Port Ellen 1979 / 23 Years Old / Sherry Cask / Signatory Islay Whisky

A 1979 Port Ellen bottled by Signatory at cask strength from a sherry cask — 23 years of Islay peat and dried-fruit richness from a distillery that fell silent in 1983. At £1,500, it's a piece of history that still demands to be drunk.

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