Old Pulteney WK217
Viscous Sea Spray
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Review by @Nemesis101
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- Brand: Old Pulteney
- Type: Scotch
- Region: Highland
- ABV: 46%
Old Pultney is a bit of an odd distillery for me. I don't like the 12yo at all although I know a lot do. Personally I find it boring. The 17yo is amazing though - I don't know what happens in those 5 years but it seems supernatural. And as for the 21yo - Amazing! So here we have a limited and slightly obscure release from them......
The nose is bursting with sea spray and brine. Underneath that we have toffee and slight floral hints. Seaweed and very slight peatiness evident, (but not what I'd call smoky). I also get a touch of citrus, marzipan with vanilla becoming more evident as it opens up.
Lovely thick rich mouthfeel with sweet caramel, toffee and saltiness. Slightly spicy. Can I detect vanilla and sultanas too?
Medium finish becoming bitter and dry.
Not bad at all. Think I rate this somewhere between the 17 and 21yo expressions.
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I'm not blown away by OP21. It's a tad too sweet for me. I like the savory aspects to OP17.