er der nogen der har nogle oplysninger om årets Port Ellen aftapning, plejer det ikke at være i september den udkommer?

VH/Jørn

Port Ellen 10th Release bliver 31 år fra 1979. Kender ikke pris eller procent.

Se alle årets Special Releases på billedet.

Brora 30
Auchroisk 30
Talisker 30
Glen Spey 21
Glenkinchie 20
Caol Ila 12 unpeated
Port Ellen 31
Cragganmore 21
Lagavulin 12

Mon ikke de dukker op medio oktober?

Al J.

3000 flasker af 10. udgave af Port Ellen - De første findes hos La Maison du Whisky

Håber aftapningerne er tilgængelige når der skal shoppes
i london dagen før The Whisky Show 2010.

//Michael

Jeg havde håbet på at finde den på Diageo's stand... Og TWE sælger jo nærmest alt hvad der kan samples til showet..
Jeg er da forresten lige kommet i tanke om at jeg glæder mig helt vildt.

I kan også bestille/betale på TWE website og skrive "for pick-up at The Whisky Show" som kommentar.

De trækker så portoen fra og så står tingene til afhentning på messen.

Al J.

SteffenSand wrote:

Jeg er da forresten lige kommet i tanke om at jeg glæder mig helt vildt.

Det er du ikke ene om..

//michael

Det ser ud til at den seneste Port Ellen er en af de bedre:

Port Ellen 31 yo 1978/2010 '10th Release' (54.6%, OB, 3000 bottles) Five stars Only the half of the usual batch size this year, uh! I loved the 9th release from last year as much as the 1st from 2001 (WF93) but the 21yo ‘Port Ellen Maltings' still rules my list of official PEs (WF94). Colour: straw. Nose: oh this is restrained and elegant! Exactly the opposite of some exuberant peat monsters, this is very subtle, on old papers, almond milk, shellfish, old slightly musty spice mix, soot and quite a lot of cut apples. I think I'll try to compare this one with the 22yo 1978 Rare Malts one day, I seem to remember that one was a true monster- exactly the opposite of this new 1978.

With water: the beast still roars! Water woke up a tarry peatiness that, precisely, reminds me of the Rare Malt (that I used to call ‘the Pirelli whisky' "“ nothing to do with the naked girls on the calendars). Mouth (neat): ah yes, yes yes! More vibrant than the nose and ueber-lemony, superbly zingy, ‘chiselled' and kippery. Greatest notes of olive oil and marzipan in the background. Gets then ashier and saltier at the same time. I don't think we used to know how PE would behave after 30 years of age, I think we have the answer. With water: perfection made whisky. Please call the anti-maltoporn brigade. Finish: very long. Superb salty aftertaste and a contrasting spice blast (carvi, pepper, cloves, bitter almonds). Comments: wow. To think that we'll have all these new old Port Ellens to try in the coming years! And if PE was the peaty Islayer that aged best? Shall we soon see the revenge of the old lady on her thundering neighbours? Imagine there's probably much more old PE than old Ardbeg around"¦ SGP:367 - 95 points.

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