Port Ellen 26 years 1982 Ian Macleod Chieftain's Cask n°1515 - One of 222 - bottled 2008

  • 57.60% |
  • 0.70L

A single cask (#1515) of Port Ellen distilled in 1982, aged in a hogshead and bottled in 2008. Ian Macleod & Company Ltd was founded in 1933 by Leonard Russell Senior. In 1963, the Russell family acquired it, with Peter Russell at the head. Ian Macleod bottles blends, but their stocks also include i…More info

Description du lot

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland Islay
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 Original box very slightly damaged

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Lot presentation
Port Ellen 26 years 1982 Ian Macleod Chieftain's Cask n°1515 - One of 222 - bottled 2008

Cuvée presentation

A single cask (#1515) of Port Ellen distilled in 1982, aged in a hogshead and bottled in 2008. Ian Macleod & Company Ltd was founded in 1933 by Leonard Russell Senior. In 1963, the Russell family acquired it, with Peter Russell at the head. Ian Macleod bottles blends, but their stocks also include independent bottlings such as the renowned Chieftain’s – a single-cask range that takes advantage of the stocks accumulated by Leonard Russell Senior when he opened his brokerage in 1936. The company became Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd in 2003 at the same time they acquired Glengoyne. They then acquired Tamdhu in 2011 and Rosebank in 2017. A limited edition of 222 bottles.

The distillery Port Ellen

Scotland, Isle of Islay. Distillery operational. Owner: Diageo

Single-handedly kept afloat by the leading players in the independent bottlers market until the early 21st century, Port Ellen owes its salvation to the growing fervour of fans of peated whiskies. Like many distilleries a victim of the 1980s recession, Port Ellen closed in May 1983, never to distil again. It was in 1998, 15 years after its closure, that its owners bottled two limited versions, one celebrating the 25th anniversary of the eponymous maltings, and the other for the Rare Malts Selection. It would then not be until the turn of the millennium that Port Ellen would be awarded a finally crafted regular bottling, focusing on the years of production 1978 and 1979.Paradoxically, the youngest versions are the hardest to find, such as the Signatory Vintage Black Ceramic 10 Year Old and 13 Year Old. Although most were bottled at 40-43%, they still offer the chance to experience the spirit's profile without the wood having too much influence. In any case, the oldest vintage still available today from a handful of collectors is a Port Ellen distilled in 1967 or 1968 (the distillery was mothballed from 1929 to 1 April 1968), aged 12 years old and produced to mark the Queen's visit to the distillery on 9 August 1980.

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Detailed characteristics

  • Distillery: Port Ellen
  • Vintage: 1982
  • Bottler: Ian Macleod
  • Age: 26 years
  • Appellation: Single Malt Whisky
  • Country/Region: Scotland Islay
  • Alcohol percentage: 57.60 %
  • Volume: 0.70L
  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • State: 1 very slightly marked label, 1 Original box very slightly damaged
  • Case: Yes
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Color: Brown

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