Pulteney 12 Years
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| 6768 | |
| Pulteney | |
| Scotland, Highlands | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 12 Years | |
| 40% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting Notes |
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Nosing
Fruit:
Maritime Notes:
Sweet:
Seaweed:
Malt:
Lemon:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Peat Smoke:
Salt:
Apple:
Oak:
Pear:
Spices:
Vanilla:
Caramel:
Dried Fruit:
Heather:
Peach:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Barley:
Nuts:
Almonds:
Banana:
Cake:
Iodine:
Lemon Peel:
Lime:
Melon:
Mint:
Orange:
Tobacco:
Tropical Fruit:
Wheat:
Herb:
Tasting
Maritime Notes:
Malt:
Fruit:
Oak:
Salt:
Sweet:
Spices:
Nuts:
Seaweed:
Honey:
Oil:
Caramel:
Zitrus:
Orange:
Apple:
Peat Smoke:
Vanilla:
Barley:
Pear:
Sherry:
Tropical Fruit:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Almonds:
Banana:
Chili:
Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Clove:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Floral:
Ginger:
Grape:
Lemon:
Pepper:
Pineapple:
Wheat:
Herb:
Finish
Maritime Notes:
Oak:
Spices:
Salt:
Sweet:
Fruit:
Peat Smoke:
Malt:
Pepper:
Honey:
Zitrus:
Apple:
Nuts:
Oil:
Orange:
Seaweed:
Heather:
Iodine:
Lemon:
Herbs:
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Quality rating of this bottle
3.5
Rate
77
12
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
31. Jan 2017
As coastal malt from the Northern Highlands, Old Pulteney 12 is unlike many other whiskies: it's not made to be 'pleasant'. What you get is a demanding flavor profile, strength of character and true personality. On the nose, there is a complex bouquet of bitter honey, tropical fruits, fresh ginger and hints of sea salt. The taste alternates between caramel sweetness, orange zest and savory notes before the oak kicks in and leads to a moderate, herbal crisp and rather dry finish. A rewarding Single Malt that requires time, perseverance and a bit of experience!
RATING: 3.8/5.0 ≙ 87 pts
RATING: 3.8/5.0 ≙ 87 pts
10. Aug 2017
Nosing: 
A fruit led nose, with melon, pear and fresh citrus juice. Also sweetness.
Taste:
Sweet and fruity arrival. Stewed fruit, pear and apple. A salty tang and a slight bitter/sour note develops.
Finish:
Medium length, dry and oaky.
Comment:
This is one of those whiskys I'm coming back to after a long gap. Its much sweeter than I remember it, maybe a little more so than I'm comfortable with. Its generally good stuff, but there's an off note on the palate where it gets a bit bitter and artificial when the oak kicks in. Other than that, nothing really to complain about. It isn't really to my personal taste but perfectly serviceable.
A fruit led nose, with melon, pear and fresh citrus juice. Also sweetness.
Taste:
Sweet and fruity arrival. Stewed fruit, pear and apple. A salty tang and a slight bitter/sour note develops.
Finish:
Medium length, dry and oaky.
Comment:
This is one of those whiskys I'm coming back to after a long gap. Its much sweeter than I remember it, maybe a little more so than I'm comfortable with. Its generally good stuff, but there's an off note on the palate where it gets a bit bitter and artificial when the oak kicks in. Other than that, nothing really to complain about. It isn't really to my personal taste but perfectly serviceable.
10. Nov 2017
Nosing:
Taste:
Finish:
medium
Comment:
seaside vacation
Taste:
Finish:
medium
Comment:
seaside vacation
06. Jul 2019
Nosing: American 43%abv. 
Taste:
very funky
Finish:
Comment:In the same family I've always felt as Oban and Clynelish, but a bit fruitier I reckon now that I'm sitting down with it. I've always like these malts as they stand out on their own and aren't trying to emulate anything else. Definitely one of those whisky's that evolve as you work your way through the bottle, as I remember pouring the first glass and get MAJOR mineral notes, a lot more
than I'm getting now.
Taste:
very funkyFinish:
Comment:In the same family I've always felt as Oban and Clynelish, but a bit fruitier I reckon now that I'm sitting down with it. I've always like these malts as they stand out on their own and aren't trying to emulate anything else. Definitely one of those whisky's that evolve as you work your way through the bottle, as I remember pouring the first glass and get MAJOR mineral notes, a lot more
than I'm getting now.
11. Mar 2019
Nosing: strong honey
Taste: complex and oily. Quite bitter arrival but then the taste is salty, maritime, a bit spicy and oaky.
Finish: Develop and stay for a long time. Is complex and pleasant. What stay on a tangue remind me a nice, strong bear aftertaste.
Comment: It is quite unique whisky. Worthy to call it a maritime malt. But still not one of my favourite. Nice and complex but not for someone who like peat or strong taste drams.
Taste: complex and oily. Quite bitter arrival but then the taste is salty, maritime, a bit spicy and oaky.
Finish: Develop and stay for a long time. Is complex and pleasant. What stay on a tangue remind me a nice, strong bear aftertaste.
Comment: It is quite unique whisky. Worthy to call it a maritime malt. But still not one of my favourite. Nice and complex but not for someone who like peat or strong taste drams.
20. Jun 2017
13. Sep 2020
Nosing:
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Taste:
Finish:
medium long
Comment:
The first impression with this dram was that Wick was very similar to Hokkaido Yubetsu city . This is the most Apple flavor dram for me
: Taste:
Finish:
medium long
Comment:
The first impression with this dram was that Wick was very similar to Hokkaido Yubetsu city . This is the most Apple flavor dram for me
07. Sep 2016
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: Good but not great
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: Good but not great
09. Sep 2016
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Great daily drinker for the price.
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
Great daily drinker for the price.
05. Aug 2019
