February 2015 Auction

Port Ellen 1979 22 Year Old 1st Release

The first of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 22 years later in 2001, bottled at cask strength and limited to 6,000 bottles, this is bottle 1420.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

The bottle is in excellent condition, the front box label has a tiny touch of water staining. 

Port Ellen Elements of Islay Collection (Pe1 / Pe2 /Pe3 /Pe4 /Pe5)

A range of no age statement Port Ellens bottled by Speciality Drinks Ltd in 50cl bottles. 

-Pe1 58.7% bottled in 2009.

-Pe2 59.5% bottled in 2010. 

-Pe3 54.8%, Ex-Bourbon cask bottled in 2010.

-Pe4 58.2% bottled in 2011. 

-Pe5 57.9% bottled in 2011. 

Port Ellen 1978 34 Year Old 13th Release

The thirteenth edition of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 34 years later in 2013, bottled at cask strength and limited to 2,958 bottles, this is bottle 0066.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel of the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Bottle and box are in excellent condition.

Port Ellen 1978 27 Year Old 6th Release

The sixth edition of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 27 years later in 2006, bottled at cask strength and limited to 4,560 bottles, this is bottle 4719.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

The bottle and box are in excellent condition.

Port Ellen 10^th. Release 31yo

The tenth release of this famed Limited Edition series from Diageo.  Distilled  1978, bottled 2010 @ 54.6% & 70cl., this is bottle 1583 of only 3000 issued, in original velvet lined presentation box, good neck level, the entire package is pristine.

Port Ellen 1978 24 Year Old 2nd Release

The second of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 24 years later in 2002, bottled at cask strength and limited to 12,000 bottles, this is bottle 8336.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel of the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Bottle and box are in excellent condition.

Port Ellen 1979 25 Year Old 5th Release

The fifth release of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 25 years later in 2003, bottled at cask strength and limited to 5280 bottles, this is bottle 4505.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Port Ellen 1979 30 Year Old 9th Release

The ninth of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 30 years later in 2009, bottled at cask strength and limited to 5,916 bottles, this is bottle 4073.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

The bottle and box are in excellent condition.

Port Ellen 1978 29 Year Old 8th Release

The eighth of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 29 years later in 2008, bottled at cask strength and limited to 6,618 bottles, this is bottle 5808.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Bottle number 2213 of 6618.

The bottle and box are in excellent condition.

Port Ellen 1982 Bladnoch Forum 24 Year Old

Distilled in October 1982 and bottled in November 2006. 

One of 644 bottles. 

Port Ellen 27 Year Old Wilson and Morgan

Distilled in 1982 and bottled 2010 and was matured in Butt number 2347. 

Presented in a sturdy wooden box. 

Port Ellen 1979 28 Year Old 7th Release 20cl

The seventh of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1979 and bottled 28 years later in 2007, bottled at cask strength and limited to 5,274 bottles.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

Port Ellen 1978 Douglas Laing 25 Year Old

A single cask Port Ellen distilled in September 1978 and then bottled in February 2004. 

One of 604 bottles. 

Port Ellen 1979 Douglas Laing 26 Year Old

A single cask Port Ellen distilled in November 1979 and bottled in October 2006. 

One of 514 bottles. 

Port Ellen 1979 Signatory Vintage 24 Year Old Burgundy Finish

A very rare Signatory Vintage release, distilled in 1979 and bottled in 2004.

Please note there is no box. 

Port Charlotte PC5

Port Charlotte is a heavily peated spirit produced by Bruichladdich in rememberance and hope for a long list distillery at Port Charlotte on Islay, which closed in 1929. 

Matured in both bourbon and sherry cask this 5 year old spirit was limited to 6,038 bottles.

Bottle number 1196 of 6038.

Port Charlotte PC5

Port Charlotte is a heavily peated spirit produced by Bruichladdich in rememberance and hope for a long list distillery at Port Charlotte on Islay, which closed in 1929. 

Matured in both bourbon and sherry cask this 5 year old spirit was limited to 6,038 bottles.

Bottle number 4241 of 6038.

Port Ellen Elements of Islay Pe5

Cask Strength no age statement Port Ellen released by Speciality Drinks Ltd (The Whisky Exchange). 

Port Ellen 1981 Douglas Laing 18 Year Old

Distilled in Winter 1981 and bottled 2000 this is a younger expression of Port Ellen.

Please note lose tax stamp.

Port Ellen 1980 Gordon and Macphail

Bottled in 1996 this is a rare chance to try Port Ellen at a younger age. 

Port Ellen 1983 Douglas Laing 20cl

A 20cl single cask Port Ellen, distilled in March 1983 and bottled in October 2003. 

Parker's Heritage Collection Wheat Whiskey 13 Year Old 75cl

The Heritage Collection from Parker's is always highly anticipated and this Wheat Whiskey released in 2013, the 8th bottling within the collection is no different.

Distilled at Heaven Hill distillery and bottled at cask strength this whiskey was put together using casks from the original Berheim Wheat Whiskey run back in 2000; hence the name 'Original Batch Kentucky Straight Wheat Whiskey'.

Port Charlotte 2002 SMWS 12 Year Old 127.42

\"Peat Freak Heaven\" which is how Islay is normally referred to is whisky circles! 

A 12 year old heavily peated Bruichladdich. 

One of 127 bottles. 

Port Dundas 1991 Dewar Rattray 17 Year Old

A single grain whisky from the now closed Port Dundas. Distilled in 1991 and bottled in 2008. 

One of 180 bottles. 

Port Charlotte PC11

Port Charlotte is a heavily peated spirit produced by Bruichladdich in remembrance of a long lost distillery at Port Charlotte on Islay, which closed in 1929.

This is the seventh release in the series released in 2013.

‘Eòrna Na h-Alba’ in Gaelic means Scottish Barley

Limited to 12,000 bottles.

Port Charlotte 11 Year Old Neach-Dana Single Cask

Distilled July 2003 and bottled in October 2014, matured in Bourbon cask No. 0686. 

Port Charlotte 2002 Royal Mile Whiskies 12 Year Old Rum Cask

A single cask bottling of Port Charlotte by Royal Mile Whiskies.

Distilled on 26th May 2002 and bottled in June 2014 from a single Rum barrel.

Putachieside 12 Year Old 

One of Cadenhead's infamous blended whiskies, Putachieside, the bottle carries an image of the area of Aberdeen surrounding Cadenhead's Aberdeen shop. 

Now discontinued.

Poire Williamine Morand

Swiss pear Eaux de Vie with a delicous looking pear inside, in a very well presented decanter. 

Port Ellen 1978 31 Year Old 10th Release

The tenth edition of the incredibly popular Port Ellen annual releases.  Distilled in 1978 and bottled 31 years later in 2010, bottled at cask strength and limited to 3,000 bottles, this is bottle 0886.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown. Closure in 1983 has enabled this distillery to receive a near mythical amount of love and respect. As stocks get thinner on the ground, these bottles become rarer and rarer.

The bottle and box are in good condition.

Port Ellen 1982 Douglas Laing 26 Year Old

Distilled in November 1982 and bottled in January 2009 this is a 26 year old Port Ellen selected by and bottled for the Islay Whisky Shop. 

Port Ellen 2^nd. Release 24yo

The second of this iconic Limited Edition release, distilled 1978, bottled 2002@ 70cl. & 59.35%.  Bottle no. 0413 of only 5196 produced, in original velvet lined presentation box, level is well into neck.  The entire package is pristine.