Port Ellen 1979 29 Year Old Old & Rare Platinum Selection 70cl / 53.8%

A bottle of Port Ellen 29 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky. This was distilled in December 1979 and bottled from a single cask at natural cask strength in February 2009 for Douglas Laing's Old & Rare Platinum Selection series.

This is bottle number 70 of 261.

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 29 Year Old sold at our online auction for £625