Old Pulteney 1991 Single Cask #0030 (57.6%, OB, 2007)
Whisky Review
- Category: Highland single malt scotch whisky
- Origin: Pulteney Distillery
- Bottling: Inver House Distillers Ltd.
- ABV: 57.6%
- Cost: £69.95
What they say:
This single-cask 1991 Old Pulteney vintage exudes a warm, golden glow. The bouquet is floral, balancing fruit flavours with a slightly leathery note. It is a full-bodied, smooth malt whisky with a long-lasting finish.
What I say:
Released in 2007 this single cask #0030 from Old Pulteney was distilled in 1991 making it ~ 16 years old. I recently had the chance to help friends finish a bottle of this as we lamented its loss.
Colour:
Full refractive gold (10/20)
Nose:
Sharp and salty with seaweed and brine, very fresh and refreshing – like a walk along a beach on a windy day, followed by fruity and zesty citrus; lemon juice, lime, and white pepper spice, this has vanilla and coconut with toasted oak wood, slightly sweet estery with hints of parma violets
Taste:
Fruity, salty and spicy, citrus fruits, lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, apple, white grape, pear and melon, white pepper spice, lemon barley sugars, pineapple cube sweeties, parma violets
Finish:
Medium-long, juicy pineapple cubes with white pepper spice
Overall:
What a delicious fruit-filled whisky with hints of spice and that characteristic coastal Old Pulteney note, lacked a little malty backbone – or perhaps this was masked by the cask strength, either way totally delicious!
Score: 87/100
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