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Old Pulteney 2004 – Sherry Cask 128 – TWE Exclusive (62.1%)

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Old Pulteney 2004 – Sherry Cask 128 – TWE Exclusive (62.1%)

TWE single casks are always a treat to try, as Sukhinder Singh, and his team have a knack of landing fabulous casks for the Exchange, and I expect this cask to be right up there with other TWE exclusives I’ve had. Add to this the fact that you don’t see single sherry casks officially bottled…

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This Time I Got the Notes!! Old Pulteney Limited Edition 1990 Vintage Peated Cask

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This Time I Got the Notes!! Old Pulteney Limited Edition 1990 Vintage Peated Cask

I tasted this excellent expression at the Whisky Show in London, but didn’t get to take down my tasting notes for it. Happily, it featured in the VIP lounge at Whisky Live Tel Aviv 2015, and this time I got the notes. I like Old Pulteney whiskys, although I have not yet tasted their whole…

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The Highlander of the Sea – Old Pulteney 12

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The Highlander of the Sea – Old Pulteney 12

This review completes my reviews of the Old Pulteney core expressions. I have previously reviewed the Old Pulteney 21 and the fabulous 17 year old, and have now come to the entry level 12. Of all the monikers distilleries adopt, I think that Old Pulteney’s “The Maritime Malt” is the most fitting. The salt is…

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Ships Ahoy….Old Pulteney 17 Puts the Open Sea in Your Glass

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Ships Ahoy….Old Pulteney 17 Puts the Open Sea in Your Glass

I’ve had several Old Pulteneny’s outside the core range, but the heart of the distillery, its seaside fishing village DNA, comes through in the core range which consists of the 12, 17, 21 and the relatively new 35, which I recently tasted at The Whisky Show. In my review of the Old Pulteney 21, I…

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