Port Ellen 1977 Mini Bottle Club 1998 5cl

A miniature bottle of Port Ellen 1977, bottled for the second Mini Bottle Club meeting in Doetinchem, 28 March 1998.

This is bottle number 02 of 60.

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 1977 sold at our online auction for £70