Port Ellen distillery reopened in 2024 after being closed since 1983.
The iconic Port Ellen distillery is reborn after more than four decades of closure, in an historic moment for Islay, Scotch, and the wider whisky world.
The first Port Ellen Annual Release goes for much more these days, but for many people the second release, remains at the top of the pile for official PE. A magnificent whisky.
This 1978 vintage is the second of these cask strength annual releases bottled at 59.35% in 2002. One of 12,000 bottles.