A 16 Year Old bottling of Old Pulteney which has been treated to a double maturation! Having been aged in both American oak bourbon barrels and Oloroso sherry-seasoned Spanish oak casks, the fruity and spicy nature of the casks compliment the maritime malt very well.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Rock pool salinity mixed with rum-soaked raisins and drying peppery malt.
Taste: Melted butter and cooked apple, with wafts of sea air. Cinnamon rolls and sponge cake.
Finish: Peppery oak and lingering baking spice, with just a touch more toffee.
Founded in 1826 in Wick, on the country’s north east coast, Pulteney’s character and story is informed and inspired by its location. A fishing town whose fortunes rise and fall with the ocean, the Pulteney’s flavour and presentation has long been associated with the seaside. For a long time it was the most northerly distillery on the mainland, a title that the reincarnation of Wolfburn in Thurso now holds. It’s still up for debate just how much impact sea air pounding onto a warehouse fill of barrels has, but two things we can be sure of is that Wick is windy and the single malt that comes from Pulteney has a background, but discernible, coastal, salty note. Â
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