Old Pulteney 12 Year

An orange straw color. Straight up pear juice on the nose, while only hinting at floral and peat notes. Mild sweetness on the palate, with wood and tea leaves barely there on the backend. Alcohol presence is minimal with only a mild tinge on the tip of the tongue and a quickly-departing back-of-the-throat burn. The mouthfeel is neither thin nor creamy, just somewhere in the middle. This pour might be the perfect entry point into Whisky, friendly and unassuming. It’s like a new neighbor bringing you a fresh plate of cookies with a smile. “Hello there, I’m Scotch...it’s nice to meet you!”. 3.67.

Very well balanced with a tilt towards toffee, caramel, honey and sweet grass; followed by salt, oak, and vanilla. The finish is long with wisps of peat and bright citrus. Easy to drink, but complex enough.

A solid Scotch. The color is a golden 🍯. On the nose I get an smokiness and apples. The taste on the palate comes though as a salty carmel and salt water. It's not unpleasant. The finish is mid-ranged in length. On the fence if I would choose to keep in stock... Update! Now that I'm at the end of the bottle, I'm going to miss it... raised from a 3.5 to 4.0 3rd, new bottle, better, refined palate...this is WEAK! NEW RATING 4th bottle because I forgot that I had bought the third. LOL. Same low rank 2.25 🌟