Sunday, 7 February 2021

Old Pulteney 2004 Single Cask La Maison du Whisky Exclusive 15 yo

 
 
 
50,2°
Distillery : Pulteney - Highlands
1st Fill Sherry Butt
Original Bottling 
Limited Edition 
Single Cask 
Bottled in 2019
Totally Unpeated
 
 
 
This Single Cask is distributed exclusively by La Maison du Whisky as part of The Little Big Book Series. 726 copies were made from a first-fill Sherry cask.



Let's Taste It : 
On the nose, candied vanilla mingles with sherry and white grape, leather, caramel, salty iodine, sea spray, yellow plum, disorder and harmony. The tide, white sand, a light salt crust, oily sunshine. Suave on the palate, coconut milk, lavender honey, orchard fruits, yellow apple, pear, pepper and cardamom, perfectly balanced. Very long finish, sparkling fruit juice, lemon and walnut aftertaste. White sand, herbaceous hints, aniseed and rosemary.

In Short, 
It's very good, fruity and iodised as it should be, with a very nice balance. However, the sherry is rather light on this cask, so I would have preferred to taste cask 128, reserved for The Whisky Exchange, which was 62.1°. In any case, the whole thing is too expensive for what it is, and I think it should be reserved for hardcore fans, of which I am not.
Score : 89









                                           To Be Listened While Sipping :
 
                                           The Heavy Horses - Anyone can Tell

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