It seems that Pulteney have never been fully forgiven for the brand update that happened all the way back in 2018. Drummond put the case forward for their often overlooked 18 year old.

Ogilvie senses impostor syndrome. But he’s made of strong stuff and plods on regardless, doing a great job of sharing his thoughts on the September outturn from Decadent Drams for us all.

When we love whisky so much, it’s hard to be brutal about some of the obvious negatives. Yet sometimes, when things are clearly wrong, we just have to call it out. This decision was not taken lightly.

On the hunt for salt and balance, Urquart searches for a replacement to his lamented and lost Old Pulteney 17yo. He discovers this sensitively presented single cask fills a gap nicely. This is a Dramface Friday First.

Once more we visit the topic of nostalgia through our whisky-glass lens, specifically a bottle that was easily one of the most solid bang-for-buck malts for years. It seems that has changed, and Ogilvie can taste it.

Balanced but polarised, a solid drinker.

A perplexing whisky in some respects.