Nose

Filled with wood-derived aromas. Sherried, oaky, sulphur, singed wool. Meaty, oily.

Palate

Sherried(!). Some sweet, oily spirit struggling to free itself from the oaky clamp. Water loosens the grip a little.

Finish

Oak.

Comment

A shame. Pulteney is a weighty enough spirit to cope with European oak. Not this time though!