A 27 year old Port Ellen bottled under the Old Malt Cask label from Douglas Laing. This was filled to a refill butt in 1983, the year the distillery closed its doors for the last time.
Douglas Laing
Glasgow-based Douglas Laing & Co are independent bottlers and blenders headed by brothers, Fred and Stewart Laing, succeeding their father, Fred Douglas who founded the company in 1948.
Nose
Clean and fresh, yet strongly spiced with a soft chewed leather quality
Palate
Opens round, subtly peated, sweetly spiced, runs to smoke
Finish
Spices continue, some late, sweet, smoky character returns
