Old Pulteney 12 Cadenhead's Small Batch Review

Hi everyone,

Have you ever wondered what an indie Old Pulteney would taste like?

I have. But never had an opportunity to because there ain’t much of the stuff. Only Gordon & Macpahil and Cadenhead’s seem to have any, and even then its only a little. So I was lucky enough to try this during a recent trip to the Netherlands.

 

Old Pulteney 12 Cadenheads Small Batch 55.8%

Colour: Straw

Body: Light/Medium

Nose: Very buttery for OP. Ethanol, dough, lemon, some subtle sea salt and banana, whipped cream, some malt too.

Taste: Soft and very buttery, creamy mouthfeel then drier with oak, banana, dried banana and whipped cream. Banana split-like actually!

Finish: Medium/Long length. Creamy and buttery, a little grape, lemon peel.

Proper natural spirit-driven OP.

75/100

Distillery: Old Pulteney

Average Score: 73.6

Distillery Ranking: 36th/ 61 places

Up/Down: No Movement

Thanks for reading!

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