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Old Pulteney from Wick, a 12 year old, from 2000 from the distillery, at 46.4%. Oily and coastal, with briny wax and bright citrus. Sea air and honey in fine balance. From one of the mainland’s most northerly distilleries. A coastal Highland malt to savour. Honeyed, waxy and full of the sea. The far north in a glass.
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An official Old Pulteney single malt, aged 12 year old, from 2000 and bottled at 46.4%. Old Pulteney was opened in 1826 by James Henderson in Pulteneytown, Wick; it still distils beside the sea at Wick. It is one of the last urban distilleries, set among the streets of Pulteneytown.
It was worked through Pulteney's boil ball stills, fed by Loch Hempriggs, before long maturation by the sea drew in its coastal character. Ex-Bourbon casks held the spirit, soft oak that lets the coastal character lead. Around twelve to fifteen years the malt rounds into honey, citrus and sea air. Maturation by the sea is central to the house style, the brine settling into the malt. Robert Cumming reopened the silent distillery in 1951 as demand for whisky returned. Old Pulteney is matured within sight of the harbour that gave Wick its name. The far north cold draws a clean, bright spirit and a slow take on the oak.
At 46.4% it is soft, waxy and coastal. A coastal salinity meet light vanilla from the refill oak. Soft brine and orchard fruit sit behind the sweetness. Salt, honey and oak draw out the close. This is Old Pulteney's classic maritime character.
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