Port Ellen 23 Year Old Signatory 1978 Bottled 2002 - 58.1% 70cl - Bottle No. 127/263

Signatory Vintage were established in 1988 by Andrew Symington and are one of Scotland's most prolific independent bottlers.

Their offices and bottling facility are located next to Edradour distillery, which they have also owned since 2002.

This is a cask strength bottling of Port Ellen, distilled on 5th September 1978 and matured in refill sherry butt.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown, closed down by DCL (now Diageo) in 1983 due to an oversupply of peated whisky for blending and a perceived lack of interest in it as a single malt.

It has developed a legendary status in the years since. A very rare 12 year old bottled for attendees of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1980 is believed to have been the only distillery bottling produced in its years of operation.

Diageo have bottled more since, but it is the independent companies that have given the whisky world the best chance to sample this sought after single malt.

Bottled on 18th April 2002, this is bottle number 127 of 263.

Please note as this is a vintage bottle, conditions of bottle/label and liquid level can vary - Some years can vary as estimations only (example: estimated 1970s/80s).