Port Ellen 40 Year / 1979 / 70cl 49.6% / XOP Black Laberdolive Sauternes cask Distillery:

Sauternes cask Distillery:

The glass is a bank that hardly maintains the depth and strength of the aromas that explode as soon as this rum is poured

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The palate brings notes of warm buttered scones

matured in a combination of refill and first fill sherry hogsheads then bottled at 46% vol

Port Ellen 40 Year / 1979 / 70cl 49.6% / XOP Black Laberdolive Sauternes cask Distillery:The Port Ellen distillery was established in the 1820s. At first it operated solely as a malt mill but a few years later it was developed into a distillery. Port Ellen was mothballed in 1983, although its malting is still in operation to this day and supplies all other Islay distilleries. Diageo announced in 2017 that it is planning to reopen the distillery in the next few years. Douglas Laing has done something astonishing. They've managed to release