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Port Ellen 16 Year Old 1980 Merengali Import: Catch

This is another one of those golden oldies that has spent 24 years in the bottle now, more than it ever spent in the cask. And it’s from the legendary Port Ellen distillery, bottled by Gordon & Macphail…

Score 84/100

Port Ellen 40 Year Old 1979 Untold Stories - 9 Rogue Casks: We have a Winner!

In May last year, it tasted my best – but unfortunately also most expensive – Port Ellen ever. It was the 39 years old The Spirit Safe, bottled in 2018. This second edition in the Untold Stories – 9 Rogue…

Score 93/100

Port Ellen 39 Year Old 1978 Untold Stories – The Spirit Safe: Divine

Let me start with the fact that this new Port Ellen will cost around 5.000 EUR, which is out of this world. You do get a fantastic packaging which is a metaphor for the spirit safe, which was first in…

Score 95/100