Port Ellen Distillery

E511480

Port Ellen Distillery is a legendary, now mostly closed Islay Scotch whisky distillery renowned for its rare and highly sought-after single malt whiskies.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islay whisky distillery
Scotch whisky distillery
administrativeArea Argyll and Bute NERFINISHED
bottlingsOften cask strength
caskTypesUsed ex-bourbon casks
ex-sherry casks
closed 1983
collectability high auction values
country Scotland
distillationMethod pot still distillation
formerOwner Distillers Company Limited NERFINISHED
United Distillers NERFINISHED
founded 1825
foundedBy Alexander Kerr Mackay NERFINISHED
hasCategory Islay distillery
Scotch whisky brand
closed distillery
hasFacility maltings
hasPort Port Ellen harbour NERFINISHED
hasTastingProfile citrus notes
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
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
legendary Islay distillery
status largely closed
partially reopened for production
style heavily peated single malt
usedFor malt whisky for blends
single malt bottlings
waterSource Leorin Lochs NERFINISHED
whiskyType Islay single malt NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port Ellen knownFor Port Ellen Distillery