Old Pulteney 1983 Vintage / 46% / 0.7l

Pulteney Distillery, built in 1826, is a seaside distillery named after Sir William Pulteney, who established Wick as a model fishing port in 1810.

The distillery is equipped with one pair of stills capable of distilling 1.8 million litres of alcohol per year. Since 1995, Pulteney has been owned by Inver House Distillers and their single malt is becoming increasingly popular. With annual sales exceeding 550,000 bottles, it is now the best-selling single malt from the Inver House Distillers portfolio. Here we present a limited edition vintage whisky, distilled in 1983, when the plant belonged to the Allied Lyons group, aged in bourbon barrels and finished in Oloroso sherry casks. The spirit was bottled at 46% abv and without chill filtration in 2017.

Nose: very rich, toffee, honey, Christmas fruitcake, raisins, almonds, prunes, mulled wine spices, old leather sofa and oak.

Taste: well-balanced, dried plums, apricots and figs, salted caramels, toffee, honey, cloves, allspice, a handful of dry herbs and oak.

Finish : long and elegant, with notes of dried fruit and herbs, sherry-soaked oak and a hint of spice.