Old Pulteney 12-Year-Old

Name: Old Pulteney 12-Year-Old

Color: Gold

Nose: Honey, vanilla, light oak

Taste: Citrus, pepper, sea salt/brine

Review:

Old Pulteney 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch is from Wick, Scotland. It is made from 100% malted barley, aged in Bourbon casks, and bottled at 80 proof. Old Pulteney states you can taste the ocean because the distillery is so close to the ocean. I will agree that there is a bit of ocean salt in the flavor profile when I sip in neat.

Another interesting marketing note: You would have thought that Old Pulteney being from Wick, Scotland that John Wick should be drinking this instead of Blanton’s. Of course the product placement in movies goes to the highest bidder.

The distillery was established in 1826 and named after Sir William Pulteney. Pulteney was a landowner and politician with investments in Scotland, England, and America. The distillery closed in 1930 due a decline in business and re-opened in 1951.

Important Safety Tip: Do not drink Old Putney drink for drink with a 300 lbs. Scotsman in Glasgow. Not a good idea. I regretted that decision, but my uncle was impressed I could keep up with his mate.

Old Pulteney is a very nice scotch but more of a summer than a winter. It is a bit on the light/sweet side, but it is definitely worth a try.

Price around $60 and worth the money for a lighter scotch.

If you like it, drink it! – Christopher