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The Revivalist motion in premium scotch whisky continues with the resurrection of the misplaced Islay distillery of Port Ellen. Scotch whisky firm Hunter Laing & Co. has launched The Eidolon bottling sequence that includes three expressions from Port Ellen distilled in 1983, shortly earlier than the distillery closed. Solely 650 bottles can be found to buy.
The sequence’ first launch, a 36-year-old whisky, has been bottled at a cask power of 53.5% ABV with out synthetic coloring or chill-filtration. Will probably be accessible at specifically chosen whisky shops worldwide and on the Ardnahoe Distillery web site.
Household-owned distiller, blender and bottler Hunter Laing & Co. has constructed a status for its uncommon aged whiskies. Founder Stewart Laing’s father was a fan of Port Ellen Distillery whereas it was in operation: “We’re happy to supply Islay fanatics this distinctive malt whisky in our new Eidolon presentation, which can solely function whiskies from Port Ellen Distillery. It’s certainly a whisky of distinction. A testomony to historic knowledge and a celebration of contemporary whisky experience.
“The Eidolon casks have been fastidiously put aside some years in the past for extra ageing and we now imagine they’ve reached the height of their complexity and character.”
Brothers Scott provides: “We now have spent quite a lot of time in designing the presentation and we imagine that it does justice to the standard and rarity of the whisky inside.
The Eidolon sequence takes its identify from historical Greek phrase for one thing memorable from historical past.
Established in 1825 by A Ok Mackay and Co., below John Ramsay is Port Ellen was the primary distillery to commerce with North America in 1848. Ramsay secured exported in bigger casks and saved the casks in bonded warehouses previous to export. He helped Robert Stein and Aeneas Coffey fine-tune their steady stills and established on the Islay to Glasgow steamboat service, Port Ellen was closed in 1983, however the whisky made within the years between its re-opening and ultimate closure has acquired a status as a few of the most interesting.
Following two outstandingly profitable Uncommon Malt bottlings in 1998 and 2000, Diageo has launched an official bottling of Port Ellen yearly since 2001. Whisky Change presents a variety of much-coveted Port Ellen whisky ranging from round $1400. A 1979 Port Ellen 40-year outdated rogue cask is priced at $8744 whereas a 1983 32-year outdated is $3,300.