Port Ellen 1981 / 42 Year Old / Gordon & MacPhail Private Collection
A 42 year old Port Ellen single malt distilled in 1981 and matured in a refill sherry butt, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail's Private Collection. Notes of medjool date, ginger snap biscuit, dark chocolate, peanut brittle and subtle bonfire smoke.
52.5%
42 Years
Whisky
Single Malt
About This Bottle
A 42 year old Port Ellen single malt distilled in 1981 and matured in a refill sherry butt, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail's Private Collection. Notes of medjool date, ginger snap biscuit, dark chocolate, peanut brittle and subtle bonfire smoke.
Producer
Port Ellen
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