{"product_id":"old-pulteney-35-year-old-1st-release-limited-edition-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2014-70cl","title":"Old Pulteney 35 Year Old 1st Release Limited Edition Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2014) 70cl","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOld Pulteney 35 Year Old 1st Release Limited Edition Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2014) 70cl\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 of 1350 bottles produced back in 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-main__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 2014 release, Old Pulteney's 35 Year Old is a combination of ex-bourbon American oak and ex-sherry Spanish oak casks, resulting in a rich and indulgent whisky. The box has been created to reflect the distillery's maritime heritage and contains a porthole through which the bottle is visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"summary entry-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Old Pulteney 35 is a distinguished single malt Scotch whisky that embodies elegance in a glass. Aged for 35 years in ex-Bourbon and ex-sherry casks , it boasts a complex flavour profile featuring notes of sherry, malt, golden raisins, leather, orchard fruit, cocoa, and butterscotch. With limited availability of 1,254 bottles, this rare and exceptional whisky offers a balanced, full-bodied, and oily feel with a long, flavourful finish. The Old Pulteney 35 has received many plaudits, making it a sought-after choice for connoisseurs and collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003eNose: The initial wave of honey sweetness, exotic spices and citrus is followed by fruit cake and bitter chocolate. Over time gentle undertones open up with hints of fresh vanilla and sticky toffee pudding. A truly indulgent whisky on the nose enriched and fabulously balanced by the long maturation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePalate: Full bodied and bursting with attitude. This exceptional dram is sweet and spicy and quickly develops a range of signature Old Pulteney flavours from honey, rum soaked raisins and Californian oranges to the heavier notes of seasoned leather, pralines and a touch of the salty North Sea air.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinish: A slow long finish with gentle waves of dried fruit and silky tannins.\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"product-navigation\"\u003eAbout Old Pulteney \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner-content-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"introduction\"\u003eOld Pulteney single malt is distilled in the historic Caithness fishing port of Wick at the Pulteney distillery, and appropriately is marketed by owner Inver House Distillers as ‘The Genuine Maritime Malt’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagenav js-fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many years Old Pulteney was only available from independent bottlers such as Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail, but under the ownership of Inver House, distillery bottlings have proliferated, with the best-selling 12-year-old expression achieving strong sales in many international markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the 12-year-old, other core variants of Old Pulteney include 12, 17, 21 and 35-year-old expressions, along with the NAS Voyager. Stylistically, Old Pulteney is sweet, fruity and malty, with an edge of salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe distillery is equipped with a single pair of highly individual stills, with condensing taking place in a pair of stainless steel worm tubs. Both stills boast large boil balls, and the wash still has a unique, truncated, flat-topped appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePulteney distillery was established in 1826 in the newly-developed Pulteneytown area of Wick by James Henderson, who had previously distilled at Stemster, near Halkirk, some 15 miles away. After almost a century of operation, Pulteney was acquired by the Dundee blending firm of James Watson \u0026amp; Co in 1920.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive years later, Watson’s was absorbed into the Distillers Company, having previously been purchased by John Dewar \u0026amp; Sons. In 1930 production ceased at Pulteney, due to the imposition of prohibition in Wick in an attempt to curb drunkenness. The town remained ‘dry’ until 1947, and four years later Pulteney distillery re-opened, now in the hands of lawyer Bertie Cumming, who also owned Balblair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1955 Cumming sold Pulteney on to the Canadian distilling giant Hiram Walker \u0026amp; Sons, through its James \u0026amp; George Stodart subsidiary. The distillery was substantially rebuilt during 1958\/59, at which point floor maltings were abandoned. The plant was then acquired in 1961 by Allied Breweries – later Allied Domecq – who operated it until its sale to Inver House Distillers in 1995.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Allied regime, Old Pulteney, as the ‘make’ of the distillery had long been known, was destined almost exclusively for the blending vats – with Gordon \u0026amp; MacPhail bottling small quantities as an 8-year-old single malt – but Inver House set out to build a successful single malt brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as developing a range of aged expressions, In 2010 Pulteney introduced into the travel retail arena an expression with no-age-statement called WK499 Isabella Fortuna. This took its name from one of the last surviving herring drifters, built in 1890 and now preserved by the Wick Society. This was followed in 2012 by WK209, matured in European Sherry casks and named after another herring drifter, WK209 Good Hope, built in Wick during 1948, and by WK217 Spectrum which commemorated the steel-hulled steam drifter Spectrum, launched in 1920.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese bottlings further reinforced Pulteney’s role as the ‘Genuine Maritime Malt,’ as did their travel retail successors, a trio of expressions named after local lighthouses – Noss Head, Duncansby Head and Pentland Skerries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 60% of the output of Pulteney distillery is retained by Inver House – now owned by Thai Beverage – for single malt bottling, and of that 60% some 95% is filled into ex-Bourbon casks for maturation in Pulteney’s five on-site warehouses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Please Note mild staining to interior floor of the box inside. Whisky is unaffected\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e42.5% ABV\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/nav\u003e\u003cnav class=\"product-navigation\"\u003e70cl\u003c\/nav\u003e","brand":"Old Pulteney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55153737302341,"sku":"OLDP35LE1R","price":999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9495\/8661\/files\/OldPulteney35YearOld1stReleaseLimitedEditionHighlandSingleMaltScotchWhisky_2014_70cl1.jpg?v=1752659463","url":"https:\/\/b1yyjg-bk.myshopify.com\/products\/old-pulteney-35-year-old-1st-release-limited-edition-highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-2014-70cl","provider":"Whisky Situation Old","version":"1.0","type":"link"}