North of Scotland 1973 Cask #14570 Berry Bros & Rudd

Old Pulteney 21 Year Old

So, whisky of the year 2012. A bold claim and statement. First of all, available for £50 only in Glasgow - a steal (well, it is Glasgow after all). The whisky is certainly excellent. It is rich and very smooth. There is sherry, spice and complexity in abundance. The finish is long and satisfying. Is it my best whisky - no, not at all. A very good...

Score 91/100

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

The title to this review suits this whisky perfectly, it's as crisp as fresh seashore winter breeze. It's all in there in your glass, spewing it's maritime character at you. It certainly has it's definite character and it spells coastal, in HUGE letters. I already used this whisky as a point of reference and landmark for coastal/island malts. It...

Score 89/100

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

I tasted the 12 year old version of OP a few times before, and two weeks ago at a friend’s. I never was overwhelmed by it, but it’s a good dram. I had the pleasure of re-tasting it as well as its older brother the 17 year old last Thursday at the twitter tasting online with OP’s Malcolm Waring. One thing did intrigue me about the color of the 12...

Score 80/100

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

Along with the Islay malts, Old Pulteney has a bit of a reputation as the type of flavour that you either love or hate. The 17 year old makes it into Ian Buxton’s book so it will come around as one of the bottles of the 101 Club (@101WhiskyClub) but since I had some Oddbins vouchers burning a hole in my pocket and since as a group we’re only just...

Score 85/100