Pulteney 12-year-old 2008 Artist Collective / 43% / 0.7l
- ‘Artist Collective’ was introduced in 2017 by the Parisian retailer La Maison du Whisky as a sub-range to the prestigious ‘Artist’ range.
Product description
The “Artist Collective” series debuted in 2017 in the Parisian La Maison du Whisky range and is a complement to the prestigious “Artist” line.
While the latter is a collection of carefully selected single cask editions, the “Artist Collective” is in the small batch (or rather very small batch) category. Each edition catches the eye with a label featuring a work by a contemporary artist. The Pulteney 2008 presented here is part of the fourth “Artist Collective” series, released in autumn 2020. The whisky spent over 12 years in two sherry butts and was bottled at 43% abv. The graphic design uses the photograph “Encyclies” by the talented photographer Bernard Rouan.
Nose: fruity and slightly salty, apples, pears, oranges, lemon peel, roasted nuts and almonds, salted caramel, toffee, nutmeg, licorice, sherry and oak.
Palate: candied apples and pears, salted almonds, caramel, grapefruit, lemon peel, a handful of fresh herbs, white pepper, a pinch of cinnamon and oak.
Finish : long and quite spicy, with notes of nutmeg, pepper, ginger, anise, vanilla, milk chocolate and salty breeze.