Diageo Prima & Ultima Port Ellen 1978 Single Malt Whisky (700mL)

This Port Ellen 1978 comes from the last four remaining American oak hogsheads in Diageo’s inventory from this year.

Special Characteristics of this Port Ellen 1978:

When was the whisky bottled: 17th October 2022

Bottles available to purchase: 48 Bottles US / 413 Worldwide

What makes this whisky a "last": It is the last ever 1978 Hogshead from Port Ellen

Why was this bottle chosen as part of the fourth release of Prima & Ultima?: This vanishingly rare example of an exceptional Port Ellen, richly expressive after forty-three years, comes from the last four precious American Oak Hogsheads from 1978. Created by and tended to by lain MacArthur, who filled the last cask at Port Ellen in 1983, this rare malt established the character of the distillery celebrated by connoisseurs to this day.

Dr Emma Walker's (Master Blender) thoughts on this bottling: "I love Port Ellen; with unusual maritime aromas, a peaty coal-tar smokiness. and a clear minerality it has a unique character among Islay malts."