✦ Neatly Summary

Port Ellen 1978 / 29 Year Old / 8th Release (2008) Islay Whisky is a from Port Ellen (United Kingdom), bottled at 40% ABV. Expect intensely smoky, sweet and oaky character — smokey, old wood, sherried, leathery. Best suited for experienced drinkers who enjoy bold, complex whiskies. A collector's expression at a premium price point.

Port Ellen's eighth official release draws from a 1978 distillation, offering nearly three decades of maturation in quality casks by the time of bottling in 2008. Islay's maritime character—peat, brine, and smoke—mellows with age while retaining the distillery's distinctive profile, enriched by decades of wood interaction at cask strength (55.3%). This rare bottling represents Port Ellen at its peak, before the distillery's closure, and speaks to collectors of historic Islay single malts.

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