Old Pulteney 17 Year old

Zesty

Reviewed by
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markjedi1

Date:

21st Mar 2013

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Tasting Notes by markjedi1

The Old Pulteney 17 Year Old is quite a step up from their entry level version, the 12 Year Old. It will also cost you more than double.

On the nose, it is a lot sweeter with loads of fruit: Pink Ladies (the apples, I mean), pear, peach, dried apricots and even some green banana. The coastal character is there, but has to share the stage with the fruit. A bit salty and quite mineraly. Flints. Some heather, even. Then quite some vanilla and a whiff of smoke. This is very nice.

It is nice and round on the palate, with everything sweet in the front. Somewhat zesty, too. Quickly becomes very spicy: pepper, ginger, cinnamon and some cloves. Nice smoke. Heart warming.

In the zesty finish, besides the smoke, the oak also shows itself again.

The nose was absolutely fabulous, the palate more than oaky and nicely balanced. Around 75 EUR.

Whisky details

Distillery/Brand:

Auchentoshan

Bottling:

ABV:

46%

Colour:

Pale Straw

Old Pulteney 17 Year old Zesty Reviewed on 2013-03-21T22:09:00 scoring 86/100 by markjedi1

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Comments

WhiskyBee wrote:

Mark: Thanks for the OP reviews. I own only the 12 and 17 yo's and was curious about the rest of the range, but your thoughts and scores suggest that the slight improvements in the older expressions aren't worth the investment when better drams can be had for a similar price. But like you, I'd love to have a taste of that 40 yo!

22 March 2013 05:34

markjedi1 wrote:

Pleasure. The 17yo is the best bang for your buck, I think.

22 March 2013 06:41