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The 12 year old expression from Old Pulteney released in mid-2018 was entirely aged in bourbon casks, resulting in a heavy influence of bourbon sweetness - which helps to balance the characteristic coastal salinity of the whisky. An excellent introduction to Old Pulteney (though well worth a look even if you've already been introduced).
Honeycomb, vanilla tablet, soft sawdust oakiness and oatcakes.
Chocolate peanuts, mint, citrus peels, maritime elements and white pepper.
Toffee, brine and lemon.
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Nose: malted grain, beautiful fresh sea spray (this is why I love it.) Palate: Simple, rounded, straight forward. Oily, not straight honey but more honey nut cheerios with cream Finish: A light salted toffee
If you like the saltiness and spice of something like Bruichladdich than this one if also for you!
Tonight I went to a few uber-fancy malls with some friends in a far Eastern megacity and while looking for a restaurant to give us a sit-down, I picked up a bottle of this. Back home this used to one of my favourite drams to start the night with. So I got it home and...nothing. Thin. Almost pointless. I realised it was far too cold and lifeless, so I poured boiling water into a Glencairn, waited a couple of minutes, then poured the water out, added a generous measure of whisky and used a horn spoon to aerate. THIS is the OP I remember. :-) I think of Highland single malts as the unsung heroes of the whisky world. While people bang on about the peatiness of this or the mouth-searing intensity of that, Highland malts, particularly unsherried Highland malts (and especially young, unsherried Highland malts) tend to get overlooked. Of course, we all wish we could dine with a 45 year old Glenfarclas on the side, but there is a lot to be said for the...well the purity of malts like OP12, Royal Lochnagar 12, anCnoc 12. This is soft. It is light. A little sweet. The bourbon is subtle. The saltiness is subtle too. What you get is the taste of high quality malted barley. Believe me, it is enough! This is a calming dram. A fireside dram. A dram to remind you that not everything needs to be turned up to eleven to be wonderfully enjoyable. I am extremely glad I bought this again. I would also point out that it has far less common now than it should be for anyone who enjoys good whisky to go back to a favourite brand ten years later and not feel disappointment.
One of the very best whiskeys at 12 years of age and in the $50 price range ever! In fact this is the best $40 and under Scotch whisky I have ever tasted and I have to taste it between 50 and 60 scotch whiskies at various prices from $25 - $200. It is So smooth with tastes of honey, vanilla, oak, Apple, and light sea salt. The combination is Wonderful! Even my wife enjoyed it and she is not a big drinker. This is highly recommended. At $40 it is a great price. If you can find it for $35 and under I recommend you get multiple bottles. This is easily a 4 star scotch. For the price it is 5 stars.
Some forward fruit and vanilla notes coax you into actually tasting the entry level Old Pulteney. Rich peat and citrus are subtle but wonderful parts of taste or mixing with other drinks and the same solid finish still has simmering memories of citrus.