Port Ellen 1979 30 Years Refill Hogshead Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Cask Strength 55.6% Vol. from the Old Malt Cask series and the 60th Anniversary Commemerative Bottling of Douglas Laing - limited to 234 bottles and a stunning Port Ellen Islay Single Malt!
A rare and stunning vintage 1979 30 year old Port Ellen Islay single malt Scotch whisky, distilled in 1979 and bottled after 30 years of maturation in a refill hogshead in the year 2009 for the 60th Anniversary of Douglas Laing without the addition of colouring and chill filtration in an edition of only 234 elaborately and artistically designed bottles at cask strength 55.6% vol.
The company Douglas Laing and Co. LTD was established over 67 years ago by Fred Douglas Laing in Glasgow and is today one of the leading and most well-known independent bottlers for Blended Scotch Whisky and the finest, exquisite and rare Single Cask Scotch whiskies. The company is since 1948 owned by the family and the company is still run today by the Laing family. The philosophy for the bottlings was always - no coloring, no chill filtering and nonsense and whiskies are bottled at cask strength, no artificial coloring and not chill-filtered to obtain the unique character of each whisky from the extensive stock of Douglas Laing. The company has a strong sense of family and is now run by the third generation of Fred Junior and his daughter Cara. The second son of Fred Sr., Stewart Laing decided in 2013 and after more than 40 years together with the establishment of the Hunter Laing and Co., their own paths and that existing brands or bottlings from the known series like Provenance of high quality whiskies to use XOP or Directors Cut and the valuable collections together. Among connoisseurs Douglas Laing is known and famous for a virtually inexhaustible supply of some very old casks coveted single malt and grain whiskies of well-known manufacturers and also lost Distilleries as Ardbeg, Bowmore, Bunnahabhain, Cragganmore, Caperdonich, Clynelish, Dalmore, Highland Park, Inchgower, Linkwood, Macallan, Mortlach, Strathmill, Talisker, Tomatin, Port Ellen, St. Magdalene and many other world-renowned malts. In particular, the bottlings of the famous Old Malt Cask and Directors Cut series are in great demand today among connoisseurs and collectors, have won multiple world awards and enjoy an almost legendary reputation. The portfolio of Douglas Laing consists of single cask bottlings selected malt and grain whiskies. The heart may be referred certainly the partly very old and rare Cask Strength bottlings from the Director's Cut and XOP series, which have excellent quality and come in small editions on the market. The Old Malt Cask series, could acquire an independent bottler international fame and recognition with the Douglas Laing, since the separation of the two brothers heard Laing in 2013 to Hunter Laing.
A wonderful vintage 1979 30 year Port Ellen Islay Single Malt Scotch whisky and rare single cask expression from the old distillery Port Ellen for the 60th anniversary of Douglas Laing - a exquisite highlight for connoisseurs, the discerning whisky collector and lovers of fine old Scotch whiskies!
- Nose: fresh, great sweetness with peach, apricot, pineapple, green apple, light smoke, salt - very intense
- Palate: slightly smoky, some peat, oily, very spicy, a little sweet with licorice
- Finish: long and warm, smoky with a pleasant bitterness
- Colour: rich golden yellow
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Independent bottling
- District: Islay
- Vintage: 1979
- Age: 30 years old
- Year bottled: 2009
- Cask Wood Type: Refill Hogshead
- Alcohol ABV% 55.6 - Cask Strength
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1979 Old Malt Cask 60th Anniversary of Douglas Laing Commemerative Bottling
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging original wooden boxed
- Producer/Importer: Douglas Laing and Co. Ltd. Douglas House 18 Lynedoch Crescent Glasgow G3 6EQ, Scotland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- imited, one of only 234 bottles - unique bottling and very rare collector´s whisky!
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