Whiskynotes.be Website Review

number two in our (short) list of reviews of the recent 30th anniversary bottlings from signatory vintage. a 30 years old highland vintage ’30th anniversary’ 2018, hogshead #755, 220 btl.) nose: quite fruity (ripe apples, gra*efruit, lime) with heathery notes and the typical coastal side. distinct floral notes too, mixing with hints of beeswax. just a whiff of earthy peat. highly polished and inviting. mouth: a similar bright fruitiness, now clearly more tropical (tangerine, pas*ion fruits, lime, pink gra*efruit). still a waxy feeling, alongside mint and camphor. leafy touches. very subtle hints of salted capers and herbal notes. great mix of drier and rounder notes. finish: long, maltier, with gra*efruit, hints of dried really beautiful highland park, slightly feminine in a way and very elegant. just short of € 500 and maybe too expensive for what it delivers but an outstanding example of this profile nonetheless. old pulteney unveiled a new core range in august 2018. the acclaimed 17 year old although the recipe of the 12 year-old remained the same after the make-over, i hadn’t formally reviewed it since 2012 nose: fresh as a daisy, a bit of an all-round crowd pleaser. fruity notes (pear, lemon, peach and gra*efruit) with light vanilla and hints of sawdust. subtle floral notes and cookie dough. a light maritime edge indeed. fresher than i remembered it, an improvement. mouth: then toffee and a bit of peppery wood, as well as some almonds. finish: medium, on toffee, a lemon and salt combo and baking spice. a nice entry-level whisky from a nice distillery. a step up from last time in my opinion (though not necessarily related to the work on the new range). quite cheap and good value for money. available from the whisky exchange first there is the tamdhu 10 year old bottled in the 1970s (one of the first single malt bottlings after the 8 years), then we have the latest tamdhu batch strength released a couple of months ago. soft but very pleasant. goes on with very light heathery peat and whiffs of old books. mouth: sweet and creamy, a tad caramelly at first