Port Ellen 1981 / 17 Year Old / Cask #1385/88 / Signatory Islay Whisky

A seventeen-year-old single cask from Islay's legendary closed distillery, bottled by Signatory at a composed 43% ABV — Port Ellen 1981 is an elegant, place-soaked whisky that justifies its reputation, if not quite its four-figure price tag.

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