Port Askaig is where Islay starts for most people. The ferry from the mainland pulls into the small harbour on the east coast, and from here visitors fan out to the island's distilleries. The label says Gateway to Islay. Inside the bottle, thirteen years in a single Pedro Ximénez sherry butt, where dark, sticky sweetness has sat right up against the peat smoke.
Expert's Description
Port Askaig 13 year Juul's 100th Anniversary is an Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a Pedro Ximénez sherry butt and bottled at 57%.
It was bottled for Juul's Vin og Spiritus to mark the shop's 100th anniversary, 1926-2026, by Elixir Distillers. The whisky was distilled on 14 March 2013 and has matured for thirteen years. Only 337 bottles were made. It is non-chill filtered and has no added colouring.
Port Askaig is a brand, not a distillery. Elixir Distillers of London has owned it since 2009 and picks its own parcels of Islay malt to bottle under the name. They don't say which distillery is behind the whisky, and that goes for this one too. The name comes from the village of Port Askaig, the island's ferry port.
The cask does most of the work. PX stands for Pedro Ximénez, a grape that is dried in the sun and turned into a very sweet, dark sherry. A butt is a large sherry cask of around 500 litres. According to the back label, the cask builds layer on layer of dried fruit and chocolate, set against clean, salty peat smoke and lemon peel.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Peat smoke and dark chocolate come first. Then raisins, dates and treacle, a little soot and orange peel, and right at the bottom something close to leather.
Palate
Dark sherry fruit and caramel open, then the smoke takes over, heavy and dense. Figs and toffee, followed by black pepper, ginger and clove, and a touch of salt.
Finish
Long. Peat smoke, dark chocolate and dried fruit hang on, the spice arrives late, and in the end it's the salt from the coast that remains.
Specifications
Name: Port Askaig 13 year Juul's 100th Anniversary
Bottler: Elixir Distillers
Region/Country: Islay, Scotland
Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Age: 13 year
ABV: 57%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: PX Sherry Butt
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distilled: 14.03.2013
Number of bottles: 337
Edition: Juul's 100th Anniversary
EAN no.: 5061035824332
Flavour Profile
Smoky · Sherry-matured · Dried fruit · Dark chocolate · Salty
Did You Know?
Juul's Vin og Spiritus opened on 29 October 1926 under the name S. Juul Vinhandel og Bodega. Throughout 2026 they are celebrating with special Single Casks, tastings and anniversary releases, and this bottle is part of the celebration.
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