✦ Neatly Summary

Port Ellen 1978 / 25 Year Old / 4th Release (2004) Islay Whisky is a from Port Ellen (United Kingdom), bottled at 40% ABV. Expect intensely smoky, heavily oaked and peaty character — smokey, kippery, medicinal, old wood. Best suited for experienced drinkers who enjoy bold, complex whiskies. A collector's expression at a premium price point.

Port Ellen's fourth annual cask-strength release from 1978 captures the distillery's uncompromising approach to Islay peating during its final years of operation. Bottled in 2004 at 56.2% ABV, this is robust Islay character: maritime peat, iodine, and salt-stung smoke layered over dried fruit and maritime minerals. The full-proof presentation delivers an unfiltered intensity that rewards patience and the addition of water. A vanishing piece of distillery history—essential for collectors and those who want to experience pre-closure Port Ellen at cask strength.

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