Old Pulteney 1995 Cask Strength Sherry Butt G M Gordon & Macphail

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

Nose – Firstly very soft, icing sugar, citrus, orange peel and sweet orange marmalade, brine and salty sea air in the background, a hint of apple juice and dry vanilla. With water it becomes yeasty and dusty, freshly baked dough, hops, a touch of wood smoke, pollen, floral notes and dry honey. ­Palate – Initial arrival is bittersweet orange...

Score 80/100

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

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 elusive elements: imagine smoked cheese and cactus. After breathing, some saltiness evokes murky seawater, but more subdued: think cardboard...

Score 83/100

Old Pulteney WK217 Spectrum

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 not available in the shops. This duty free only expression is named in honour of a historic boat from around 1920 made in Wick called...

Score 79/100

Old Pulteney 17 Year Old

I sampled the 21 year old OB and an independent 12 year old bottling last year, both of which I liked very much in their own way, so decided to fork out for this OP17 that I found recently for a good deal. Bottle has been open for a week now, and have had three drams since. Nose: all the briny, waxy loveliness generally associated with those...

Score 84/100