Tasting Notes
Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.
Port Ellen 35 Years Old (2014 Release)
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Type: Single Malt
Bottler: Distiller
ABV: 56.5%
Score: 95 Points
This was the 2014 release of Port Ellen in Diageo’s annual Special Releases series. The nose has notes of grilled fruits, campfire smoke, lemon zest, honey, vanilla, and a hint of dark chocolate. The taste is peppery and intense with black pepper and a hint of cinnamon at first. The spices fade slowly to reveal hints of smoke, grilled fruits, dark chocolate, and honey. Adding water amps up the spices while downplaying the softer notes, so be careful. The finish is amazingly long with lingering spices. Excellent! (June, 2019)
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