Port Ellen 1979 DL Platinum August Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Port Ellen 1979 DL Platinum August

Added on Friday, Mar 11, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Bottler:

Douglas Laing

Age:	30 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	1979	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	53.30 %	Region:	Islay
Price:	$405	Availability:	Overseas Specialty

Douglas Laing's Old & Rare Distilled November Bottled August 2010 260 Bottles

Member Ratings and Notes

Adam

Overall a nice whisky but nothing to go crazy about. Nose of light smoke, slightly antiseptic, pinot grigio. Palate is peppery and smokey, semi-dry, rather typical. Dries more in the finish with nice oak. B/B+

Sku

Nose: peat and motor oil
Palate: Very sweet on the palate with peat, fruit and some chocolate notes toward the end. A bit too sweet and a bit one dimensional in that regard.
Finish: Sweet and smoke.

Not bad but overly sweet and not too much going on.

Chris

N: Initially grassy, then more fruity, purple smells and cookie crumble over peat.�
P:� Ahhh yes.�� Powdered sugar sweetness along with the tasty peat.� Delightfully delicate.� [Appreciation of this is beyond the other fellows on this site, they are all about "Big peat,� Better!� Oooh! Oooh!".�� I happen to be a bit more evolved.]
F: Marshmallow nectar.

Fuji

Preserved fish, cinnamon, cloves, floral, and briney on the nose. Starts off smokey/ peaty and turns into citrus, pears with a long finish of rubber and dark choclate.

Andy

N: salt and mint

P: flash of chili paste. Jumpy. Spearmint. Fast finish First review: C+/B- second: B/B+

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