7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Citrus, freshly-ironed sheets, faint coal, burning driftwood on a beach, honey and BBQ aromas
Taste
More savoury, maritime, big coal, pepper, fruit or sweetness
Finish
Long. Pretty big, medicinal notes, brutal spicy heat
Liquor
Port Ellen 27 1978 Douglas Laing Old & Rare – The Platinum Selection
Type
ABV
55.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Medicinal, starting on bandages, iodine, hints of camphor, embrocations.
Taste
Lots of tea, all sorts of infusions and resin flavoured sweets, fir liqueur.
Finish
Longer very balanced and hugely satisfying, on wax and lemon plus, of course, peat.
Nose
Watermelon, lemon pith and rind. Hot sauna wood, dry haystacks and wet woodsmoke
Taste
Sweet, smoky with wood cutting through a thick texture. Apple sauce, tar and lemon notes
Finish
A complex and long-lasting finish that is a combination of fizzy, earthy and spicy.
Nose
Watermelon, lemon pith and rind. Hot sauna wood, dry haystacks and wet woodsmoke
Taste
Sweet, smoky with wood cutting through a thick texture. Apple sauce, tar and lemon notes
Finish
A complex and long-lasting finish that is a combination of fizzy, earthy and spicy.
Nose
Elegant and multi-layered aroma, bourbon effect, lemonade duchess
Taste
Spicy, but alcohol is perfectly integrated
Finish
The finish is longer than average, warming
Liquor
Port Ellen 2nd release 24yo 59.35%
Type
ABV
59.35%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Elegant and multi-layered aroma, bourbon effect, lemonade duchess
Taste
Spicy, but alcohol is perfectly integrated
Finish
The finish is longer than average, warming
Nose
Dry, honey, subtle peat, a bit medicinal, maritime.
Taste
Pepper, dry. Some salt on the tongue. Sweetness comes afterward with lemon.
Finish
Long, smoke, spices, dry.
Nose
Carrying a fruity – peaty- style plus toffee.
Taste
Ashes and bandages, yet still sweetly spiced.
Finish
Long, briny and lightly smoked with a lingering camphor quality.
Liquor
Port Ellen 31 1982 Old Particular Douglas Laing
Type
ABV
51.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Distinctly Islay initially with soft summer tar then softly smoked barley.
Taste
Subtle smoke trails through salty/sweet Malt, sugar and soot vanilla.
Finish
Carries a cough drop style plus damp bonfire ashes & smoky vanilla.
Liquor
Port Ellen 31 Special Release 2010
Type
ABV
54.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Full-bodied aroma.
Taste
Very smooth with a caramel texture.
Finish
Quite rich and lovely smooth texture.
Nose
Very creamy, pineapples, sour apple, lemon oil, very perfumy, toffee and BBQ sauce
Taste
Mineral peat, plastic, sweet orange, quite perfumy
Finish
Long, camphor, fresh, not much oak
Liquor
Port Ellen 33 Year Old That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Type
ABV
47.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Smoky toffee, salty BBQ’d lemons and a damp earthy forest floor.
Taste
Rich, sweet, and smoky, Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum, spicy citrus notes and a deep, earthy smoke.
Finish
Salty liquorice, a citrus tang and earthy peat that lingers for an eternity.