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Old Pulteney NEDERLANDS
Region Highlands
District Northern Highlands
Water source tapwater (brewing)
Loch of Hempriggs (cooling)
Neighbours  
Owner Inver House Distillers
Manager Malcolm Waring
Visitor centre All year:
Weekdays from 10am to 4pm. Out-of-hours tours can be arranged.

Admission price:
Adults: £2.00 (can be reclaimed against purchase in the shop)
Address Huddart Street, Wick,
Caithness, KW1 5BD
Phone +44 (0)1955 602 371
  +44 (0)1955 602 279
Website http://www.oldpulteney.com/
History 1826 : established by James Henderson
1920 : acquired by James Watson & Co Ltd (later taken over by John Dewar & Sons Ltd)
1925 : DCL
1930 : closed
1951 : reopened by Robert Cumming (also acquired Balblair distillery)
1955 : acquired by Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd
1995 : acquired by Inver House Distillers
1997 : Old Pulteney 12 year old
House Style  
Pronunciation old pult-nie
Herkomst Named after Sir William Johnstone Pulteney; member of Parliament.
Independent Bottler Gordon & MacPhail
Information Contributor to the blended Ballantines.
Unchillfiltered and caramel-free.

DISTILLERY BOTTLINGS

Old Pulteney - 12 year old - 43%
Colour:
Deep amber, red gold.
Nose:
Medium to high intensity and complexity. Dry with a hint of sea air.
Palate:
Dry, medium bodied and smooth.
Finish:
a clean, dry finish: faintly salty with a slight sherry note.
Old Pulteney - 17 year old - 46%
Colour:

Nose:
Sweet, fruity on the nose with a hint of woodiness..
Palate:
Full bodied with vanilla and floral overtones.
Finish:
Long-lasting.
Old Pulteney 1991 - Cask Strength - 15 year old - 54,9%
Numbered.
Colour:

Nose:

Palate:

Finish:
Old Pulteney 1983 - 21 year old - 46%
Colour:
Golden amber with straw highlights.
Nose:
Full bodied with traces of fruits (apples and pears); slightly fragrant with spicy overtones.
Palate:
Sweet to start with a light fruitiness; hints of honey and vanilla.
Finish:
Dry.

INDEPENDENT BOTTLINGS FROM GORDON & MACPHAIL

Old Pulteney - Distillery Malt - 8 year old - 40%
Chillfiltered.
Cask:
Refill Bourbon Barrels.
Colour:
Amber.
Nose:
Spicy with sweet aromatic aromas - honey, dry grass and herbal notes.
Palate:
Dry & clean with bracken/gorse elements.
Finish:
Slightly fruity, drying.
Old Pulteney - Distillery Malt - 15 year old - 40%
Chillfiltered.
Cask:
Refill Bourbon Barrels.
Colour:
Gold.
Nose:
Sweet, rich fruit aromas with a green, leafy note.
Palate:
Smoky with a balanced sweetness. Spicy notes also present - treacle toffees.
Finish:
Slight nuttiness.
Old Pulteney 1990 - Cask Strength - 58,8%
Cask:
First Fill Sherry Butt.
Colour:
Dark gold
Nose:
Sweet, treacle with burnt fruit aromas. Hints of spices and cedar wood. Powerful.
Palate:
Sweet, mulled/cooked fruit (cream sherry). Some briny/salty notes. Driftwood. Rounding chocolate and toffee flavours.
Finish:
Hints of sherry, rounded.
Old Pulteney 1990 - Cask Strength - 59,4%
Cask:
First Fill Sherry Butt.
Colour:
Golden brown.
Nose:
Sherry notes with a hessian note, traces of ripe fruits and treacle.
Palate:
Rich with a floral note. Rich, cream sherry flavours. A touch of saltiness and charred wood.
Finish:
Cream sherry.
Old Pulteney 1973 - Private Collection - 45%
Cask:
Refill Sherry Hogshead.
Colour:
Reddy brown.
Nose:
Sherry with aromatic fruits - dates & Figs. Menthol?
Palate:
Closed, peppery with some rich fruitiness emerging.
Finish:
Rich Fruits.
Old Pulteney 1969 - Rare Vintage - 43%
Cask:

Colour:
Golden.
Nose:
Sweet, sugar fruit sweets and a rich spicy note. Toasted oak aromas with a hint of marzipan. Subtle menthol note.
Palate:
Sweet, spicy - eucalyptus & menthol with a strong smoky note emerging. Some oak flavours - vanilla & burnt sugar.
Finish:
Sweet, treacle toffees.
Old Pulteney 1966 - Rare Vintage - 40%
Cask:
Refill American Hogsheads.
Colour:
Amber.
Nose:
Intensely sweet - fruit sweets. Slightly spicy with a touch of maltiness.
Palate:
Spicy - cedar wood, nutmeg with a green leafy edge. Mellows to an earthy, slightly smoky taste.
Finish:
Touch of cinnamon and a little sweetness.
Old Pulteney 1965 - Rare Vintage - 40%
Cask:
First Fill Bourbon Barrels.
Colour:
Rich, orange gold.
Nose:
Rich, sweet aromas - barley sugar and toffee, spices - cloves/cinnamon, menthol/eucalyptus.
Palate:
Salty with peaty notes. Rich fruits - cognac-like with creamy edge.
Finish:
Salty, slightly ashy.