This 17 year old from the Pulteney distillery was a double gold winner at the 2006 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, matured in Spanish Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez casks.
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The nose is clean and fresh with great balance. There is a profusion of fruit, from fruit salad with honeydew melon and pear to dried fruits, sultanas in a hot cross bun, fresh from the oven, a lightly salted butter melts over it with notes of fudge and a hint of something vaguely green. There is a lovely creaminess to the nose with notes of soft whirling smoke and crème fraîche. The palate is quite full and very sweet with sugared citrus peels and toffee. There are some notes of beeswax and honeycomb and fudge rises with malted barley and cereal sweetness. The finish is long with a herbal edge and a chewy oak.
new to drinking whisky and just added this to my modest 8 bottle collection got to say its a lovely dram and i will be getting another bottle very soon !!
What a great scotch! I thought I've already had the best, HP18, ARDBEG UIGEADAIL, but nope, not really. This one here offers me something special! It is delicate, sweet, salty, with a long finish. Exceptional. One of my favorites if not my favorite! I'm getting another bottle! Great whisky!
