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Bottle Details
Port Ellen 1979 40 Year Old Untold Stories: 9 Rogue Casks / Charity Lot
The second release from a series of bottles from the legendary Islay distillery, titled Untold Stories.
Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown, closed down by DCL (now Diageo) in 1983 due to an oversupply of peated whisky for blending and a perceived lack of interest in it as a single malt. It has developed a legendary status in the years since. A very rare 12 year old bottled for attendees of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1980 is believed to have been the only distillery bottling produced in its years of operation. Diageo then bottled the first publicly available distillery bottlings as part of the Rare Malts Selection, followed by a series of annual special releases.
This whisky was distilled in 1979 and has been aged for 40 years. It is made up of four American oak hogsheads and five European oak butts that have been bottled at cask strength.
Originally the plan was to debut this release at Fèis Ìle. Sadly, like most public events in 2020, Fèis Ìle was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that 9 Rogue Casks premiered via a virtual online whisky tasting led by future Port Ellen master distiller Georgie Crawford.
One of 1,380 bottles.
This lot has been kindly donated to the Feis Ile Committee and all proceeds raised from the sale of these bottles will benefit the Islay community as the funds will kick-start The Islay Wave Project - an ongoing project that will begin after this year's virtual festival. Focusing on ways to support the island's culture, artists and youth, The Islay Wave Project concentrates on everything that is celebrated throughout Fèis Ìle.
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