Brennerei | Port Ellen |
Abfüller | OB |
Serie | Annual Release |
Abgefüllt für | X |
Destillationsdatum | 1978 |
Abfülldatum | 2008 |
Land | Schottland |
Region | Islay |
Alter | 29 |
Cask Type | Oak Casks |
Fassnummer | X |
Alcohol percentage | 55.8 |
Inhalt | 0,70 |
Zustand | in Originalverpackung |
Label | Perfekt |
Vorrat | 0 |
Inhalt | 0,70 |
Zustand | Perfekt |
Label | Perfekt |
Vorrat | 0 |
Already the eighth release! My! Feeling old over here…
Colour: pale gold.
Nose: this one isn’t extremely expressive either at first sniffing but there’s still more peat and more maritime notes than in the 1982. It’s also a bit yoghurty, lemony, ‘walnutty’… With water: more walnuts, more apple peelings, whiffs of cold ashes and used matches. Just like in the 1982, more mint as well.
Mouth (neat): powerful, very peaty but also kind of candied, maybe tasting a tad younger than it actually is. Dried pears, quince jelly, hints of marshmallows… Then quite some mint, verbena and liquorice. Gets better after a moment, it’s the attack that’s maybe a tad less impressive than in earlier batches. With water: gets grassier, maybe a tad bitter and even slightly tannic.
Finish: long, grassy, on apple peelings. Quite some pepper as well.