Tag Archives: Port Ellen
Islay Festival Day Six: Bowmore & Port Ellen
Jeepers, these tastings just keep getting earlier and earlier! The alarm goes off at 7.30 and we’re blearily making tea and filling bowls of sugar puffs before leaving at 8.45 to our first tasting at Bowmore. Last year’s festival bottling … Continue reading
Tasting: Old Bothwell Port Ellen 1982 Cask 2729
You never know what you’re going to get with Port Ellen - it’s remarkable how many different styles of malt the distillery was capable of. I’ve tried long-aged austere, lemony beauties; young bourbon casks with enough delicate complexity to make you weep for … Continue reading
Diageo Special Releases are here!
Yes, the wait is over and this year’s Diageo Special Releases are finally here. You’ll probably need to get in quick if you want one of the Port Ellen Eighth Releases and the Brora 25yo will be very popular too. … Continue reading
Diageo Special Releases 2008 Pt.2
Okay, so here’s the rest of the info on this year’s Diageo Special Releases, which should be here in a week or two. As before, the text below is all from the Diageo marketing department – except for my sniping, which … Continue reading
An April Fools’ masterpiece! Brilliant!