Independent bottler
Port Askaig
Port Askaig is a brand of Islay single malt bottled by Elixir Distillers. The range celebrates Islay's peaty and maritime character through selections and blends of matured parcels, also offered in cask strength and 100 Proof versions.
- Port Askaig (Islay) · Islay · Scotland
- Since 2009
- 6 products
The story
The Port Askaig brand was created in 2009 by Elixir Distillers (originally Speciality Drinks) as a line dedicated to Islay single malts. Over time the range expanded with expressions of different ages and full-strength bottlings; the brand's output remains tied to Elixir Distillers' sourcing, maturation and blending activities.
Production philosophy
To reveal the essence of Islay through balanced selections: Port Askaig aims to highlight the island's typical smoky, saline and fruity notes, favoring bottles that reflect the distinctive regional profile without added coloring and with attention to filtration levels.
Territory
Islay (Scotland), an island famous for its peaty, maritime single malts
Production method
The brand does not distill its own spirit: Elixir Distillers purchases and selects parcels of single malt from Islay distilleries, manages their maturation in casks and proceeds with blending and bottling the Port Askaig expressions. Some releases are offered at cask strength or 100 Proof.
Ageing
Maturation in casks followed by parcel selection and blending by the master blender.
Characteristics
- Type
- Independent bottler
- City
- Port Askaig (Islay)
- Categories
- Whisky
- Islay single malt
- Independent bottler
- Aged whisky
- Cask strength whisky
- Raw materials
- malted barley
- Representative products
- Whisky 17 yo 70cl - Port Askaig
- Whisky Cask Strength 70cl - Port Askaig
- Whisky Port Askaig 100 Proof 70cl
- Whisky Port Askaig 12Y Antumn Edition 70cl - Giftbox
- Whisky Port Askaig 8Y 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Brand dedicated to Islay single malts created and bottled by Elixir Distillers.
- Launched in 2009 and developed as a line of selected parcels from various island distilleries.
- Some expressions are non-chill-filtered and free from added coloring.
- Range includes aged bottles, 100 Proof releases and cask strength versions.
- Master Blender associated with the project: Oliver Chilton (blend management).