2008 Signatory Vintage Exclusive Selection Ink #4 Collection Single Cask Old Pulteney 14 Year Old Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky (700ml)

Signatory Vintage continue a series which features sought-after malts selected exclusively for French retailer, Le Comptoir Irlandais. Easily one of the highlights of collection #4 is this little beauty from one of the most northerly distilleries in Scotland, guaranteeing a long, slow ageing and a strong sense of place. Located in a historic fishing port where whisky quickly joined herring in the holds of boats for export across Europe, the sea expresses itself in Pulteney's distillate. At natural strength, you can expect a salt-infused malt, round and balanced, with minerality, fino sherry and maritime notes, in this case gaining a chocolatey edge from Sherry wood. Distilled in 2008 and aged for 14 years before finishing in first-fill Sherry cask #5, it comes bottled without chill filtration. 56% Alc./Vol.

Notes from the bottlers... Nose: round, gourmet, roasted coffee and chocolate notes, hint of pepper, slightly mineral. Mouth: oily, chocolate texture, marked by Sherry. Slight mineral, herbaceous notes of heather and honey. Finish: rustic, maritime, long.