Old Pulteney tasting event, Sydney, February 26, 2020, Whisky #5 Nose: Flowery stonefruit (peaches, apricots) and sweet citrus. Honeyed, grassy and a little spirity. Some fragrant woody notes. Palate: Dry, briny honey with oak notes on the arrival. It opens into a fruit dominated palate as it develops with lots of sweet flavours – barley sugar and boiled lollies, cherries, rosewater and rosehip tisane. Some spicy notes float about in the background. It’s a softer palate than the 15 year old but less voluptuous than the 18. Water improves it by increasing the volume and mouthfeel. Finish: Medium/short. Fades to briny, semi-sweet marmalade on the aftertaste with a little oak. Very much like the 15 year old turned up in volume, but lighter than the 18 and spirity in comparison. Not much more I can say about this as it left me feeling completely disinterested. There’s nothing bad going on, no off notes and it’s obviously well-crafted and matured, but it’s the most boring 25 year old whisky I’ve tasted for a good long while and there is no way I’d pay the asking price of $650 for a bottle. “Good” : 84/100 (3.75 stars)