Old Pulteney 12 Years Old

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 12 by Michael Jackson and Jim Murray.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Gunmetal. Passion fruit. Sweet broom. Palate Honeydew melon. Orange syrup. Honey roast peanuts. Finish Salty but oily and soothing. Comment A complex and distinctive malt.

Jim Murray Nose Attractively floral with significant oak input. Polished floorboards and a scattering of crushed hazelnut: firm to the point of being rock hard. Palate Hard and bullet-like from the off with an almost Irish pot still firmness. Finish Medium length and remains pretty sharp and crisp. Comment Pretty impressive and singular in style. First-rate bittersweet balance.