Port Ellen distillery is located in the isle of Islay, Scotland. It was established as a malt mill in 1825, and then developed as a distillery under John Ramsay from 1833 to 1892. The warehouses he built still exist and are now listed buildings. This particular whisky for Japan from Port Ellen was selected and exclusively bottled forThe Whisky Agency. It was distilled in 1982 and was matured for 27 years before being bottled in 2010. This is a good whisky.