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Pulteney 2008/2022 tasting notes
Apr. 13th, 2025 01:57 pmPulteney 13YO Signatory Vintage 75cl 56.2% ABV
Cask Strength Collection
Distilled May 27, 2008; bottled March 17, 2022
Initially matured in refill bourbon barrels, finished in a fresh Sherry butt for 44 months
Cask no: 22
Bottle 102 / 635 (different number on the stock photo)
Color: dark amber. Beautiful.
Nose: red apples, paint thinner, eraser, bread, marzipan, roasted nuts, nectarines, sea breeze, freshly ground black pepper, tea, clove, buckwheat, meadow herbs, dates, resin, ash, persimmons, milk chocolate, strawberries, lemons. Quite complex and impressive, maybe even a bit too much going on here. With water: apricots, raspberries, hints of tar.
Taste: red apples, redcurrants, lemons, apricots, chocolate cake, a hint of iodine, peaches, salt, pepper, resin, oak. Not overly sweet, drinks very well. With water: raspberries, more sweetness and oak.
Finish: iodine, red apples, apricots, salt, more noticeable pepper, lemons, chocolate cake, creamy notes, oak. A bit hot, water does not help much.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: a surprisingly pleasant malt with plenty of fruity and berry notes, much better than Pulteney's official diluted expressions tasted. Nearly four years in a sherry cask have clearly made an impact, but the spicy and maritime base remains noticeable as well. The whisky becomes a bit more berry-forward with water, though whether it improves the dram is debatable. Either way, I'm quite satisfied with this Pulteney. 87/100. A fine way to close the series of three Signatory's decanter bottles I bought earlier this year.
Cask Strength Collection
Distilled May 27, 2008; bottled March 17, 2022
Initially matured in refill bourbon barrels, finished in a fresh Sherry butt for 44 months
Cask no: 22
Bottle 102 / 635 (different number on the stock photo)
Color: dark amber. Beautiful.
Nose: red apples, paint thinner, eraser, bread, marzipan, roasted nuts, nectarines, sea breeze, freshly ground black pepper, tea, clove, buckwheat, meadow herbs, dates, resin, ash, persimmons, milk chocolate, strawberries, lemons. Quite complex and impressive, maybe even a bit too much going on here. With water: apricots, raspberries, hints of tar.
Taste: red apples, redcurrants, lemons, apricots, chocolate cake, a hint of iodine, peaches, salt, pepper, resin, oak. Not overly sweet, drinks very well. With water: raspberries, more sweetness and oak.
Finish: iodine, red apples, apricots, salt, more noticeable pepper, lemons, chocolate cake, creamy notes, oak. A bit hot, water does not help much.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: a surprisingly pleasant malt with plenty of fruity and berry notes, much better than Pulteney's official diluted expressions tasted. Nearly four years in a sherry cask have clearly made an impact, but the spicy and maritime base remains noticeable as well. The whisky becomes a bit more berry-forward with water, though whether it improves the dram is debatable. Either way, I'm quite satisfied with this Pulteney. 87/100. A fine way to close the series of three Signatory's decanter bottles I bought earlier this year.
