Port Ellen Distillery
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Port Ellen Distillery is a legendary, now mostly closed Islay Scotch whisky distillery renowned for its rare and highly sought-after single malt whiskies.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islay whisky distillery
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Scotch whisky distillery ⓘ |
| administrativeArea | Argyll and Bute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bottlingsOften | cask strength ⓘ |
| caskTypesUsed |
ex-bourbon casks
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ex-sherry casks ⓘ |
| closed | 1983 ⓘ |
| collectability | high auction values ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| distillationMethod | pot still distillation ⓘ |
| formerOwner |
Distillers Company Limited
NERFINISHED
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United Distillers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | 1825 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alexander Kerr Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Islay distillery
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Scotch whisky brand ⓘ closed distillery ⓘ |
| hasFacility | maltings ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port Ellen harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTastingProfile |
citrus notes
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maritime ⓘ salty ⓘ smoky ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic distillery site ⓘ |
| island | Islay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Port Ellen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Islay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maltingsSupply | multiple Islay distilleries ⓘ |
| marketPosition | ultra-premium single malt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly collectible single malts
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limited edition releases ⓘ rare official bottlings ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Diageo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedRestartOfProduction | 2020s ⓘ |
| produces | single malt Scotch whisky ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1967 ⓘ |
| reopened | 1967 ⓘ |
| reopeningAnnounced | 2017 ⓘ |
| reputation |
cult whisky distillery
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legendary Islay distillery ⓘ |
| status |
largely closed
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partially reopened for production ⓘ |
| style | heavily peated single malt ⓘ |
| usedFor |
malt whisky for blends
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single malt bottlings ⓘ |
| waterSource | Leorin Lochs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| whiskyType | Islay single malt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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