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Old Pulteney 12 Years Old

Brand Old Pulteney
Expression 12 Years Old
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 12 Year Old
Abv 40.00%
Produced at Old Pulteney Distillery
Region Highland
Launched 1826
Availability Worldwide
Guide Price £18-£25 (US$30-US$40)
Website http://www.oldpulteney.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 48 by Martine Nouet and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Martine Nouet

Nose
A sour note at start. Cow milking station. Then exotic fruit. Caramelised pineapple, dry coconut. Tamarind juice.
Palate
Syrupy. Mouth-coating. Sweet but with a good balance between sweet and sour. Coconut flan. Fresh ginger
Finish
Balanced. Sappy. Hint of mint and ginger.
Comment
Forget about the first nose and enjoy that luscious exotic profile. But no water, thank you.

Dave Broom

Nose
Oily, big and peachy (and come to think of it, beachy). Whisky-saturated barrels. A strangely appetising mix of apricot, ripe fruit and wet oilskins.
Palate
Lush and rounded with a rich, deep almost leathery structure. Unctuous and fruity. Balanced.
Finish
Big, long and oily.
Comment
Seems like a younger whisky, if so it has held its own very well in some pretty extraordinary company.

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