Port Ellen 40 Year / 1979 / 70cl 49.6% / XOP Black Laberdolive They've managed to release the

They've managed to release the oldest independent bottling of Port Ellen single malt to date

the bottle is presented in a beautifully polished wooden box engraved with the Jean Grosperrin name

the real expansion at Tomatin took place between 1956 and 1974

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Port Ellen 40 Year / 1979 / 70cl 49.6% / XOP Black Laberdolive They've managed to release theThe Port Ellen distillery was established in the 1820s. At first it operated solely as a malt mill but a few years later it was developed into a distillery. Port Ellen was mothballed in 1983, although its malting is still in operation to this day and supplies all other Islay distilleries. Diageo announced in 2017 that it is planning to reopen the distillery in the next few years. Douglas Laing has done something astonishing. They've managed to release