Pulteney 1998 Connoisseurs Choice Cask Strength whisky review: This single ex-bourbon barrel matured Pulteney expression reveals some interesting facets including Pulteney’s delicious coastal salt influence and in this example quite a savoury lemon & thyme mixture. 87/100
Old Pulteney 18 Years Old whisky review: Reminiscent of the recently discontinued Old Pulteney 17 Year Old, this 18 year old expression from Pulteney distillery has a healthy sherry influence and plenty of wonderful chocolate notes. My overall impression is this lacks a little complexity or is a bit more polished than the 17 perhaps. 87/100
Old Pulteney Huddart whisky review: A lot less smoky than I was hoping for, pretty neutral but well constructed. 76/100
Old Pulteney 15 Years Old whisky review: Very smooth but in a good way – palate-coating with great texture, rather than flavour-less, there is caramel, toffee and malt aplenty throughout. I had hoped for more of a sherry influence here, darker fruits, nut or chocolate – all of which I love. Rather this is more of a deep fruit and spice type dram but with a sweetness that suggests all sorts of different desserts. One for the sweet-toothed perhaps? 84/100
Pulteney 10 Years Old Rum octave finish – The Octave Project whisky review: Sweet but also a little savoury this one, it grew on me but not as instantly likeable as some of the others in this set. It is actually quite hard to fault the Original Bourbon Barrel expression which shone the most in intensity of flavour, the others at time seem a little muddled by the finishing but still of great quality. 83/100
Pulteney 10 Years Old Rioja octave finish – The Octave Project whisky review: Similar to the Arran finished in the Rioja octave, this Pulteney expression is bursting with fruits and cream and is just delicious! 85/100
Pulteney 10 Years Old PX Sherry octave finish – The Octave Project whisky review: Easily as good as the original Bourbon barrel expression but quite different. This time their is some dark fruits from the sherry cask but also plenty of chocolate and nutty elements too. The spice in this one is much more reserved. 85/100
Pulteney 10 Years Old Oloroso Sherry octave finish – The Octave Project whisky review: Spiced and redolent of fruity berries and cream, I’m not sure this is an improvement over the original cask – in fact most of the things I liked from the original bourbon barrel are absent here. Still a very drinkable dram and pleasant rather than spectacular. 83/100
Pulteney 9 Years Old Original Bourbon Barrel – The Octave Project whisky review: A great and classic Pulteney expression, malty, fruity, coastal and vanilla from the bourbon barrel – I kept picking up a hint of wood smoke or toasted oak in here too. 84/100
Old Pulteney 2004 Single Cask #128 TWE Exclusive whisky review: An intense and heavily sherried Pulteney cask reminds me why I love this combination so much. Deep dark fruit coupled with chocolate from the cask mixes with rich malt, coastal salt and sweet fruitiness of Pulteney’s spirit. A brief rubbery whiff on the nose was a false alarm and this dilutes wonderfully revealing ever more facets and flavours. 91/100
