Port Ellen 37 Year Old 2016 James Sedgwick Very faint hints of smoke

Very faint hints of smoke and salt air

Palate: More Oloroso but with bitter chocolate sauce this time

The Port Ellen distillery was closed in 1983 and has since become one of the world's most sought after whiskies for drinkers and collectors

matured in a first-fill ex-bourbon cask

Distilled in March 1993

Port Ellen 37 Year Old 2016 James Sedgwick Very faint hints of smokePart of Diageo's Special Releases for 2016, this is the 16th annual release of Port Ellen and also the oldest released at that time. The Port Ellen distillery was closed in 1983 and has since become one of the world's most sought after whiskies for drinkers and collectors. Distilled in 1978, matured in refill European oak butts and American oak hogsheads and released in 2016. Only 2,940 bottles were produced. Bottled at cask strength of 55. 2%.