{"product_id":"port-ellen-1981-2000-18-year-old-douglas-mcgibbon-provenance-lot-id-0726-302","title":"Port Ellen 1981-2000 - 18 Year Old - Douglas McGibbon - Provenance Lot Id: 0726-302","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003ePort Ellen 1981 - 2000 18 Year Old. Bottled by Douglas McGibbon for their Provenance series. 700ml. 43%. In presentation box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 1981 vintage Port Ellen, bottled in autumn 2000 by Douglas McGibbon \u0026amp; Co. for their Provenance series. Distilled during the final years of production at the famous Islay distillery, this 18 year old single malt was bottled at 43%, without chill filtration or added colouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePort Ellen closed in 1983 as part of a wider restructuring of Scotland's whisky industry, just two years after this whisky was distilled. Although production has since resumed, the original distillery's whisky has become increasingly sought after, particularly bottlings from the late 1970s and early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Provenance range, part of the Douglas Laing family of independent bottlings, was established to showcase single malts from individual distilleries, often with an emphasis on their natural character. This particular release carries the series' Winter Distillation designation, referring to the season in which the spirit was produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn interesting early independent bottling of Port Ellen, released at a time when stocks from the closed distillery were still relatively accessible, long before its reputation among collectors reached today's heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Whisky-Online Auctions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59000319181181,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Port Ellen 1981-2000 - 18 Year Old - Douglas McGibbon - Provenance-Lot Id:0726-302","offer_id":59000319410557,"sku":"0726-302","price":460.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/0036\/4446\/files\/0726-302-1_6dffc227-5351-4d99-9d91-aceabe9290d8.jpg?v=1793224560","url":"https:\/\/whisky-onlineauctions.com\/products\/port-ellen-1981-2000-18-year-old-douglas-mcgibbon-provenance-lot-id-0726-302","provider":"Whisky-Online Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}