Old Pulteney 8 Year Old Gordon & Macphail

Old Pulteney Navigator

Old Pulteney Navigator is a recently released No Age Statement malt which combines whisky matured in both bourbon and sherry oak. The reviewed bottle was opened 18 days ago, sampled then and sampled from a decanted sample from that bottle today Nose: with just 18 days of air time, perfumed and floral sherry is very noticeable in the nose, together...

Score 84/100

Old Pulteney Duncansby Head

Rich amber with a very red tinge. First nosing is sherry wood with maybe a hint of ocean like a traditional Pulteney. Sherry comes through strongly on the palate, but maintains the salty tang of of sea air. For 60% alcohol comes of mild (but not necessarily smooth). Long finish.

Score 89/100

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

I tasted this entry level Old Pulteney almost two years ago, but since I will be trying a whole range of the whisky from Wick this week, I felt it smart to return to this 12 year Old first. The nose is pretty grainy (malt) with caramel and some sea salt. Light hints of beeswax and a touch bitter as if from walnuts. Leave it to breath for a while,...

Score 82/100

Old Pulteney 23 Year Old Sherry Cask

The distillery Pulteney, which can be found in the grey harbour town of Wick in the high north of the Highlands at a proverbial stone’s throw from Orkney, released two special bottlings for the world travellers. A 23 Year Old matured on a bourbon cask and one on a sherry cask. Let us put them head to head. Let us end with the sherry matured, which...

Score 88/100