Old Pulteney 1990 Sherry Cask Gordon & Macphail Cask Strength Collection

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

Medium gold in color. Thick legs, medium-slow. Nose: unfiltered apple cider, cardamom, mowed lawn and rich vanilla. Very appetizing. Taste: Thin body, sharp bite. Sweet at first with funny, then oak, spices and a little smoke.Drying finish, a la Highland Park, with lovely vanilla coming through. Overall: Can't beat it for the price. A great every...

Score 81/100

Old Pulteney 1990 Vintage

This 1990 Vintage was announced in November 2013 and is a malt composed of sherry and bourbon cask that previously held heavily peated whisky. This, of course, will give an extra dimension to this 23 Year Old malt. The nose is sweet and malty with notes of leather, acacia honey, oranges, Granny Smith apples and a mild salty smokiness. It also...

Score 85/100

Old Pulteney 35 Year Old

The Old Pulteney 35 Year Old was released a few weeks ago. It matured on bourbon and sherry casks that were selected by distillery manager Malcolm Waring himself. It is a limited edition of 450 bottles. Very fruity and aromatic nose. I can smell it before even putting my nose in the glass. Pineapple in its own juice, mandarin and a touch of...

Score 89/100

Old Pulteney 30 Year Old

Until recently this Old Pulteney was the oldest in the range. On 1 November 2012 the beautifully packaged (but sadly un-tasted as yet) 40 Year Old was launched. That one will cost you around 2.000 EUR, while this 30 Year Old can be had for around 300 EUR. Anyway, price matters not with the taste in mind, so let us get busy. A previous release was...

Score 89/100