Spirit Type: 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch

Producer: Old Pulteney

Where: Wick, Highland

Country: Scotland

Taste: "Initially matured in bourbon and second-fill American oak casks, and then in Spanish oak oloroso butts. Rich, warming aromas of cinnamon, honey, oak, and milk chocolate. The chocolate darkens on the full palate, with contrasting ripe pears and crème brûlée. A hint of brine, along with citrus fruits and light oak in the lengthy finish." - Whisky Advocate

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Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky is distilled here at Pulteney Distillery in Wick, on the shores of north-eastern Scotland. The distillery was founded in 1826 by James Henderson and was named after the newly developed Pulteneytown area of Wick. At the time it was one (and still is) of the most northerly on the Scottish mainland, and due to a lack of conventional roads, was only accessible by sea. The raw barley was brought in by boat and the whisky was then shipped out by distillery workers who were also herring fishermen. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century the herring fishing industry boomed, and Wick soon became Europe’s largest herring fishing port, attracting a huge influx of fishermen, gutters and packers looking for work. The small harbour town’s population almost quadrupled. After long shifts, the workers would frequent the many pubs and licenced bars of Wick, which unfortunately for the permanent residents, meant around-the-clock drunken and ‘uncouth’ behaviour spilling out into the streets.