Port Ellen 15th Release 32 Year Old (Special Release 2015) Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

This is the fifteenth Port Ellen to be released under Diageo. Matured in refill European oak butts, 2,964 individually numbered bottles are available. This is also the first 1983 vintage (the final year of production) in the series.

Tasting notes: Deep polished copper. Impressive legs. Big sherry on the nose at first? Dates? Raisins? The peat is indiscernible, then comes a superb fruity burst: banana chips, dried fig followed by hints of fruit'n'nut chocolate and woolshed. Final pass drops the intensity and introduces hints of fruit cake and additional lanolin to the mix. Creamy entry. Thickens up with an intense, semi-sweet, oily, smokey, juicy fruit cake / lemon tart attack. Dries at the finish, rounding off with smokey dates and faint liquorice strap. Concludes super long, with hints of mint chocolate refreshing the aftertaste. Lingering ashy peat. More Sherry input than previous bottlings adds an extra twist. Superb. 53.9% Alc./Vol.