| Whisky | Old Pulteney 12 Year Old |
|---|---|
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
| Type | Single Malt |
| Cask | Bourbon cask,Sherry |
| Age | 12 years old |
| Abv | 40% |
| Rating | 79/100 |
Nice and accessible speysider.
Rather harsh initially, after some rest - apple, pear, honey and salt
Pretty simple, underwhelming in comparison with the nose
Short-ish, without any significant development. Cinnamon, pepper and some other spices.
Nose:
light, floral, citrus fruits
Pallet:
oily, chocolate, mineral
Finish:
medium long, dry, oaky
Malty, orange peel, caramel, honey earth, chocolate with nuts. Nice oily and sweet on the palate. Finish dry, peppery and chocolatey, short to medium.
salty
Salty and fresh. If you close your eyes and smell you can pretend to be on a cliff on the highlands. Quality price ratio makes him a best buy.
whisky pulito, al naso frutta sale e mare, gusto rotondo si sente lo sherry e il sale fa da padrone molto molto valido per questo prezzo
Maritime whisky without peat and smoke.
On the nose: chalk, sea wind, salty breeze and perfume. It’s like walking on the sea shore.
On the palate: smooth malty entry, salty notes, toffee and berries. Light oaky touch in the finish. Very good and interesting malt.
Butterscotch and saltwater. A perfect blend and finish.
Zitrus, salzig, es fehlt etwas die Ausgeglichenheit
on nose: fresh, mineral, citrus, apple, vanilla
on taste: smooth, salt, spices, wood, grass, apricot, orange
on finish: medium, dry, woody, fruity
62
A salty, fruity and sweet drinker
Caramel, salt, pear, almonds
Some salt and a lot of fruits like pear and peach.
Finishes with the almonds and some chocolate/coffee notes
Salty start, followed by vanilla, honey and various summer fruits. Smooth, solid, good dram but nothing too extraordinary. It says bourbon and sherry casks, but in my opinion it is at least 80% bourbon.
Complex mix of salty, malty, fruity and sweet and salt. Vanilla/coconut in the nose. Very nice one!
Malt, salt and exotic fruits, vanilla/coconut
Flowery and honey, hints of citruses, slightly salty
Medium lasting, but very nice mix
Light fragrant notes on the nose. Briny seawater and vanilla sweetness on the palate. Drying afterwards. Short linger of vanilla sweetness and brine on the finish.
You can taste the salt a bit and it has a sweet flavor to it.
Salty flavour. Little bit sweet.
Nose: apple, vanilla, nutty, cinnamon
Pallet: sweet and some spice
Finish: oak a little bitter sharpness and drying
Gentle & sweet, nutty spirit on the nose, light body, light colour, oily on the glass with a mild wine & cereal taste, nice medium finish. Not a real favourite for me but its not unpleasant!
Cherry, raspberry, nutty, coconut.
Delicate, dry, nutty.
Medium smooth, but dry finish!
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Aroma: Früchte, Zitrus, Süße, Maritime Noten, Honig, Salz, Malz, Kräuter, Pfirsisch, Tropische Früchte,
Geschmack: Salz, Süße, Honig, Schokolade, Maritime Noten, Öl, Malz, Nüsse, sehr mild, Lakritz, Gewürze,
Abgang: Süße, Honig, Malz, Nüsse, Gewürze,
Nice and smooth, with an excellent taste.
Nos: sól morska, takie świeże powietrze, wanilia, miód pitny, świeży chleb, gdzieś daleko cytryna. Smak: delikatna sól podbita gorzką czekoladą, słodem. Finisz nie za długi, ale przyjemny, czekoladowy, gorzkawy w dobrym znaczeniu, lekko rozgrzewający, trochę toffi na końcu.
nice and sweet, excellent taste, but a bit hot, works great with a little h20 and 20 minutes!!
Excellent choice for beginners looking to broaden their horizons with a slightly more challenging malt that is still interesting enough for intermediate’s wanting a cost effective, delicious whisky that never gets boring!
Sea spray, malt, dried fruit, banana, honey
Nicely salty, classic Highlands style dried fruit. Hint of toffee. Banana
Surprisingly silky after the initial salt. Adding water is arguably a must do. Sweet, lingering and moreish
nice lingering spices with some salt to it.I like it neat.
smooth, oak, light, medium taste, Nice salty afterbite.
very light, easy to drink whisky. nothing fancy here, simple and straightforward
citrus, salt
sweet, light, fruit
gentle, citrus
Nicely compliments a Yorkshire Blue cheese
Cherry
Salt and chocolate
honig, salzig im mund.... mit mehr umdrehungen wäre der toll
salty
salty, seabreez, citrus, oak
citrus, Fruty, salty
short to medium
It took me over half the bottle to fully get to terms with this one, as it was all a bit shy, perhaps even a bit boring and underwhelming at first, but my patience was rewarded as it opened up nicely several weeks after opening and a weekly pour. I've tasted better batches of the 12 yo Old Puletney to be honest, but it's by no means a stinker.
Nose
82
orchyard fruit with apples and pears, followed by some citrus notes, clove, vanilla, licorice and the signature light salty touch of Old Pulteney.
Taste
81
The nose continues wth the fruity elements and the salt being more prominent, along with some honey sweetness.
Finish
78
medium long, dry, sweet and salty
smooth finish. low burn. Carmel and vanilla
oak
caramel
vanilla
N:20, P:20, F:21, B:19. Yellow flowers on the nose. The taste of caramel and yellow plum. The finish is spicy. Decent stuff.
Yellow flowers, fruit
Caramel, yellow plum
Spicy
Fruity. Sweet. Light. Not as light as Speyside.
Dark fruits. Chalk. Floral.
Fruity. Sweet. Malty Floral. Not as easy drinking as Speyside.
Sugary. Light.
Harsh on tongue, sweet in mouth, oak&cherry
sweet & mild
Great whisky!
salty, fruity, reminds me a bit of Scapa!
The complexity and excellence of this malt is outstanding for its price point. The nose is probably slightly too sweet for my taste and the salinity is just slightly too heavy, which for me drops this just outside the 90’s. But still an incredible dram nonetheless and for the price, one to keep stocked in the cabinet at all times!
The nose opens with a huge sweet honey influence, which gives way to oak, vanilla and sea air.
On the palate, there’s chocolate and more oak, before the salinity and citrus notes of this whisky really start to open up on the tongue and finally a peppery spice influence develops.
The finish is medium to short, but what it lacks in length is more than compensated by incredible complexity. The citrus really plays out in the finish, with salt staining the tongue. This gives way to chocolate eclair sweetness at the last (almost post finish if you know what I mean).
easy drinking
A lot of salt. Vanila and oak.
More salt, like drinking the sea. Oak again. Not so oily.
A hint of lime and saltiness
Sweet and salty
bitter, salty
nom nom nom
Nose: Salt-rimmed margarita.
Mouth: Slightly oily, salt water taffy, lime, lemon, oak.
Finish: Short, little spice.
Banana and vanilla flavours.
Kevyt, pehmeä
nice and light. easy drink
spice. perfume. slightly salty
light. salt. malt. cereal.
very light. malt.
Very smooth & pleasant. A little salt but very drinkable
A beautiful coastal whisky
Soft and smooth. Richer taste when heated in hand palm.
good
fresh, soft, slightly smoky whiskey with a little bit of fruit and a bit salty in the background. for me, really an every day whiskey, not too complex.
this is so friendly. first time to try it...I get the salt maritime nose and palate it was subtle. real good.
disappointed one..
Not bad. Fruity. Good but not my preference.
Good rounded Scotch!
n: friut, sweet, zitrus, salt
t: oak, malt, salt
f: salt, maritime, oak
god saltsmak
slightly briny or maybe salty taste that always surprises me. wonderful for the price of around $50
A real favourite with a gentle warmth and a lovely round finish. I don’t taste the salt but I suspect it’s the salt that I like.
Mycket god whisky. Len och ganska söt.
Söt och väldigt mild.
Söt och fruktig med honung och aprikos, en aning vanilj också.
Lite kryddig avslutning, ganska lång eftersmak.
A step more complex than glenfiddich 12/ glenmorangie. Pronounced brine and sea breeze character. Sweet and sour.
very pleasant to the nose and mouth.
Smooth and balanced, with the taste of salt and fruity sweetness
süsslich, sanft, Vanille und Schokolade.
eher ein Speysider im Geschmack. Im Abgang ist das Meer und Salz spürbar. Mit dunkler Schokolade kombinieren
not very smookey, sweet taste
sweet lime a bit of sea, nice
lime sea
lime spring flowers banana honey almonds a bit of salt salt and a tiny wif of smoke
sherry oak almonds
Every day whisky. Herby bitterness.
salt hav
toffee, Highlands finish, fiery
toffee, Highlands finish
smooth tasting with short burn. Good for beginners and developing palate
Quite smooth and sweet. Distinctive vanilla taste from oak barrels.
Light and a little salty.
Nice unusual bottle, as I'm s beginner this is a nice softer whisky for my second bottle
salty smell, can definitely pick up spoce
very smooth. perfect for a novice. very dry and brine strong.
long aftertaste
Soft and slightly sweet. With a drop of water some brine shows up in the taste. Nice
A bit too much fruit and banana, but I love the brine! Needs a few drops of filtered water to smooth it out.
tasted like rusty pennies. maybe I got a bad bottle, but this was the worst whisky I've ever had.
Very subtle, a bit malty sweet, but not too strong, nice not too spicey finish.
Very good allrounder.
Nose: cereal, fresh cut grass, sea breeze, ash from an old fire
Palate: toasted mixed nuts, burnt sugar, sesame seeds,
Finish: medium strength, soft oakiness, and with a gentle touch of yeast
Thumbs up!
sweet...subtle
citrus, salty, slight smoke
A nice lite salty but fresh fruity whisky.
My bottle is already open for a few years, that's why I can't give a more precise profile.
It still tastes very fine by me.
80 points.
zout
erg toegankelijk
very easy to drink. good 'starter' whisky
sirupartig, salzig, lecker
Meeresbrise, frisch, Honig, süßlich
leichter Honig, salzig, Eiche, lecker
mittellang, leicht malzig, wieder etwas Salz
richtig gut die 3 fach destellieren macht ihn samtig weich Anklänge von feiner süße und leichte nussigkeit ein richtig guter Alltags whisky
süße, Birne , salzigkeit
samtig weich, süß , dezente rauchigkeit und salzigkeit
eher kurz uns salzig
so smooth and a great one for special occasions. got this on my wedding day. keeps well
Een heerlijk gebalanceerde whisky, met een neus van vanille, honing en caramel in combinatie met een ziltig randje. De smaak is sherry-fruitig, zoet met een hint van zout. Laat een room-achtig gevoel achter op de tong. Een top whisky voor zijn prijs en een heerlijke door drinker!
Average flavor, very mild compared to whiskys that I usually choose to drink. Probably not one I'll return to in the future.
Nose: fruity sherry / flowery. Taste: oily texture / vanilla / sherry / corny / spicy but not much / a little wood / flowery. Aftertaste: pleasantly oily / easy / a little salty. Nice whisky for a good price (about €35,00)
interesting flavour but quite light
light with iodine and a small grapefruit flavour on a salty soil
round with a fruity taste. quite light.
on a salty iodine.
Très marin et iodé.
thought a little harsh.
Gekocht voor ome Rens. Bij toeval een goede keus! Licht zoet, geen zware afdronk, niet heel bijzonder van smaak. Lekker voor een beginnende liefhebber.
very nice and smooth. Not too harsh on the palate
Quite nice
good
Wel ok. Beetje scherp.
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