Port Ellen 1983 18 Year Old The Whisky Connoisseur - Lost Legends 5cl

A miniature bottle of Port Ellen 18 Year Old Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky. This was distilled in 1983 and bottled at 56.3% ABV by Scotland Direct as part of The Whisky Connoisseur's Lost Legends series.

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 lot comes from the extensive collection of a Merseyside collector who began his hobby with bottles bought for guests as digestifs at private dinner parties in the early 1970s. His interest led to him advertising in the UK national newspapers, and buying and selling bottles as far afield as Australia, America and Ireland, with his last significant addition being a collection he purchased from Stoke On Trent in 1984.

This Port Ellen 1983 18 Year Old sold at our online auction for £80