Port Ellen 1979 26 Year Old - Old Bothwell Wines & Spirit 70cl / 54%

A bottle of Port Ellen 26 Year Old. This was distilled in 1979, matured in a single cask, and bottled in 2006 by Old Bothwell Wines & Spirit Co., Ltd.

This was bottled from cask number 7094.

Port Ellen was established as a malt mill in 1825, and later developed into a distillery by John Ramsay. The distillery closed in 1983, though the maltings continue to supply many of Islay's distilleries. Stocks of Port Ellen are still available and the whisky has become highly collectible since the distillery closed, though it is no longer part of Diageo's annual Special Releases. In 2017, Diageo announced that Port Ellen distillery is to be rebuilt in its original buildings, and would reopen in 2020.

This Port Ellen 1979 sold at our online auction for £420