Arguably the rarest official single cask Port Ellen bottled to date with just 78 bottles yielded. This is an exceptional Islay whisky which has been matured in single hogshead #1883 for over 40 years, making this one of the oldest Port Ellen's ever bottled.

Port Ellen is the lost jewel in the Islay crown, closed down in the 1980s due to an oversupply of peated whisky for blending and a perceived lack of interest in it as a single malt. It has developed a legendary status in the years since.

Diageo's Casks of Distinction is the private sale of individual casks of rare and exceptional Single Malt Scotch Whisky from their extensive stocks in Scotland. Hand-selected by a team of whisky experts under guidance from Master Blender Dr. Craig Wilson, each cask is entirely unique and incredibly rare. Each Cask of Distinction is chosen on the basis of their quality, representing the most exceptional and singular expression of the distillery’s character.

This particular bottling is the first official Port Ellen bottling to be signed by the new Port Ellen distillery manager Georgie Crawford, making this the first ever link to the old silent distillery with the new distillery.

Bottled on 26th September 2019, this is bottle number 74 of just 78.