Well, not all Port Ellen is stellar, although some people would like you to believe that. Just because it's from a closed distillery, that doesn't mean it's legendary whisky, right? Nose Lots of minerals and somewhat waxy. Quite aggressive and prickly, but at such a high alcohol percentage, that's no surprise at all. Just a sliver of peat, and a whisper of brine, but otherwise this Port Ellen isn't very coastal at all. Hints of cookie dough, ripe apple and pear skin. Taste Very dry, and somewhat sharp, with hint of crème brûlée, vanilla sugar and charred oak. Barely any peat, although it is plenty brine-y. Water doesn't change things much. It just isn't very complex. Finish Dry. Medium in length

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