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Posted on 8 May 20103 June 2013 Port Ellen

Port Ellen 6th release (1978)

Port Ellen 27 yo 1978 ‘6th release’ (54,3%, OB 2006, 20cl) – 89/100

Posted on 7 May 201026 May 2010 Port Ellen

Port Ellen 7th release (1979)

Port Ellen 28 yo 1979 ‘7th release’ (54,7%, OB 2007, 20cl) – 94/100

Posted on 6 May 20107 May 2010 Port Ellen

Port Ellen 3rd release (1979)

Port Ellen 24 yo 1979 ‘3rd release’ (57,3%, OB 2003, 9000 btl.) – 91/100

Posted on 5 May 20105 May 2010 Port Ellen

Port Ellen 1982 21yo (DL OMC #414)

Port Ellen 21yo 1982 (50%, Douglas Laing OMC 2004, DL ref. 414, full sherry, 420 btl.) – 89/100

Posted on 4 May 201020 October 2015 Port Ellen

Port Ellen Pe1 (Elements of Islay)

Port Ellen Pe1 (58,7%, Elements of Islay 2009) – 92/100

Posted on 3 May 20108 November 2011 Port Ellen

Port Ellen 1979 (Whisky Show 2009)

Port Ellen 1979 (54,1%, The Whisky Show 2009, 60 btl.) – 91/100

Posted on 2 May 20102 May 2010 * Whisky News

Ten days of… Port Ellen

Posted on 1 May 20101 May 2010 Longmorn

Longmorn 1996 (Nectar of the Daily Drams)

Longmorn 13 yo 1996 (49%, The Nectar of the Daily Drams 2010) – 84/100

Posted on 30 April 201024 August 2022 Bowmore

Bowmore 1993 (Whisky Agency – Perfect Dram IV)

Bowmore 16 yo 1993 (59,9%, The Whisky Agency 2010, Perfect Dram IV, bourbon hogshead, 209 btl.) – 89/100

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