Old Pulteney 2004 Single Cask #229
50.2% ABV - Highlands, Scotland
Nose: Sweet apple, flowers and orchard fruit. Salty. Biscuit and ginger cookies.
Taste: Melon, fresh fruit, pineapple, spices… and salt water taffy.
Finish: Sweet oak, spices, ginger, and long sweetness.
I probably had this bottle for way too long before I opened it. Checks the spreadsheet… Ah, it is true: I had the bottle for nearly five years before I finally opened it earlier this year!
Some of the first Old Pulteney whiskies that I tasted were these single casks. Big, punchy flavour—love it! When you develop a relationship with Old Pulteney at cask strength, there is some recurring disappointment when you taste lower bottling strengths of 43% ABV.
This bottle is an excellent value; a price from the good old days of 2018.
Details: Ex-Bourbon Cask. Distilled 2004; Bottled 08/08/2018. 1 of 281 bottles. Specially selected by BC Liquor Stores.
Tasting Notes (Official):Aroma: Intense and fragrant. Deliciously sweet toffee and honeyed vanilla deliver an indulgent welcome. Ripe fruits tempered by a hint of spice add lovely depth. Taste: Lively spiced liquorice and salty notes give way to a sweet burst of apple and citrus zest. A gratifying finish is enriched by butterscotch and chocolate.
Tasted 03 October 2023. (Posted 23 November 2023.)
