Old Pulteney Pineau des Charentes – Coastal Series | 700ML

Introduction

Whiskey: Old Pulteney Pineau des Charentes – Coastal Series | 700ML

This Old Pulteney 10-year-old single malt is part of the Flotilla Vintage releases. This expression from 2010 spent its time maturing in American oak barrels, imparting plenty of vanilla, alongside characteristic maritime notes. Bottled up 46% ABV, it’s a superb seaside sipper.

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Size: 700ML

Proof: 92 (46%ABV)

Origin: Scotland

Distillery: Old Pulteney

What we’ve got here is a whisky from a collection of four limited edition whiskies called The Coastal Series. Old Pultney was inspired by coasts around the world that, like the North Sea air at Pulteney, affect how liquids age and kicks things off with Old Pulteney Pineau des Charentes, a new territory for the brand thanks to the use of casks that carry echoes of the sweet aperitif native to the Charente-Maritime region.

Old Pulteney Pineau des Charentes – Coastal Series | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Acacia honey, white pepper, and creamy vanilla with orange peel and dried fruit in support.

Palate: Hazelnut whip, nutmeg, oak char, salted caramel, and red apples.

Finish: Coastal elements linger with baking spice and toffee sweetness.

Distillery Information

During the nineteenth century, the town of Wick was the herring fishing capital of Europe and as many as 1,000 boats used the port. Indeed, Pulteneytown, the area of Wick south of the river, was built for this purpose in 1810 by its namesake, Sir William Pulteney. The Pulteney distillery itself was founded by James Hendersen in 1826. Lying close to the coast to the south of Wick, the distillery was only accessible by sea and to this day remains Scotlands northernmost mainland distillery. The whisky was exported on boats and barley was shipped in and its maritime traditions were such that distillery workers also moonlighted as fishermen. Pulteney operated under Buchanan-Dewar, who became part of Distillers Company Limited in 1925. Five years later the stills of Pulteney fell silent. It was not before two decades had passed, that production restarted, following Robert Cummings acquisition in 1951. Allied Breweries purchased the distillery along with parent company James & George Stodart Ltd in 1961. Following the acquisition of Pedro Domecq, Allied sold the Pulteney whisky distillery to Inver House Distillers who remain the owners, though since 2006 they have been under Thai Beverage control. The distillery is relatively small with a capacity of just one million litres annually. Single malt whisky is bottled under the name Old Pulteney and there have been both official and independent releases over the years.