much, much more pepper. Some sweetness but it comes from the alcohol. It then grows more and more powerful and drier… What a body! The pepper grows even stronger after a few minutes… And the sweetness vanishes, leaving just a mixture of smoke, pepper and lemon zest that might displease the lovers of round and smooth whiskies – but not the peat heads, obviously. The finish is very long but again, very austere. Decidedly! 93 points.