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SMWS Code 43: Port Ellen
Distillery behind Society cask numbers 43.x
SMWS code 43 is Port Ellen, in the Islay region. It is an operating distillery, founded in 1825. Any Society bottling numbered 43.x (for example 43.1, 43.42) is a single cask from Port Ellen.
- DistilleryPort Ellen
- RegionIslay
- StatusOperating
- LocationArgyll and Bute, Scotland
- OwnerDiageo
- Founded1825
- WikidataQ203404
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About Port Ellen
“Port Ellen distillery is located in Port Ellen on the isle of Islay, Scotland. Established in 1825 and closed more than once, it reopened in 2024 after having been closed since 1983.”From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottles single casks under numeric codes rather than distillery names, so a label reading 43.403 means cask 403 from distillery 43. That distillery is Port Ellen, in Islay. More on Port Ellen at Wikipedia.
Other Islay distilleries: 3 Bowmore, 10 Bunnahabhain, 23 Bruichladdich, 29 Laphroaig, 33 Ardbeg, 53 Caol Ila, 111 Lagavulin, 127 Bruichladdich (Port Charlotte), 129 Kilchoman · all Islay codes
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FAQ
Which distillery is SMWS code 43?
SMWS code 43 is Port Ellen, in the Islay region. It is an operating distillery, founded in 1825. Any Society bottling numbered 43.x (for example 43.1 or 43.42) is a single cask from Port Ellen.