Old Pulteney 1974 26 Year Old Limited Edition

Old Pulteney 21 Year Old

Ah Old Pulteney, my salty old flame from Wick, so familiar yet still largely uncharted territory. Though I regularly stock a 12 or 17 in the cabinet, I never ventured any further in the wonderless world of this Northern Highlander, aside from a few independent releases. The 21 was built around a recipe similar to that of the 17yo. Only with a...

Score 87/100

Old Pulteney 17 Year Old

On August 15, 2020, a small group of us had a Zoom Tasting of 4 mystery samples. We had received them from **@Fiddich1980** and tried them earlier, and then we went through them together. 2 of the 4 samples were whiskies and this is the first of two reviews from that set. This expression is reviewed in my usual manner, allowing it to settle...

Score 89/100

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 Noss Head Lighthouse

I think Old Pulteney puts out some very unique tasting malts. I really like the 21 year old (though not as much as some whisky gurus, mind you), the 17 is solid as is the 12. Haven't had the chance to taste the older bottlings but I did have sip or two from their last Travel Retail offering, the WK series, which were quite decent in my opinion....

Score 90/100