Old Pulteney reviews

First vapor: Inky rubber and old peanuts; then hazelnut butter.Nose: Lemons and sea salt, on underlying vanilla banana. Some surprising floral tone that lifts honey and malt-- differentiating it from the…

First vapor: Fruit sherbets (pina-colada or maraschino-cherry) and sophisticating lemon & almond bitters.Nose: Soft lemon cream, with sea-salted Brazil nuts and banana. This is supported by malty cereal…

Fresh bottle: An "old sneakers" smell, like I've found in the HP 12 and Juras.Nose1: Strange but not unpleasant. Creme fraiche (or sour cream) from a fresh pour. Then the sneakers aroma shows other…

One of the best 10/12 year old highland whiskies in my opinion. Really distinctive flavour profile with lots of barley and salt. Potent, but lovely nose and very moorish. Cracking stuff for the price as…

This is light and sweet. Very delicate. Malty. Fruits like pineapple and lemons. Sweet sherry, but not on your face. A bit herbal. Slight white pepper. Short to medium finish. The salt is there, however…

I have been a fan of Old Pulteney products since my very first sip of Old Pulteney 12 YO a few years ago. The reviewed bottle has been open for 9 months, is 70% full, and has been preserved with inert…

The Pulteney Distillery is the most northerly on the British mainland. It is situated further North than Kodiak Island Alaska! The Spectrum WK217 expression is a "travel retail exclusive" and therefore…

This has always been a favourite, although it is not one I would call

Wrote a review of Old Pulteney 12 yo about eight months ago and tonight realized I’d never done a formal review of OP 17. (Formal? I write most reviews late at night while in my robe and slippers, with…

Old Pulteney is the quintessential coastal distillery. Unfortunately I haven’t tried much of their core lineup. I’ve been enjoying a bottle of the 17 that I bought a few months back. In fact, I need to…