Port Ellen 1978 Port Wood Finish Edition 1 Bottled 2002 - Signatory Vintage 70cl / 58%

A first edition bottle of Port Ellen 1978 Port Wood Finish. This was distilled on 5 September 1978, finished in port casks and bottled at 58% ABV on 16 September 2002 by Signatory Vintage.

This is bottle number 66 of 804; it was bottled from cask number 02/159/1.

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 1978 Port Wood Finish Edition 1 sold at our online auction for £360