The KOTQ has enjoyed 5 tastings from the Old Pulteney distillery
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Distillery Region Open Blends
Old Pulteney Highlands 1826 - Today Ballantine's
       
Status Ownership Water Source Production
Active Inver House Distillers (Thai Beverages plc) The Loch of Hempriggs 1,600,000 liters/year
       
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OLD PULTENEY yo 05Q2 - OLD PULTENEY 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Bluff
Pleasant sea air, boat pitch with tar
Light and inviting
Initially sweet with pepper and salt on the tongue, not as much as Clynelish 14
Heat finishes fast, what remains is a lingering sweetness
Friendly, a nice surprise and a great value. A definite buy.
05Q2-Bluff June 18th, 2005
Bop
Atypical
A bit of sea
Lean-sturdy...fisherman-like
Salt. of the pier
Not very warm - which is a welcome change
I bought a bottle the night I first tried it. What else can you say?!? Holds it's history (Wick...fishing) well in the bottle and in it's message.
05Q2-Bluff June 18th, 2005
Irving
Salt, light esthers, dog biscuit
iodine, licorice
simple heather
lightly sweet, uneventful
05Q2-Bluff June 18th, 2005
Tao
classic seaside malt.
(end of the evening. My notes get a little fuzzy)
again classic seaside. Iodine, little peat, fresh.
just right. It was there, and then it just left a memory.
Our find of the night. One expects great things of expensive expressions, but this was a great find at a great price. On the (lengthy) buy list.
05Q2-Bluff June 18th, 2005
OLD PULTENEY yo 18Q4 - OLD PULTENEY 12 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
OLD PULTENEY yo 20Q1 - OLD PULTENEY 15 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Badger
Salt and dark chocolate. A dark chocolate brick kicked on a ships deck
Maritime feel.
A little short. Should open up over time.
Part of Old Pulteney's re-release of its range in 2018 to a 12/15/18 from 12/17/21.
20Q1-Bluff April 11th, 2020
OLD PULTENEY yo 12Q4 - OLD PULTENEY 17 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]
Name
Color
Nose
Body
Palate
Finish
Comments
Meeting
Lakeview
Gold
Sherry with a bit of ocean
Light like heather
Starts light and heats up like Vinnie Johnson: orange peel, butter and pepper
Leaves you wanting more... Of it
Love it.... Fun expression from OP
12Q4-Bluff December 1st, 2012
OLD PULTENEY yo 14Q4 - OLD PULTENEY 21 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength]