Old Pulteney 2004 Single Cask Collection Foundations 19 yo

 

 

 

56,7°

Distillery : Pulteney - Highlands 

1st Fill Bourbon Barrel 

Original Bottling 

Limited Edition 

Single Cask 

Bottled in 2024

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength

Totally Unpeated 

The Pulteney distillery is contributing to the Whisky Live Paris 2024 festivities by launching this 19-year-old single cask as part of the Foundations collection managed by La Maison du Whisky. The very simple maturation process will allow the distillate to express itself fully. 204 bottles have been released from the cask.

Let's Taste It : 

It's very salty, sea salt, samphire, big fat oysters, slightly herbaceous, lichen, celery, reeds, then the barrel plays its part, juicy yellow plums, bananas, melted butter, a zest of lemon. Iodised fullness, foam, kelp. It's oily on the palate, sunflower, argan, with a dash of vanilla, salted butter caramel, cereals sprinkled with flour, maritime notes linger in the background, spices under control. The finish is perfectly mastered, long, wide and powerful, chalky and limestone, the tide is rising, but it leads on to orchard fruits, green apples and Conference pears. Peanut chips.

In Short, 

A perfect Pulteney, giving access to all the typicality of the profile, it's a very good example of what the distillate has to offer. The nose and finish are really very good, but on the palate it's slightly underwhelming, more under the influence of the cask. It's going to sound surprising, but I would have liked to taste it a little earlier, to get an even more authentic distillate, at 19 years old it has mellowed a little though. The price is a bit high for my taste.

Score : 89

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