Old Pulteney 15 Year Old Gordon & Macphail

Old Pulteney G&M Reserve Selected by Van Wees / DH17

After the OP ‘twasting’ a few months ago, I was very much interested in trying other OP’s. While chatting via twitter with a Dutch whisky aficionado , we agreed on a sample swap. A few days later this shiny wee bottle arrived all the way here, and i was really excited to try it. Will it be similar to the WK 209 (having both shared a sherry...

Score 88/100

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

Nose, Taste, Finish and Balance are graded out of 2.5 each: Nose: A summery nose of warm rain lightly falling on freshly cut grass. Baskets of over-ripe and freshly picked raspberries and gooseberries lie at your feet, and the wet wicker wood infuses with the sweet juices coming from the crushed berries at the bottom. A warm malt aroma mixes with...

Score 85/100

Old Pulteney 12 Year Old

Nose – Firstly very soft, icing sugar, citrus, orange peel and sweet orange marmalade, brine and salty sea air in the background, a hint of apple juice and dry vanilla. With water it becomes yeasty and dusty, freshly baked dough, hops, a touch of wood smoke, pollen, floral notes and dry honey. ­Palate – Initial arrival is bittersweet orange...

Score 80/100

Old Pulteney Duncansby Head Lighthouse

This is the second installment of the latest Old Pulteney Travel Retail series to hit the Duty Free shelves after the WK editions. I've just finished writing a review for the Noss Head Lighthouse so I used up all my Old Pulteney preamble there. Basically all I want to say is the three expressions are named after Lighthouses. I guess their...

Score 87/100