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Old Pulteney 16 year old Traveller's Exclusive, 43%

Price: 105 Issue: Summer 2025 Reviewer: Jonny McCormick Category: Single Malt Scotch

Initially matured in bourbon barrels and finished in Spanish oak casks, this serves up Old Pulteney’s classic maritime notes of salty coastal air, with aromas of black cherry, blackened oak, gingerbread, Earl Grey tea, and leather. Luxuriously tasty, it’s honeyed and sweet initially, with golden syrup, apple pie, and caramel developing to show subtle spices, chocolate-covered cherries, and a velvety, chocolate cake finish. (Travel Retail exclusive; Release date: 2018)