Port Ellen 1980 / 16 Year Old / First Cask #89/589/43 Islay Whisky

A 1980 vintage Port Ellen bottled from a single first-fill cask at 46% — sixteen years of Islay character from a distillery that closed its doors three years after this spirit was made. At £950 it is not cheap, but genuine Port Ellen of this quality rarely is.

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