Old Pulteney 21 Year

Nose - Vanilla butterscotch, fruity brine, dark barrel aged apple/pear cider, caramel apples. Taste - Creamy mouthfeel, gentle white pepper tingle, vanilla butterscotch, sweet white wine soaked sultanas & plums, golden raisins, baked apples/pears, toasted brioche, milk chocolate. Finish - Lingering chocolatly foam, oak aged fruity pear/apple cider, light white pepper tingle. Score - 91/100 Final Thoughts - I am very pleasantly surprised by this one. It is quite delicious, very well balanced throughout and dangerously easy to sip on. Nice chocolaty caramel apple-like on the palate, but doesn't punch you in the face for any of the flavors. Zero off putting notes and flavors that you could enjoy any time of day. Probably best enjoyed neat, but I could see this working very well in a more subtle spirit forward cocktail too, like a chocolate old fashioned. Would I drink it if offered? - YES Would I specifically order it? - YES Would I buy a bottle? - Maybe

Note Discontinued-if you like it buy it. Less spice than highland park 18 Some fruitiness, cooling, dries out the mouth then mouth watering. Quite nice. Not memorable to me but a solid scotch. 3.8/5